The Brewton branch of the NAACP will hold its annual Martin Luther King, Jr., parade on Saturday, Jan. 18, and those wanting to participate in the parade need to contact Joe Watson at 251-809-5423.
The annual parade honors the late civil rights leader with this year's parade having the theme of 'Reaching Across Barriers'.
Lineup for the parade will be at 10 a.m. at the Brewton city garage on Sowell Road and the paraders will leave at 12 noon. It will end at the Fisher Community Center where the day will continue with vendors, music, horseback riding and more for the children. The vendor fee is $25 and Watson can be contacted for details.
The annual MLK program will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19 at Second St. Siloam Baptist Church with guest speaker Dr. Michael Reese of Bessemer delivering the address.