BELTON â Following a year of difficulties, the Belton Fourth of July Parade this year will have a theme of hometown heroes to celebrate those who give back within the community.
To helm the parade, organizers have chosen Roscoe Harrison, a Belton native and current pastor at the Eighth Street Baptist Church in Temple, to be its grand marshal this year. This year marks the return of the parade, according to the Belton Area Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the parade, following last yearâs virtual event caused by the pandemic.
Randy Pittenger, president and chief executive officer of the chamber, said the parade usually celebrates veterans and first responders but felt this year it was important to celebrate other heroes.
HOLLAND â Young Miss Five Hills Emily Kimball took the deepest breath possible, reared her shoulders back and thrust the kernel of corn out of her mouth in the Holland Corn Festival junior corn seed spitting contest. The seed of corn flew 12 feet, 10 inches, securing the first-place trophy from the dozens of competitors that entered.
Teen Miss Five Hills Angelica Torres dunked her head and shoulders all the way into the livestock bucket filled with water and came up with a corn cob in her mouth in less than 10 seconds, winning her first place in her preliminary round of competition and second place overall in the corn cob bobbing contest.
Templeâs annual Fourth of July fireworks show is coming back with a bang this year.
The city announced the return of the H-E-B All American Family Fun Festival this week, after being canceled last year. This yearâs festival will take place at Crossroads Park, 1020 Research Parkway, for the first time after being hosted at Miller Park in previous years.
Mike Mayfield, with the cityâs parks and recreations department, said the event is still in the planning phase and organizers are paying attention to how the coronavirus will factor in.
âWe are planning on it to go forward, and if something changes we will modify it,â Mayfield said.