A $1,000 check made out to the Child Abuse and Neglect Council of Oakland County was presented Tuesday by members of the Oxford High School DECA Club. DECA students raised the money as part of a class project dealing in public relations, according to DECA advisor and marketing teacher Steve Ruch. Part of the donation, […]
PONTIAC ? Despite the defense attorney’s best efforts to convince the jury that Phillip Brown killed 36-year-old Randy Pardy, of Leonard, in self-defense on April 3, 2002, the 24-year-old Oxford resident was convicted Monday of first-degree murder. The jury also found Brown guilty of a felonious assault charge involving his roommate, Brian Weigold. Brown will […]
WANTED ? Hungry people with large appetites and community spirit to help finance this year’s Strawberry Festival. Food and beverages provided for small cost. Everyone is welcome! The Leonard Summer Festival Committee is looking for people matching the above description to attend it’s first fund-raising dinner of the year on Wednesday, February 19 from 5 […]
A light-skinned black male in his late-20s or early-30s is being sought by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept. for the armed robbery Friday night of the Oxford Township CVS Pharmacy, located at 1430 S. Lapeer Road in the Oxford Mills strip-mall. Armed with what was reported to be a small caliber, semi-automatic handgun, the suspect […]
Oxford Township residents were warned Monday to either boil their water or use bottled water because recent tests revealed the presence of coliform bacteria in the municipal well system. A routine monthly water sample plus follow-up samples collected by the Oakland County Drain Commission all tested positive for total coliform bacteria, according to a written […]
Prompted by news of Oxford Township’s water troubles this week, the Oxford Village Council Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution outlining a “Community Emergency Water Plan” to assist the township with its current situation and any future water-related emergencies. The plan defines two types of community water emergencies and classifies them as “Level 1” or “Level […]
Oxford High School senior Lindsey Strobel was inducted into The National Vocational Technical Honors Society through the Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest on Tuesday, Jan. 4. She was the only Oxford High School student to receive the honor. “It was really exciting when I found out I was able to be in it and everything,” […]
They don’t get paid the big bucks. The work they do isn’t glamorous. Their deeds don’t make them famous. But none of that matters to them because everyday, in a variety of ways both big and small, they make a positive impact on the lives of the young people around them. They have different titles […]
Mere mortals, one and all. That’s us in the Great Lakes State. And as such, we can only wait and let nature complete its cycle. We are powerless against Jack Frost, Old Man Winter, et al. But, hope springs eternal in the hearts of Michiganians everywhere because we can dream. And in our dreams during […]
I am old. Many of you will laugh at that once you learn I’ve only been around for a whole quarter of a century, but let me assure you ? I am definitely old. Just the other day I was walking through Oxford Middle School when I overheard a student asking what an “LP” was. […]