OHS sophomore Gibson Underwood got to sit on the dais during the Jan. 10 Oxford Village Council meeting. Council passed a special resolution in support of his battle with leukemia. For more than a year, Gibson Underwood has been battling leukemia. But the Oxford High School sophomore hasn’t been doing it alone. He’s had loads […]
Mass shootings at public schools and institutions of higher learning around the country have led Oxford school officials to look into a device designed to protect students and staff. The Nitelock classroom security device, a temporary door barricading tool, is being discussed by Oxford’s Board of Education to help protect students in staff in case […]
Reports of the Oxford Village Police Department having a mounted unit that’s going to Washington D.C. are false. It’s true Kallie Roesner-Meyers and Bruce Meyers, both of Oxford Township, and Eugenia Calocassides, of Metamora, will be participating in the 58th Presidential Inaugural Parade Jan. 20 as part of Michigan’s Multi-Jurisdictional Mounted Police Drill Team and […]
For many bowlers, if they manage to roll a perfect game, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime feat But not for John Taylor. He did it twice in one night. The 25-year-old Oxford resident bowled back-to-back 300 games Jan. 11 at Collier Lanes. “Last night was my night,” Taylor said. Bowling a perfect game means throwing 12 consecutive […]
It’s nothing out of the ordinary to see horses walking along the Polly Ann Trail. Goats, on the other hand, would likely draw a few stares. Travis Moore, a fifth-year student of Oxford’s Early College program, is hosting an Open Mic Night event, as part of his Capstone Project, to help bring some goats to […]
A Michigan veteran will be making a new friend this year through a service dog organization, Dogs of Honor, following a donation from the recently-closed Lakeville United Methodist Church. Former Lakeville UMC member Geno Mallia presented Kim Prud’homme, owner of Dogs of Honor, with a $2,000 check towards the cause at Addison Township Hall last […]
Anyone looking to open a medical marijuana facility in Oxford is out of luck. Last week, the Oxford Township Board voted 7-0 to “not approve an ordinance” that would allow such facilities to locate here under a new state law that legalized them. This decision comes a month after the Oxford Village Council’s vote to […]
Four new Oxford school board members were sworn in last Tuesday evening. Tom Donnelly, Heather Shafer and Jennifer Guthrie took the oath of office along with incumbent Dan D’Alessandro prior to the regular meeting. Donnelly and Shafer replaced Jim Reis and Carol Mitchell, both of whom did not seek re-election. Guthrie was recently appointed to […]
After a bit of debate, Oxford Township has a new electrical inspector. Last week, the township board voted 4-2 to allow Supervisor Bill Dunn to hire Pat Payne for the position. Trustee Margaret Payne was allowed to abstain from both the discussion and voting because he’s her husband. Pat Payne replaces longtime inspector Dale Birch, […]
Break out the little paper hats, festive noisemakers and colorful confetti because downtown Oxford once again received national accreditation as a Main Street community. During its annual evaluation last week, the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) received credit for all 10 of the criteria used by the National Main Street Center in Washington D.C. to judge […]