For a third year in a row, the Oxford High School Volleyball Team earned an appearance in the district finals. And, unfortunately, they were denied the crown again. After defeating Waterford Kettering Nov. 5, Oxford moved on to Clarkston in the district finals on Nov. 6 at Waterford Kettering. The result, a sweep by Clarkston […]
Three times has proven to be a charm for Tom Wagner, who coaches the Oxford Middle School Eighth-Grade Girls? Basketball Team. After two so-so seasons, the Wildcats finished this season with a 10-2 record. The girls outscored their opponents by an average 24 points and played a suffocating defense that allowed an average of only […]
Margaret Sullivan Keely, the former Oxford High School Special Education Teacher already facing misdemeanor charges for failing to report her husband’s alleged sexual abuse of an Oxford teenager, now is facing contempt of court charges. On Oct. 30, Keely was in Clarkston 52-2 District Court for a pretrial hearing before Judge Dana Fortinberry while her […]
Another traffic accident involving failure to yield in the Oxford area, this one occurring in the village. On Oct. 27 around 3:35 p.m., a 2005 Dodge truck traveling west from Stanton Street to Dennison Street collided with a 2008 Saab wagon traveling southbound on South Washington Street. The Saab then rolled over once and came […]
The last few years have been tough on the Burton family. Three years ago, Shelly Burton, of Oxford, who had worked at Meijer as a manager, lost her job and health benefits. She went to work at a home daycare center so that she and her husband Jim’s daughter, Nicole (or ‘Colie?, as she is […]
Retired after working 33 years at General Motors, Larry Shepherd and a friend used their love for riding motorcycles to give them something to do. Not wanting to work for a company, Shepherd and his friend, Jim Davis, decided to open up a business that made a special type of motorcycle. Aging means that, for […]
While U2 lead singer Bono likes to rock, Pat Bono likes rocks. In fact, taking a visit to the home of the Oxford Schools administrative assistant to the superintendent is like visiting a miniature rock quarry. Among the rocks in her home, in front of her home, along the side and in the back yard […]
Facing a 14-0 deficit against Holly in their final game of the season on the road Oct. 23, the Oxford Freshman Football team rallied to win the game 38-30. ‘The Holly game…was definitely the closest call of the season,? said Freshman Football Head Coach Ryan Clark. ‘Holly is traditionally a very well-coached team with huge […]
On the wall behind the cash register of Magnolia Lane Boutique hangs a print of Audrey Hepburn, taken from a poster of the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, for which Hepburn received an Academy Award nomination. ‘Audrey is the essence of what a lady truly is,? said owner Anna Taylor. ‘She is and always will […]
After suffering a disappointing loss to Royal Oak, the Oxford Girls Swim/Dive team rebounded by edging out Lapeer 93-92 at an Oct. 28 where two new school records were established. The final score proved to be a true nail biter for Oxford as seven finishes were decided in the final second. In three of those […]