The 21st Annual Southwest Cascade/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Merchants Christmas Parade is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 10. The parade will feature area high school sports teams, marching bands, community leaders, and other civic organizations, as well as a special guest appearance by Santa Claus. The parade will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Kroger and I-285 and head north on Cascade Road, concluding at Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 2295 Benjamin E. Mays Dr.

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