MLK Day Programs, Parades Planned

January 19, 2015

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

CENTURY

A motorcade will begin at 8 a.m. at the old Carver Middle School and travel throughout town. It will end with a program at the Century Community Center on West Highway 4 at about 10 a.m.

PENSACOLA

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday in downtown. The parade will begin at Spring and Garden Streets, travel east and turn north on Palafox, then from Palafox to Wright Street, loop around the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Plaza and turn south on Palafox to Main Street. Among the groups in the parade will be he Escambia County School District All-County Band. Grand Marshal for the parade is Mamie Webb Hixon.

CANTONMENT

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

MILTON

The Martin Luther King Jr. parade from Milton High School south on Stewart Street to Elva Street beginning at 10 a.m. A program will follow at the Mount Pilgrim African Baptist Church. Afterwards, a MLK Block Party will be held with entertainment, food and games.

FLOMATON

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. walk will begin begin at Highway 31 and Martin Luther King Drive. Lineup will be at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at 9 a.m. A special program will follow at Damascus Baptist Church with guest speaker Minister Thomas Phiefer.

ATMORE

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the Houston Avery Park on Martin Luther King Avenue, travel to Ashely Street, turn south on Main Street and travel to Escambia County High School. A program will follow at the high school with guest speaker Rev. Phillip Brown of Birmingham. Entertainment and a health fair will follow the program.

Pictured top: Last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Atmore. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive