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-Information courtesy City of Oxford
Downtown Oxford Trick-or-Treating will be held Thursday, October 31, 2019, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Oxford’s City-Wide Trick-or-Treating will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Children ages 12 and under only and in costume, please!
-Press Release, City of Oxford
The City of Oxford is reminding the citizens of Oxford that on February 13, 2018, the Oxford Board of Commissioners voted to make the following changes to Chapter 20 Section 56 of the Traffic Ordinance for the City of Oxford’s Code of Ordinances.
§ 20-56 Paragraph A – No driver shall make a semicircular turn or U-turn at the intersection of Spring and Main Street, nor shall a driver make a U-turn or semi-circle turn to reverse direction or to park on the opposite side of the street within the business district.
To aid the citizens of Oxford in recalling this change in Oxford’s ordinance, the Board has decided that from Wednesday, May 15 through June 30, 2019, the Oxford Police Department will only issue warning tickets.
If you have any questions, please contact the Oxford Police Department at 919-693-3161 or the City Clerk’s office at 919-603-1100.
-Information courtesy Angela Allen, Director, Granville County Tourism Development Authority
Come to Historic Downtown Oxford to dine, shop and explore Main Street this summer for:
Music on Main Series:
“The Konnection Band” on Friday, June 21 at 6 p.m.
“Carolina Soul Band” on Friday, July 26 at 6 p.m.
“Wood & Steel” on Friday, August 23 at 6 p.m.
FREE Community event where you can bring the family, a lawn chair and dancing shoes to show off those dance moves!
Movies on Main:
Thursday, June 6 – 8:30 p.m. – Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG)
Thursday, July 11 – 8:30 p.m. – 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG)
Thursday, August 8 – 8:30 p.m. – Small Foot (PG)
For more information, visit Downtown Oxford’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/VisitOxfordNC/
The Granville Ambulance Chase & Food Truck Rodeo has something for everyone – from serious runners to families looking for a day of healthy fun. Proceeds to benefit the Granville Health System Foundation.
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2019
Place: Historic Downtown Oxford
Race Start Times:
10K Ambulance Chase – 4 p.m.
5K Ambulance Chase – 4:20 p.m.
5K Fun Run – 4:25 p.m.
1- Mile Family Walk – 5 p.m.
100- Yard Kids’ Dash – 5:30 p.m.
The Food Truck Rodeo will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC provided by the band “Big Love” at the Food Truck Rodeo from 5 – 7 p.m.
NEW in 2019: COSTUME CONTEST! Awards will be given for the best individual and group costume categories.
Registration and Packet Pickup:
For more information or to sign up, visit The Granville Ambulance Chase & Food Truck Rodeo website by clicking here.
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-Information courtesy the City of Oxford website
Downtown Oxford Economic Development Corporation (DOEDC), in partnership with the City of Oxford, Granville County Public Schools and Granville Health Systems, invites the community to come and celebrate the magic of a themed holiday and Christmas season with “Snow Place Like Home, Oxford, NC”.
Beautiful banners, created by the School of Graphic Art at the Masonic Home for Children, will be visible in many downtown businesses around town in support of our holiday theme.
Additionally, in support of this theme, DOEDC has partnered with Granville County Schools asking for students’ “snowflake” artwork. This fun student art will be displayed in several downtown businesses to create a “Student Art Walk.” This partnership with Granville County Schools generates and instills “community pride” with Granville County’s youngest holiday-loving citizens.
In support of these students and their individual art, we invite community members, parents and grandparents to stroll around downtown in search of your student’s art. Once you find their art, take fun pictures and share with others inviting them to come and see the joyful display around downtown. The banners and student art will be up through Wednesday, December 26.
Make plans now to gather in downtown, create a unique family memory and find your student’s snowflake in honor of “Snow Place Like Home, Oxford, NC.”
For more information on the “Snow Place Like Home” theme, along with additional events, please visit the “Snow Place Like Home” Downtown Oxford Facebook page by clicking here.
Oxford Mayor Jackie Sergent and Mary Yount, director of the Downtown Oxford Economic Development Corporation (DOEDC), were on Wednesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk program to discuss recent growth and development in both the downtown area and in the city.
The City of Oxford, in partnership with the DOEDC, has been a North Carolina Main Street community since 1998; however, 2018 is the first year Oxford received National Main Street accreditation.
Accredited Main Street America programs display a commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization using a four-point approach including, according to Yount, “organization, promotion, design and economic vitality.”
Additional criteria for accreditation include the creation and successful execution of a plan of action and the requirement of a full-time person committed to the implementation.
