MLK Day Programs, Parades Planned

January 21, 2013

Parades and special events will honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. across the area today.

Century

The Century-Flomaton Improvement Association will honor Dr. King with a motorcade in Century Monday morning. The motorcade will line up at the old Carver School on Pond Street at 8:00 a.m. The motorcade will roll at 8:30 a.m. and will end at the Agricultural Building on West Highway 4. A program and celebration will follow in the Ag Building at 11:00 with guest speaker Lorenzo Jones, special music and lunch.

Cantonment

The Martin Luther King Jr. Parade  Cantonment starts at 4:00 at the corner of Washington and  Carver off Muscogee Road behind the paper mill. Line up for participants is at 3:30 at the corner of Washington and Carver. Parade will travel Washington, Robinson and  Booker before returning to Carver.

Flomaton

A Walk on MLK will begin to line up at 8:45 a.m. and begin at 9 a.m. at Martin Luther King and Highway 31 and end at Damascus Missionary Baptist Church where a celebration will begin at 10 a.m. Guest speaker will be H.K. Matthews.

Atmore

The 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade will line up at 8:30 a.m. at Houston Avery Park and roll at 10 a.m.  The parade will travel north on MLK Avenue, turn right on Carver Avenue to Ashley Street, turn left on Main Street to McRae Street, turn right on Presley Street and end at Escambia County High School. A memorial program will follow in the ECHS auditorium about 11:30 a.m. with guest speaker Warrick Maye, assistant principal at Escambia County Middle School.

Pensacola

Parade, 11 a.m., downtown beginning at the intersection of Spring and Garden street east to Palafox, turns north on Palafox, Palafox to Wright Street, turns back around onto Palafox south to Main Street.  Over 5,000 free books and 10,000 free bookmarks will be distributed to children at the parade.

Comments

3 Responses to “MLK Day Programs, Parades Planned”

  1. KIM CADENHEAD on January 21st, 2013 9:02 am

    MLK Parade in Cantonment starts at 4:00 at the corner of Washington & Carver off Muscogee behind the paper mill. Line up for participants is at 3:30 at the corner of Washington and Carver. Parade will run down Washington, Robinson, Booker and back around to Carver.

  2. William on January 20th, 2013 2:30 pm

    >>What about the one in Cantonment?????? Off Muscogee, behind the paper mill, Lewis street area!

    We would be happy to list it, but no one involved with it has sent us any information to post.

  3. Mallory on January 20th, 2013 2:28 pm

    What about the one in Cantonment?????? Off Muscogee, behind the paper mill, Lewis street area!