It appeared Don Huegerich, station manager for Oxford Community Television, got the proverbial ax at Monday night’s meeting of the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission. But it turned out to be a swing and a miss. Following a two-hour closed session evaluation of his job performance, commissioners voted 4-2 to immediately terminate Huegerich’s employment. ‘We […]
Oxford Village residents who wish to discuss the proposed creation of either a parking violations bureau, ordinance violations bureau or both are invited to give their input during a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 public hearing at 22 W. Burdick St. Council is considering creating a ‘parking violations bureau? in Oxford to collect fines for […]
Oxford Township’s Parks and Recreation Department is planning to trade one form of green for another. Thanks to a generous $2,000 donation from ITC Transmission, the department will purchase approximately 20 or so trees for its new tree nursery located at Seymour Lake Township Park. ‘It’s just a nice gift and an opportunity to replace […]
My publisher, Jim Sherman, Jr., found something on the Oxford Community Schools website that bothered him. Frankly, it bothered me, too. There was a section encouraging folks to shop on-line at Amazon.com and BestBuy.com, so the district can receive some extra funding. ‘At no charge to you, anything you purchase through this link will contribute […]
If Tom Benner’s idea gains some traction, the Oxford Village government could end up relocating to a new home. Last week, the village president suggested selling the current municipal complex on W. Burdick St. and using the proceeds to build a new facility on a piece of land the village already owns at 98 S. […]
Robb Leland is proposing to create a new, nonprofit cultural entity to operate the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum in downtown Oxford and transform it into a place that exhibits both local history and works of art on a rotating basis at least five days a week. ‘In my world, a museum is comprised of both […]
Dakota Streeter was one of the many members of Cub Scout Pack 366 who spent part of Veterans Day (Nov. 11) planting American flags beside the graves of servicemen buried in Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery on W. Burdick St. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
A rabbit that talks, tea parties that never end, an invisible grinning cat and a deck of living playing cards with bad attitudes. It sounds like a bad acid trip from the 1960s, but it’s actually a Western classic and it’s going to be presented later this week by the Oxford High School Theater Company. […]
They say that heroes walk among us every single day. Well, the crowd attending the Oxford Middle School choirs? 9th Annual Americana Concert (see color photos on Page 13) held Nov. 10 at the high school Fine Arts Center can certainly attest to that. Not only did they get to hear the story of two […]
The debate was passionate, and at times contentious, but in the end, Oxford Township officials last week voted 4-3 to approve a tax abatement policy pertaining to industrial facilities. Having this guideline in place ‘gives us a fighting chance to retain and maintain existing jobs while providing a means for creating new jobs in our […]