November 1, 1886—Fire broke out in the wall between Williams and Furman’s Drug Store and the old hotel building on the corner of Main and Commercial (now Hillsboro) Streets, destroying buildings on Main St. and the south side of Hillsboro St.
November 1, 1889—Manager Massenburg of the Opera House in Oxford, presented the Herald Square Opera Company of New York. November 8, 2011—Jackie Sergent was elected the first female mayor of Oxford. November 8, 1911—Horner School football team claimed the championship over the preparatory schools of the state of North Carolina. November 14, 1951—An intriguing love story “School for Lovers” was presented in Oxford by the NC Grass Roots Opera Company.
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Joan RobersonWith a keen interest in the history of her home town, Joan gets into the spirit of the Bicentennial with these snapshots of days gone by. Archives
December 2016
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