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Bill Harris, co-owner of Nits Nats Music in Henderson, has announced that the business that celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year will be closing its doors at the end of the day on Saturday, December 28, 2019.
Originally opened in downtown Oxford in 1969 by Phillip and Cheryl Hawkins, the business has called several locations in Oxford, Henderson and Louisburg home. For the past several years, Nits Nats has been located at 1680 Parham St. in Henderson, a part of the shopping center known as “Corbittville.”
Harris took to Nits Nats Facebook page on Sunday to offer the following statement:
It’s our last week. I want to wish all of our customers, past and present, a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Dec. 28th is our last day of operation.
So far, no one has stepped forward to buy the business and keep it going into its 51st year. If no one comes up this week, then that’s it.
It’s been a great run for the store. 50 years is a long time. My family has owned it for the last 14 years and it’s been fun. We were a true family business. I planned to run the place until the day I died but things change. John Lennon once sang “Life is what happens while you are making other plans,” and that has proven to be true. So ever onward.
We hope that we will get to see many of our friends, both old and new, during this last week of operation. My son will be handling the store for most of the week. I will be in and out as time permits. I will be in the store from 4 until 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve and all day on our last day, Saturday. We hope to see you!
And to quote Frank Zappa: “Music is the Best!”