Echoes from the distant past and tears from the painful present filled downtown Oxford’s Centennial Park on Memorial Day as the community gathered to pay tribute to those heroes who gave up all of their tomorrows for our today. ‘I would like to thank our veterans, those currently in the service and their families for […]
Incidents taken from reports made by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Oxford Village Police Department and the Oxford Township Fire Department. Wednesday, May 23 A 17-year-old male student at the high school admitted to selling marijuana to students at the school. He was told not to come on school property until his punishment was decided. […]
Few people personify Oxford like Helen L. Smith. From her more than three decades of helping honor and support Wildcat athletes to her involvement in American Legion Post 108 to her work on numerous local political campaigns, she bleeds blue and gold. ‘If you’ve ever been to Oxford, you know Helen Smith,? said longtime friend […]
A small step toward improving Oxford Township’s safety path system was taken by officials last week. Township officials voted 4-3 to place a 10-year, 0.25-mill tax request ‘for the establishment, construction and maintenance of safety paths? on the August 2008 primary election ballot. ‘A lot of people that I have talked to are interested in […]
Senior citizens want more than just bingo and lunch a few days a week and Oxford Township Parks and Recreation is willing to give them more options. ‘They want activities just like everybody else does, but no one’s programming for them,? said Parks and Rec. Director Ron Davis. Davis and Becky Paquin, senior coordinator for […]
These Leonard Elementary students got to sit with a special friend at lunch on Friday in honor of their summer birthdays. Principal Joyce Brasington (center) joined the students for lunch and gave each of them a Happy Birthday pencil. Pictured are (from left) Austin Foster, Elise Ormiston, Emma Corbeil, Kendall Rowley, Natalie Denolf, Brian Hernandez, […]
Government is stupid. I’m sure there are pithier ways to express that sentiment using fancy adjectives from the thesaurus and witty phraseology. But nothing else puts it so succinctly, so simply, so truthfully. It strikes me as ironic that last year the township built this brand new, spacious, $1.8 million office complex and now it […]
This is a pivotal year in Oxford Village politics. Four of the five seats on the village council are up for grabs in the Tuesday, Sept. 11 election. For those seeking genuine reform of the village government, this presents a unique and powerful opportunity to make a real difference. From cityhood to downtown development to […]
I’m writing this letter because I have some concerns about the Oxford High School Code of Ethics in the Athletic Department. A few weeks ago, two high school kids were busted with drugs, marijuana and Oxycontin ? a drug that is related to Morphine. One was expelled and one was suspended for two weeks. The […]
Joe Young, like Gary Ford, can only do as much as elected officials allow him to do. Joe Young was not elected in either Hazel Park or Oxford Village. Anyone see a similarity here? Young booted out of Hazel Park. Ford booted out of Harper Woods. Hazel Park and Harper Woods both have attorneys named […]