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- Recent decades · 1976–2026
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Tom Stevens becomes mayor of Hillsborough
Tom Stevens became Hillsborough's mayor in 2005 and held the office for seven terms.
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Brick memorial holding three recovered gravestones is dedicated at Margaret Lane Cemetery
A brick monument designed and built by town employee Sam Dunevant was unveiled at the cemetery entrance, holding three gravestones recovered during earlier restoration, for Daniel Whitted, W. O. Parker and Nancy Wheatting. About fifty people attended, including descendants, and Mayor Tom Stevens spoke.
People: Tom Stevens
Subject: Margaret Lane Cemetery
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Hillsborough votes to remove "Confederate Memorial" lettering from the former library
The 1934 public library building on North Churton Street, home of the Orange County Historical Museum since 1983, still carried part of its "Confederate Memorial Library 1934" sign. After museum leaders asked in June 2015 to take the words down, saying some Black residents felt unwelcome, the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners voted that year to remove the sign from the pediment.
People: Tom Stevens
Subject: Orange County Public Library · Orange County Historical Museum
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Hillsborough holds a celebration of Billy Strayhorn
A day of events called A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn began at the historical marker on South Churton Street and ran on at the Orange County Main Library and the Burwell School Historic Site. Mayor Tom Stevens, the musician Yahyah Corbett, the choreographer David Rousseve, the Duke professor Thomas DeFrantz and the puppeteer Jeghetto took part.
People: Tom Stevens
Subject: Burwell School · Orange County Public Library
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Tom Stevens leaves office after fourteen years as Hillsborough's mayor
Stevens, who had decided not to run for an eighth term, left office at the town board meeting on December 9, 2019, after fourteen years as mayor. At the meeting he was given a key to the town and a standing ovation.
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Hillsborough tribute remembers John Blackfeather Jeffries
The Occaneechi Band, the arts group Spirit Freedom and the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau held a tribute to Jeffries at the Passmore Center in Hillsborough. Speakers included former mayor Tom Stevens and tribal chair Tony Hayes.
People: Tom Stevens
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