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BELTON â Hometown heroes emerged as one of the themes Saturday morning of the Belton Fourth of July Parade. The rain held off and a cloudy overcast kept the temperature down during the 1½-hour parade, which followed a short program on the north steps of the Bell County Courthouse.
The main speaker, Brigadier Gen. Brett Sylvia, acting 1st Cavalry Division commander at Fort Hood, underscored remarks made earlier by Randy Pittenger, president of the Belton Chamber of Commerce, concerning hometown heroes. Sylvia included police officers, firefighters, educators responders and educators in that group. Other unheralded persons in the past year, during the COVID-19 pandemic and the winter storm, he said, have been truck drivers and grocery store workers.
Belton honors hometown heroes during annual Fourth of July parade
The community was reunited in person once again after a year defined by social distancing and limited gatherings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Author: Matt Lively (KCEN) Updated: 8:59 PM CDT July 3, 2021
BELTON, Texas
Editor s Note: Watch the full parade included at the bottom of the story.
Thousands of people lined the streets of Downtown Belton on Saturday, July 3 for the annual Fourth of July parade.
After last year s parade was cancelled, many were eager to come out and celebrate the U.S., including Belton Chamber of Commerce president Terry Pittenger.
How to watch the Belton 4th of July Parade on Saturday
According to the Belton Chamber of Commerce s website, some 35,000 people are anticipated to line the streets. Author: 6 News Digital (6News) Published: 6:12 PM CDT July 2, 2021 Updated: 6:12 PM CDT July 2, 2021
BELTON, Texas Celebrate our hometown heroes at Belton s annual 4th of July parade, set to kick off Saturday, July 3, at 10 a.m.
According to the Belton Chamber of Commerce s website, some 35,000 people are anticipated to line the streets.
PARADE ROUTE:
The one-mile parade route runs south on Main Street from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor to the Bell County Courthouse. Then, the path goes east on Central Avenue to the Belton Police Memorial.
The fireworks have already started as far as Belton’s weeklong Fourth of July celebration is concerned.Scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, the downtown street party jumped the gun a