Calhoun City Christmas Parade still on for 2020

Despite several towns canceling its Christmas parades for coronavirus, one Chickasaw County town is going ahead with the parade

The pandemic causing cities to cancel christmas parades, one calhoun county town decided the show must go on.

W-t-v-a's bronson woodruff joins us live from calhoun city with how the parade will happen this year.

Yeah, the chamber of commerce president said the christmas parade here on the square is still set to happen this year.

She said people who come generally come with their families, and she's asking them to stay together during the show.

"i think it's a breath of normalcy."

Calhoun city chamber president laura edwards said despite coronavirus challenges, the city will go ahead with its christmas parade.

However, the city's depending on people to be smart about the on people to be smart about the public gathering.

"stay with the people you come with, and social distance, wear a mask, but the parade will go on the same route, same social distance, wear a mask, but the parade will go on the same route, same everything as normal."

Edwards said the date is different from normal.

Instead of having it on the first saturday of the month, the city moved the parade to december the twelfth.

The mississippi high scshool activities association football championships will be played on the fifth.

The city left the date open because they expect the calhoun city wildcats to play because they expect the calhoun city wildcats to play for a championship.

For the night of the parade, people can expect to go where they normally would to watch.

Standup: the chamber president said the parade goes around part of the square, and continues on to other roads before looping around back onto the square.

The parade begins and ends on west russell avenue.

She said the parade's not just for calhoun city, but for everyone.

"it lets us know that it's all going to be ok.

God's in control.

He's got us."

The parade is scheduled for saturday, december twelfth at seven o'clock.

Live in calhoun city, bronson woodruff.

Wtva nine news.

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