Local Legends: Smokey and the pennant
Legendary baseball manager Walter "Smokey" Alston made his home in Darrtown. His family had roots across Butler County.
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Local Legends: Freedom and glory
For decades during the 19th century, the Jones family of Butler County helped fugitive slaves escape prosecution on the Underground Railroad and fought for the freedom of all during the Civil War.
Local Legends: The hospital sisters
Oxford's primary hospital bears the name of a pair of sisters who used their wealth to fund its construction.
Local Legends: Oxford's 'Sergeant York'
The nation remembered the 80th anniversary of D-Day this summer. Second Lieutenant Richard A. Kersting of Oxford landed on Omaha beach days after the battle and died in combat later in the summer of 1944.