Baby, it’s cold outside, but things are about to heat up inside Oxford High’s Performing Arts Center thanks to the blazing beat and fiery notes of an international jazz talent. Anat Cohen, a renowned clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader, is scheduled to take the stage on Saturday, Feb. 11. “She’s one of the top jazz clarinet […]
After years of lengthy meetings, public hearings, multiple offers and various plans, it appears Oxford Village is finally going to sell the 98 S. Glaspie St. property. At Monday evening’s special meeting, council voted 5-0 to approve a $305,000 purchase agreement with the Sterling Heights-based Clearview Homes, LLC. According to Jerry Griffith, vice president of […]
Oxford High School’s Oxford Cup Committee gave a presentation to the board of education at a recent meeting, revealing that a 2012 change in the selection process may have been for the better. Since 1930, the coveted award had been presented at commencement to the one graduating Oxford High senior who showed the best all-around […]
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. For Oxford resident Suzanne Dahlerup, those heroes took the form of fellow Oxford residents Cindy Hoffman and her 12-year-old daughter, Olivia Hoffman. On Jan. 10, around 6 p.m., Dahlerup left her home to walk her dog, a Weimaraner named Ranger, around the block. As Dahlerup traveled her usual […]
Jan. 27: Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a business in the 900 block of N. Lapeer Rd. at 3:10 p.m., where a woman said her car had been broken into while parked in the lot. The incident occurred that day between 1:15 p.m. and the time of the call. The owner of the […]
Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news that there’s a new composer in town. His name is Andrew Wassell. The Oxford High School freshman was one of 19 winners in the 2017 Honors Composition Contest conducted by the Michigan Music Education Association (MMEA). Open to students in grades K-12, the contest is an opportunity […]
After much deliberation, Oxford’s board of education approved in a 5-1 vote Jan. 24 the purchase of security devices designed to barricade doors district-wide and keep dangerous intruders out. According to Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Sam Barna, school officials were able to negotiate the price down from the previously reported cost of nearly […]
The Oxford Public Library Friends will be silently auctioning wonderful baskets of goodies from Feb. 3-17 at the library. Choose from a wide variety of themed baskets including pies, food, wine, children, sports, dogs, and more; plus many gift cards. High bidders obviously win, but so do all the library’s patrons, as proceeds are used […]
Vino flowed freely Sunday afternoon as the Oxford Women’s Club held its annual wine tasting at the historic Buhl Estate in Addison Oaks County Park. A total of 130 people, oenophiles and novices alike, sampled 28 wines, provided by the Oxford Wine & Beverage Co., from the United States, Europe, Argentina and South Africa. The […]
Claude (J.R.) and Karen Lafnear, of Oxford, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Nicole, to Thomas Joseph McClintic. Thomas is the son of Joe and Julie McClintic of St. Louis, Michigan. Heather is a 2012 graduate of Oxford High School and a 2016 graduate of Alma College, where she earned her […]