AMERICUS —
To help put everyone into the holiday spirit, the annual Christmas Parade, sponsored by the City of Americus and the Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, gets underway at 7 p.m. today in downtown Americus.
In addition to over 70 entries, there will also be Santa Claus riding on an Americus Fire truck to thrill the young at heart.
Parade entries include the following: Innovative Senior Solutions, Boy Scouts Troop 21, Club Scout Pack 226, Sumter County Sheriff's Office, Kayla & Kelsey Womack, Eastside Baptist Church, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Americus Dance Experience, The King's Academy, Magnolia Manor Retirement Center,
Sumter County Elementary School, Big Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Albany Tractor Co., Goo Goo Express Wash, Sumter County Fire Department, Lillian Carter Health Rehabilitation, Sarah Cobb Elementary School, Americus-Sumter County High School North Campus (ASHN) Beta Club, ASHN Esquire Club, Americus-Sumter FCCLA,
ASHN Girls Inspire Club, ASHN Praise & Step Team, Doll's Little Haven, SOLACE Youth Mentoring Program, Peacock Towing Inc., Zion Hope Baptist Church Youth, PetCare RX, Americus-Sumter FFA, Boy Scouts Troop 26 & Cub Scout Pack 26, Jones Quality Paint & Body,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, DeSoto Baptist Church, The Fuller Center for Housing, Hardee's, Ginger Starlin State Farm, Aimtrac of Americus, Perry Wellness Center, Lydia Anne Love/Miss Houston County Forestry, Amanda Murray, Southland Academy Band,
AmeriYouth Outreach Mentor Program, Rho Sigma Omega-AKA Sorority Inc., Barbara's House of Bridal/Formal, Americus-Sumter County High School Band, Kappa Delta Sorority, Georgia Southwestern State University Athletics Department, Schley-Sumter Forestry Queens, Teen Miss Bibb County Forestry/Jr. Miss Worth County Forestry, Sumter Youth Development Campus, State Rep. Mike Cheokas,
Boy Scouts of Americus, Cub Scout Pack 411 and Troop 260, Little Miss Melon Mary-Margaret Waddell, Miss Historic Southern Plains, Whitney Parker /Miss Teen Central Georgia, Wendy's Old Fashion Hamburgers, Sumter Humane Society, Southwest Georgia Fitness Center Zumba, Grace Community Church, Pearl Gang Promotions, American Legion Post 558,
Restoration Church of Americus Inc., Bethlehem Baptist Church, Perfect Care, Kristanna Lindsey Carnes/2012 Teen Miss Presidential Pathways, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Girl Scout Troup 40564, Workout Joe's, Middle Flint Behavioral HealthCare, Sumter County Primary School, Office of U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop, Walgreen’s.
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