The 158th Annual Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 27. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten and the Rev. Louis Banks, pastor of Union Baptist Church, Vidalia, will serve as grand marshals.
Lineup will begin at 8 a.m. at Zion Baptist Church at 601 Magnolia Street in Vidalia. At 9 a.m., the parade will start at the foot of the Louisiana side of the bridge. It will proceed across the bridge to the former Natchez Visitor Center at 640 S. Canal St., where the participants will stop for a 30-minute break. Shuttles will be available at the former Visitor Center and cemetery.
From the former Visitor Center, the parade will proceed to the Natchez National Cemetery at 41 Cemetery Road, where the 11 a.m. ceremony will be held. Retired Army Sgt. Linda McClure of Alexandria is the guest speaker.
The program will include solo performances by Mayor Dan Gibson and 2019 Cathedral High School graduate Damira McGruder. A Memorial Day Band musical solo will be presented by Caymond Riley of the Elnora Riley Group in Vidalia.
For more information, call Laura Ann Jackson at 601-446-9052….