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MLK Jr. celebration kicks off Friday with choir rehearsal

Annual prayer breakfast is Saturday; parade, community service Monday

Ashton Stater, 6, center, and Mekhi Palmer, 8, right, march with the Original First African Baptist Church during the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in downtown Statesboro. This year's parade begins at 2 p.m. Monday, starting on North Main Street and ending on MLK Drive. (SCOTT BRYANT/Herald file)

Ashton Stater, 6, center, and Mekhi Palmer, 8, right, march with the Original First African Baptist Church during the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in downtown Statesboro. This year's parade begins at 2 p.m. Monday, starting on North Main Street and ending on MLK Drive. (SCOTT BRYANT/Herald file)

The community will have several opportunities to celebrate this weekend with a number of events in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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