Local kids hold signs as they pass the courthouse square on Jan. 17.
MLK parade pushes progress
More than 350 people gathered downtown for the annual MLK Jr. Day parade.
That is pushing it a bit don't you think? I passed through and in my best estimation it was 200 tops. Ask the police/sheriff what their estimates are and see who's more accurate. Anyway, it was a disgraceful turnout by both spectators and participants. Dollar for dollar it cost us taxpayers more in expenditures than what it’s worth. In my opinion the King movement was a generational event and that generation has died off, today it is a paid holiday for government workers and the rest of America could care less. As the years pass so will the dream……..