Oxford October 20, 2016

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Inside 2 News

Harwell East wants to make a difference in Lafayette County Schools

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COURTESY OF THE CEDAR OAKS GUILD

Some of the actors participating in the Spirits of Oxford tour stand on the steps during a dress rehearsal. From left to right, Toni Coleman as Della Davidson, David Bell as P.E. Matthews, Kay Barksdale as Molly Turner Orr, Mike Bridge as Motee Daniels, Carolyn Lott as Sarah Isom and Henry Clarke as Blind Jim Ivy.

Spirits of Oxford

Merritt used bout with cancer to strengthen her life

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Cedar Oaks Guild offers interactive tour of St. Peter's Cemetery BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

This Friday, members of the Oxford community will have the chance to wander the St. Peter’s Cemetery and receive an interactive tour featuring some of the most notable figures in the history of the town.

The tour is a fundraiser benefiting the Cedar Oaks House that now sits on the Avent Acres. Cedar Oaks was originally constructed in 1859 by William Turner and sat on the northern edge of the Square where The Graduate Hotel now stands. In 1963, the home was set to be demolished. The owners of the property wanted to use the

land to build a hotel, but they wanted to avoid destroying the house, if possible. No one wanted it. The university refused to claim it and no private citizens stepped forward wishing to save it. The house was free to anyone willing to undertake the dauntTURN TO SPIRITS PAGE 11

Mr. Reliable: Perkins counted on to do a lot for OHS Chargers


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