The Oxford Downtown Development Authority and Idaho muralist Nick Hottmann are continuing to make an impression. Last week Hottman, a 2001 Oxford High School graduate added the finishing touches on his third mural in downtown Oxford. The mural, on the south side of GravCap Brewery in the village’s northeast quadrant, is part of a larger […]
At the April 12 Oxford School Board meeting, the school district’s nominees for Oakland County Schools Teachers of the Year and Support Person of the Year were recognized. Oxford’s elementary level nominee was Jessica Bull from Danial Axford; the secondary level nominee was Craig Trombly from Oxford High School. The district’s nominee for the Oakland […]
About 200 attend township meeting By Don Rush In anticipation of a larger than normal crowd for the April 12 Oxford Township Board of Trustees meeting, the venue was changed from the Township Hall on Dunlap Road, to Lakepoint Community Church on W. Drahner. The move proved correct as close to 200 people attended, mostly […]
Public forum in May By Don Rush The first of two reports from an independent third party surrounding the Nov. 30, 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School should be released, ‘in the coming weeks.’ At its April 11 Oxford School Board meeting, Bradley Dizik, Executive Vice President at the firm Guidepost Solutions spoke to […]
Last week demolition crews started to take down much of 653 S. Lapeer Road. The old Mazza Auto Parts store, vacant for a number of years, was purchased by the Lifted Investment group to be used as a marijuana dispensary center. When completed the building will be a little over 6,700 square feet. According to […]
At 6:30 p.m., April 26, the Clarkston-area Backyard Birders Club will meet at Wint Nature Center, Independence Oaks County Park, 9501 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston. Bob Haar, will show the video featuring Dr. Douglas Tallamy, “The Vital New Role of the Suburban/Urban Garden. The focus will be on how we can have more birds, healthier birds, […]
With temperatures pushing 80 degrees last week, flowers of all sorts were in bloom, like these apple blossoms at the Oxford Leader office, 666 S. Lapeer Road. This week, the National Weather Service projects the best day of the week to be today (Wednesday), “mostly sunny” with a high of 59 degrees. Rain and cooler […]
Students at Oxford Early Learning Center (OELC) hosted an Art show at the Oxford Public Library on April 10. The library was packed full of OELC students and their families viewing the artwork that they had created. According to Oxford Community Schools Communication Specialist Chloe Bachman, earlier in the year, Kim Burean, Head of Youth Services at […]
By Don Rush For the last few weeks readers have reported discovering ticks on themselves and their pets and asked if “tick season” started early. According to Chelsea Wuth, Associate Public Information Officer with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, “Ticks can be found throughout Michigan every year. This means we can expect […]
Michigan would be 26th state to adopt changes By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Special to The Leader A trio of bipartisan house bills introduced into the Michigan Legislature would modernize the state’s current texting and driving laws. If enacted, HB 4250, HB 4251, and HB 4252 of 2023 would prohibit the use of cell phones for […]