OXFORD — has checked herself into a 30-day treatment center just two weeks before she is due to headline the entertainment at the Oxford Fair. Jackie Young, president of the Oxford County Agricultural Society, said Thursday evening that she has not heard from Rimes’ representative about whether the singer’s treatment will interfere with her commitment […]
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Paris woman says she found insects on chicken
PARIS — Deena Tracy said Wednesday she hadn’t eaten in almost a day. A day earlier, she caused a minor online sensation by posting a video on Facebook showing, she said, a bucket of maggot-infested takeout chicken purchased at Walmart in Oxford. On Tuesday morning, while running errands at Walmart, Tracy said she got a […]
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Country star LeAnn Rimes to play at Oxford Fair
OXFORD — Grammy award-winning country artist LeAnn Rimes will perform at the Oxford County Fair next month at an admission price guaranteed to make no one blue. A $5 ticket to the fair on Sept. 15 will include admission to the concert at 8 p.m. at the Oxford Fairgrounds off Pottle Road. That’s a bargain, […]
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Oxford Hills schools welcome students Monday
NORWAY — “Welcome back” was heard frequently Monday morning as the majority of Oxford Hills School District staff and students returned to school for a new year. “Good morning, Graham. Good morning, Connor,” Rowe Elementary School Principal George Sincerbeaux called out as he took his traditional place in the school’s bus loop to direct the […]
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Oxford Plains: Childs captures third Late Model win
OXFORD — Billy Childs Jr. and Corey Morgan claimed feature wins in their respective divisions as Time Warner Cable presented the annual Driver Appreciation program Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Childs drove to his third victory of the summer in the 40-lap Late Model tilt, while Morgan picked up another victory in the Strictly […]
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Marian Hall Mitchell
WEST FARMINGTON — Marian Starling Hall Mitchell passed away peacefully at her home in West Farmington on Aug. 23, with her family by her side. She was born in Princeton, N.J., March 4, 1924, the daughter of Harold and Gertrude Bailey Hall. She spent her childhood in Oxford and her teen years attending various schools […]
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New school for many elementary students in Harrison, Waterford
OXFORD — Starting Monday, some elementary school students from Harrison will attend Waterford Memorial School, and some from Waterford will be bused to Harrison Elementary School. It’s a plan approved by the Oxford Hills School District directors this past spring to help reduce a budget deficit by about $95,000, The plan calls for some prekindergarten […]
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Daddy O’s hosting benefit concert Saturday
OXFORD — On Saturday, Daddy O’s Restaurant is hosting a benefit concert to help a local family to transport their daughter. The concert is to benefit the family of Cheyenne Rose Pollard, 15, who uses an electric wheelchair and can’t accompany her family on trips, as they only have a car. Pollard has spinal muscular […]