The threat of rain forced a postponement of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade originally scheduled for Jan. 18, but the weather played fair on Feb. 1 as the sun shone down on the route.
High school marching bands, floats, car clubs made their way down the parade route that started at the Dyess Community Center.

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