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Statesboro MLK parade moved to Saturday
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In this photo from the January 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade, Samone Waters, 14, of Johnson Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Portal celebrates. After being rained out Monday, the 2011 parade is now set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in downtown Statesboro.
Dreams of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade were put on hold Monday, when rain inundated city streets. Thursday, the contingency play became official with the announcement that the 2011 event will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. Parade officials have confirmed the date and time with the Department of Transportation and local authorities, according to Pearl Brown, president of the Statesboro chapter of the NAACP. The delay was due to an inability to correspond with officials Monday, when most departments were taking the day off for the holiday, she said. The 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade is themed "One Nation-One Dream," and will honor the military and their contributions, as well as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Rev. Patrick Jones.
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