Annual MLK parade is Monday
Published 4:36 pm Tuesday, January 12, 2021
- Parade-goers lined Commerce Street at midday on Monday for a historic event; the first-ever Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Greenville. | Photo by Angie Long
|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
The second annual MLK Day Parade is set for Monday in downtown Greenville.
The Butler County Concerned Citizens are holding the event on Monday, Jan. 18.
The event, which is open to the public, was carefully organized ove rthe course of several months and hopes to honor Dr. King.
This year’s parade theme is: “I have a dream.”
The parade, whose line up starts at 10:30 on Herbert Street, will begin at noon on Bolling Street and end at the Butler County courthouse.
This year’s grand marshal is Kenneth Crum.
Crum, a native of Greenville and a GHS alumnus, is a founding member of the organization.
Anyone interested in participating in the parade should contact Robert Blakenship of the Butler County Concerned Citizens at 334-300-8394.
