21st Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Walk and Parade

By: Gail Conner

On: January 7, 2026

In: Local News

Jan 29, 2026

hosted by Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church

Assemble at 12:30 p.m. – Walk will begin at 1 p.m.

Corner of Rock and Thompson Street to the Sherman Holloway Park for celebration and ceremony.

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