Grab your baskets and bunny ears because Centennial Park in downtown Oxford will once again be the site of a community Easter egg hunt sponsored by Firmly Rooted Ministries. This free event will take place on Saturday, April 15 from 10 to 11 a.m. with the egg-hunt portion beginning around 10:15 a.m. It’s for all […]
Jews for Jesus will present a program at Oxford Free Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. on the relationship of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah and the Christian celebration of Easter. Jews for Jesus is a Messianic Jewish non profit organization founded in 1973, which seeks to share its belief that Jesus […]
Dressed as the Iron Patriot from “Iron Man,” Fred Shuback, a former Oxford Schools employee, read several popular Dr. Seuss books to Lakeville Elementary students March 30 for March is Reading Month. Photo by Elise Shire.
Oxford Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) is seeking youth candidates (grades K-12) for nomination to the OAYA Annual Youth Recognition, to be held at Oxford Middle School on Thursday, May 11 at 6 p.m. The purpose of the Annual Youth Recognition is to recognize and honor those local students who have volunteered their time helping others. […]
Local insurance agent John Mathers, of Mathers Insurance, 4209 Sashabaw Road, Waterford, is offering up to three $500 scholarships for high school graduates or current college students to continue their education. “I’m excited to be able to offer this,” Mathers said. “I am just trying to make a little difference in our little corner of […]
April 2: Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies received a call from a 27-year-old man who was at a store in the 900 block of N. Lapeer Rd. and stated he had allegedly been spit on by a 57-year-old Oxford resident in a store parking lot. The older man had allegedly called the younger man an explicit […]
The Oxford Board of Education cancelled its regularly scheduled meeting for Tuesday, April 11 due to a lack of agenda items. The board’s next meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 at Oxford High School (745 N. Oxford Rd.)
Throughout Oxford’s history this well-known downtown building had been a place where avid readers borrowed books, military veterans gathered, residents voted, public officials conducted government business and senior citizens played bingo and socialized. Now, 28 N. Washington St., formerly known as the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center, is poised to start a new chapter as […]
Oxford Twp. is seeking public input as it begins the process of updating its master plan. Residents and property owners are being asked to complete a 25-question online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/KX7S79H. The survey is seeking the public’s thoughts on the township’s future development, safety paths, traffic and roads, open space, affordable housing, parks, community character […]
Enjoying a book together during Lakeville Elementary School’s Reading Night March 23 is the Lane family, of Oxford. Pictured are (from left) Caleb, Evan, a kindergartner at Lakeville, 1-year-old Ava and mom Beth. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.