This week the Leader’s starting a new feature called ‘What I love about Oxford.? Each week when our fearless staff is out and about in the community, we’re going to stop one lucky person at random, ask them what they love most about this town and take a photo of them. When Oxford resident Sheri […]
If you’ve ever wondered why there are such beautiful flowers in downtown Oxford’s Centennial Park, look no further than the Oxford Garden Club. On Monday morning, the ladies were out there raking, weeding, cutting and bagging. They don’t own the garden. They don’t get paid for all their hard work. So, why do they do […]
Just because the state’s financial picture isn’t very rosy these days doesn’t mean people shouldn’t still look their absolute best or enjoy a relaxing round of golf. Two local businesses ? Sisters? Hair Care in downtown Oxford and Copper Hills Golf & Country Club in Addison Township ? are offering special deals to those who’ve […]
Look out George and Weezy because Theadora ‘Teddi? Guzman is movin? on up to the east side ? of the country. On June 1, the 2003 Oxford High graduate will begin her job as an assistant to renowned hair stylist/photographer Philip Pelusi at his haute salon Tela Design Studio in heart of New York City’s […]
There’s a new smiling face behind events in downtown Oxford and his name is Michael Johnson. The 29-year-old Oxford resident was hired by the Downtown Development Authority last week for the next 30 days pending board approval of a contract for him. A maximum of $15,000 a year was budgeted for the position. ‘I wanted […]
Tons of fun activities were going on downtown and along the Polly Ann Trail as part of the first-ever Oxford Earth Day Celebration held Saturday.
Members of the Oxford Lions Club will hit the streets Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 selling their familiar White Cane pins. Every cane people buy helps the Lions with their humanitarian efforts from aiding the blind and deaf to helping local folks in need.
They didn’t dump any tea into Boston Harbor like American colonists did in 1773, but folks who attended the TEA Party rallies in Oxford April 15 had the same complaints as their forefathers ? taxes are too high and nobody in the government is listening to them. ‘I don’t like the direction we’re heading in […]
Danny Caulder would love to have a guy in his life who could teach him how to work on cars and build engines. ‘Someday I look forward to getting my first car and fixing it up myself,? he said. Since his parents got divorced, the 16-year-old Oxford High School student, who described himself as an […]
Oxford’s throwing a party for the planet Earth and everyone is invited. Dubbed the Oxford Earth Day Celebration, the environmental shindig will take place in downtown Oxford and along the Polly Ann Trail on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Trail Manager Troy Farwell is estimating a good turnout for the first-year […]