December 6, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
Parade lovers joined in the fun of the Liberty Christmas Parade Sunday afternoon to help usher in the holiday season.
Smiling faces were plentiful along West Main Street from Salem Baptist Church to the reviewing stand near the Liberty Community Center as folks showed up to view the sights, to catch a glimpse of Santa, and to scoop up some of the candy tossed to the crowd.
This year’s Liberty parade featured a showcase of holiday themed floats, vintage automobiles, horseback riders, Grand Marshal Mayor Dwayne Blair and family, Mr. and Mrs. DeKalb County Sean and Christie Driver, special entries from local businesses and utility companies, ATVs and motorcycles, Smoky the Bear and the Tennessee Forestry Division, emergency vehicles including the DeKalb County EMS, DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department featuring the Liberty Station, Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, Sheriff Patrick Ray, Constables, State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver, and more including the star of the show, Santa Claus.
Emcees for the parade for were Denise Page and her brother Jamie Page.
After the parade, awards were presented to the best entries and drawings were held for prize giveaways.
2020 Liberty Christmas Parade from dwayne page on Vimeo.
Wilson Bank & Trust won 1st place for their float entry. Second place went to the Richie Knowles family. Bryan Keith captured 1st place in the antique car category for his 1971 C10 and the Donny Agee family took 2nd place. First place in the kids category went to Alexis Reynolds of Pea Ridge/Dry Creek Road while Brayden and Kye Carter of Liberty received 2nd place.