Citizen of the Year: Joe Prescher
Joe Prescher, the primary artist behind the new Oxford Hive Mural Uptown, is this year's Citizen of the Year recipient from the Oxford Kiwanis Club.
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Organization of the Year: Oxford Free Press
The Oxford Free Press has been honored as the 2024 Organization of the Year for its work to bring local news back to Oxford.
Oxford Citizen of the Year 2024
Each year, the Kiwanis Club honors several Oxford residents as citizens of the year and years. This year's recipients include an artist, a longtime volunteer and a new local organization.
‘This one hammered down’: City staff and residents dig Oxford out after snowstorm
More than two dozen city staff assisted in Oxford's snow removal efforts in the wake of Winter Storm Blair, which dropped more than half a foot of snow in town.
Oxford extends alley development moratorium, considers further deer management actions
City Council has once again extended an alley lot development moratorium as the Planning Commission considers solutions to public service challenges posed by the lots.
Oxford has allocated the last of its American Rescue Plan funds. Where has the money gone?
Oxford has used pandemic-era relief funds to support housing and economic development projects, offer aid to local organizations, improve on the courthouse's AV systems and more in the past four years.
Oxford’s 2024 Produce of the Year: A flavorful vegetable from a local grower
Each year, James Rubenstein picks his local Produce of the Year. This year's selection is a flavorful variety of a classic vegetable.