The potential privatization of Oxford Community Schools? transportation services could be a dead issue if the board of education ratifies a three-year contract approved Tuesday by the district’s union employees. ‘What I would say is if the board is happy with the contract, if they committed to ratifying the contract, that certainly would change the […]
Just because Haiti’s disappeared from the headlines and evening newscasts doesn’t mean the impoverished Caribbean nation has recovered from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the island back in January. There’s still an incredible amount of work to be done and the Oxford United Methodist Men are lending a hand by collecting new and used hand […]
Most school field trips involve going to places like museums, zoos, farms or science centers. Only in Oxford can kids tour a working gravel pit and take home a few rocks as souvenirs. That’s exactly what the Daniel Axford second-graders in teachers Colleen Kazor and Lee Phillips? classes did Friday when they visited American Aggregates […]
Upland Hills School in Addison Township is busy capturing the sun’s rays and converting them into electricity to power not only itself, but its neighbors as well. ‘Our goal as a school is to become a net energy producer, so that we’re actually generating more electricity than we’re using,? said Phil Moore, director of the […]
Adam Smith. Friedrich von Hayek. Ludwig von Mises. Milton Friedman. In the pantheon of free market economics, the names of these great thinkers are spoken with reverence and awe. Perhaps one day Harrison Moore’s name will be listed among these legends, but for now the 15-year-old Oxford High School freshman is content to attend a […]
‘Since 1868, we have come together in our communities to put flowers and flags on the graves of our fallen heroes. For whether a war is popular or not, the sacrifice is the same.? Those were the opening words of Carnie Jackson, commander of the American Legion Department of Michigan, as he addressed the crowd […]
With the coming debate over dispatch services, Oxford Village officials would be wise to remember the old saying, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” At the June 16 Oxford Township Board meeting, representatives from the village and Oakland County Sheriff’s Department are expected to state their cases as to why […]
It was by no means an easy decision, but faced with the prospect of diminishing revenues, the Oxford Village Council Tuesday night voted 4-1 to raise the tax rate to 10.62 mills, which represents a half-mill increase. Following the vote, village President Teri Stiles noted the increase comes ‘with a huge apology.? ‘I think this […]
A total of $1.37 million in construction and renovation contracts were awarded Monday night by the Oxford Board of Education and the good news is a majority of the contractors are located within a 25-mile radius of the community. Contracts involve work on the new middle school athletic field, the new pre-kindergarten facility and the […]
The unsung heroes of the Lakeville Cemetery are celebrating their group’s 100th birthday and the public is invited to attend the party. On Saturday, June 12, the Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary Society is hosting an open house at the historic Milmine Hall in Lakeville from 1-4 p.m. The purpose is to celebrate the society’s century-long efforts […]