COVID-19 alters Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule
Jasper County Sun Times
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused adjustments to this year s Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule in Bluffton and the cancellation of several Jasper County events that honor the civil rights leader.
Jasper County s Garden of Light Committee events would have taken place in various locations, including a parade in downtown Ridgeland.
The committee announced last week that this year s events would be canceled. The parade is usually held the Saturday before the holiday. Other annual events include a youth banquet, awards reception and worship service.
“Due to the COVID -19 pandemic, the Garden of Light Committee has decided the Martin Luther King, Jr. observance events for January 2021 have been canceled,” committee chair Elizabeth Rhett said.