Oxford has a national celebrity right in its own backyard. The Achatz Handmade Pie Co., located in downtown Oxford, was recently highlighted on The Food Network’s “TOP 5” specialty show as the number one pie company in the nation. “This is the first time we’ve ever been featured in something like that,” said co-owner and […]
The Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer team hosted a successful competition on Dec. 13 for the Competitive Cheer Coaches Association. “The girls performed pretty well this weekend,” said coach Kristy Gibson-Marshall. In the morning, the ladies finished first in their bracket and qualified for the top pool. In the afternoon session, Oxford took sixth in the […]
A tough pre-break season has left the Oxford grapplers heading into the Oakland County Invitational with a 4-5 record. The Wildcats split on Dec. 10 against Redford Union and Flint Powers, and then walked away from the Romeo Invitational on Dec. 13 2-3. The Cats lost 33-35 in an exciting meet against Redford Union that […]
The Lady Wildcat varsity volleyball team started off their season with a bang – the girls walked away for the second year in a row with the Imlay City Tournament. The Oxford team went 5-0 for the day taking them into the finals against top rival North Branch, who defeated the Wildcats in the first […]
Drahner Rd. resident Ashley Vestrand never dreamed that passing out fliers could create so much local and media attention. However, that’s exactly what it did when she and another student were suspended from school for distributing fliers promoting the local heavy metal band Drahner. The fliers, designed by former Oxford High School student William Heller, […]
A 21-year-old Addison Township resident was recently taken into custody by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department for sexual misconduct. Jason Sussman, a resident of the Hidden Lakes Estates trailer park, was arrested at midnight on Fri., Dec. 19, by officers at the Addison Township substation. He was arraigned on Sat., Dec. 20, on two counts […]
And the numbers are in… well, sort of. The Michigan Legislature and Governor Jennifer Granholm have recently reached a budget agreement that will cut $100 per student from the schools’ state foundation grants. According to Oxford Schools Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey, the budget will be treating the cut as a “bill-back,” or a separate line […]
Norma McArthur, 82, of Waterford, recently brought a little bit of that old Holiday Spirit into Oxford – she donated more than 85 restored dolls to the Oxford Headstart, Michigan Readiness, APEX and PPI programs. McArthur’s granddaughter, Jeanne Vandecar, of Oxford, said that her grandmother enjoys collecting well used dolls (such as Barbies, Cabbage Patch […]
The room was a large potpourri of sounds, sights and smells as salesmen and saleswomen advertised their wares and shouted their bargains. The walkways were packed with customers looking to find that perfect one of a kind gift. Signs displaying the newest products covered the walls and tables. No, I’m not talking about the most […]
Addison Township Prosecutor Kevin Cleary decided to dismiss a case for possible ordinance violations against township resident Sereal Gravlin after the two men reached a verbal agreement on the situation. According to Cleary, he informed Gravlin on Dec. 18, before the bench trial scheduled for that day formerly took place, that he would dismiss the […]