“We have to have partners and volunteers to make this happen,” said Yount. “DOEDC is a non-profit that works very closely with the City in creating these partnerships with downtown businesses, Granville’s health systems, the County, libraries, museums, etc.”
Volunteer hours are also vital to the sustainability of the downtown area. “This past year, the Downtown Oxford Main Street program reported, as part of our statistics, that we had over 4,200 hours served by volunteers.”
By being a part of the Main Street program, the City of Oxford is eligible to receive additional funding by way of grants and loans and gains access to expert advice at the national, state and local level.
“For the cost of paying their mileage to come to Oxford to work with us [the Main Street program team] came on three separate occasions to facilitate a strategic planning session,” said Sergent. “Often times, it takes someone who really knows what they’re doing to help guide all the volunteers that have come to the table through the process. The NC Main Street program was critical in our coming together with a very solid plan.”
In addition to the funding available through the Main Street program and local government, Sergent credits the municipal service tax with helping the downtown area thrive.
“We have a municipal service tax district in downtown, agreed upon by the downtown vendors. That is an additional property tax that helps provide seed money to the DOEDC. That is part of what helps pay for the activities that go on in downtown,” said Sergent.
When questioned if the downtown area and Oxford as a whole are ready for expected population growth in the future, Sergent replied, “I think we’re tremendously ready!”
Sergent emphasized that the City’s recent acquisition of approximately $40 million in a combination of grants and low-interest loans puts Oxford well on its way to successfully implementing the $94 million infrastructure master plan. The $40 million is currently earmarked for water and wastewater infrastructure.
Sergent also said Oxford’s commitment to preparing for growth is evident in the recent decision by the City Commissioners to annex approximately 88 acres of land with an additional 44 acres to be discussed at their next monthly meeting in December.
“I think Oxford is really poised to handle the growth and development coming our way.”
To hear the interview in its entirety, please click here.
-Information courtesy the Granville County Tourism Development Authority
The Annual Granville County Veterans Day Parade will be held in Downtown Oxford, NC on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Bring your flags and support your veterans!
Line up for the parade will start at 2 p.m. on Belle Street and continue onto Spring Street. The parade will begin at 3 p.m. sharp! The parade will start at CVS and will travel up Williamsboro Street and right onto College St. and will end at the Oxford Fire Department.
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Pictured: Veterans participate in Granville County’s 2015 Veteran’s Day Parade. (Photo Credit: Granville County Tourism Development Authority)
-Information courtesy the City of Oxford website
Oxford’s 13th Annual Lighting of Greens and Christmas Parade will be held Friday, December 7, 2018, from 4 – 8:30 p.m. This year’s events are presented by the Downtown Oxford Economic Development Corporation in partnership with the City of Oxford and Granville Health Systems.
The parade will take place rain, shine, snow and/or cold temperatures, so please plan accordingly.
Event Schedule:
4 – 6:30 p.m ~ Vendor Market opens
6:30 – 6:45 p.m. ~ Welcome and opening comments
6:45 – 6:50 p.m. ~ Lighting of the Greens
7 p.m. ~ Parade starts
Parade line up information:
The parade line up will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Belle Street and will continue down to Spring Street. Any parade participant not in assigned numbered space by 6:30 p.m. will be placed at the end of the parade. To ensure the safety of all participants, please keep your group along the right side of Belle and Spring Streets.
The parade will start from Belle and travel down Williamsboro – Hillsboro and end by taking a right into Friendly Village Shopping Center. Floats, walking-marching groups and individual cars will disembark at the Public Works Parking Lot. There will be no parking in the Public Works parking lot (127 Penn Avenue) the evening of the event. Parents will need to walk to the Public Works Parking to retrieve any participants in the parade.
The Oxford parade draws approximately 1,200 local citizens ready to experience the holiday spirit each year. Make plans now to be a part of this special holiday tradition in Downtown Oxford. We are asking participating groups to incorporate the theme of this year’s holiday season – “Oxford, Snow Place Like Home” – into the planning of parade entry and performances.
Applications for interested participants are now being accepted. For additional information and application for parade entry, click here. For the holiday open market vendor application, click here.
-Information courtesy the City of Oxford website
Downtown Oxford Trick or Treating will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2018, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. with City-wide Trick or Treating from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
From 5:30 to 6 p.m. there will be a Glow Party with glowing items in the City Hall Auditorium. The movie “Coco” will begin at 6 p.m.
-Information courtesy the Oxford NC, Historic Downtown Facebook page
Music on Main – Downtown Oxford
Friday, August 24, 2018, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Streets will begin closing at 3 p.m.
Performance by BIG LOVE.
Bring a lawn chair, blanket, bug spray and your dancing shoes for a night of family fun!
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