LAURINBURG —The Carlie C’s Annual Laurinburg Christmas Parade is Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. It will begin on Railroad Street and make its traditional route through downtown Laurinburg and end at Plaza Road in the College Plaza Shopping Center.

In preparation for the parade, Railroad and Main streets will be closed shortly after noon on Saturday. The parade will end on Plaza Road at the College Plaza Shopping Center, with the final entries dispersing around 4 p.m.

With 142 entries expected to participate, this year’s parade feature everything from local businesses and civic organizations to pageant queens in open convertibles, scouting groups and dance troupes.

The 2016 Christmas Parade entries in the numerical order they will appear in the parade line up:

1 — Police Chief Darwin Williams, Sheriff Ralph Kersey and Fire Chief Randy Gibson

3 — 82nd Airborne Division All American Band

122 — African American Cultural Soceity of Scotland County, Jr. Miss Tema – car

121 — African American Cultural Society of Scotland County, Miss Tema – car

63 — African American Heritage Committee – 2016 Kuumba Pageant Winners

74 — Alpha Alpha Phi Zeta Chapter with Little Miss & Miss Blue Revue Queens – Youth – car

90 — Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. with AKA Flag – car

69 — American Legion – car

68 — American Legion – truck

81 — Baby Ken & the Smooth Crew – car & kids dancing with Baby Ken – MUSIC

138 — Bob Grant – 2016 F 150

28— Brian H. Rush Scholarship Fund – truck with riders singing – MUSIC

92 — Bright Hopewell MB Church – car with Bright Hopewell King

93 — Bright Hopewell MB Church – car with Bright Hopewell Queen

94 — Bright Hopewell MB Church Boy Scout Troop #428 – – truck with cart carrying Scouts Carlie C’s IGA – Ford Truck w/associates riding

77 — Campbell Soup BRG Group

76 — Campbell Soup Kids

4 — Carlie C’s IGA Food Truck w/associates riding

21 —Carolina Hearts Home Care and Medical Equipment – van

139 — Cascades – tractor/trailer

11 — Chamber of Commerce – Dean Nichols, Chairmain of the Board

116 — Changing Lanez Car Club – car w/ walkers

117 — Changing Lanez Car Club – car w/ walkers

118 — Changing Lanez Car Club – car w/ walkers

119 — Changing Lanez Car Club – car w/ walkers

120 — Changing Lanez Car Club – car w/ walkers

115 — Changing Lanez Car Club – car w/ walkers

60 — City of Laurinburg Engine 11 Truck

59 — City of Laurinburg Fire Department – Ladder 1 Truck

12 — City of Laurinburg Officials

17 — Commerical Float – Aaron – Noel

83 — Commercial Float – Comfort Inn/Wooly McDuff’s/Wade S. Dunbar Insurance – One Horse Sleigh Ride

56 — Commercial Float – Glamour Athletics & Crystal McInnis Dance Companies

104 — Commercial Float – Meritor – Frosty & Star

145 — Commercial Float – Santa’s Arrival (Hasty Realty/Nic’s Pic Kwik)

127 — Commercial Float – Smithfield Hog Division – West Region – Christmas Castle

36 — Commercial Float – State Employees’ Credit Union – Visions of Sugar Plums

58 — Crystal Mcinnis Dance Companies vehicle

112 — Cub Scout Pack #444 – car pulling trailer with Scouts & Parents

99 — Douglas Riders – 3 horses

82 — Duke Life Flight – – Critical Care Transport Ambulance

137 — First United Methodist Cub Scout Pack #447 – 18 wheeler flat bed – Homemade float

70 — Franklin Chapel

129 — FX Limo Service – car

130 — FX Limo Service – car

131 — FX Limo Service – car

132 — FX Limo Service – car

133 — FX Limo Service – car

134 — FX Limo Service – car

128 — Gibson Fire Department – 1 truck

135 — Girl Scout Troop #1728 – Spring Hill truck w/12 ft. trailer – Homemade float

57 — Glamour Athletics vehicle

5 — Grand Marshal – Jim Quick

61 — Hoke County HS – JROTC – Marching element w/84 cadets plus color guard – WALKERS

49 — Jackson Diesel – truck

50 — Jackson Diesel – truck

51 — Jackson Diesel – truck

52 — Jackson Diesel – truck

53 — Jackson Diesel – truck

54 — Jackson Diesel – truck

20 — Karen Gibson School of Dance – Truck/Homemade Float/Dancers – MUSIC

44 — Krazy Fee Dance Company – truck following trailer – DANCERS

43 — Krazy Feet Dance Company – truck pulling trailer – DANCERS

27 — Laurel Hill Baptist Church – 2016 Miss Prima dona Princess – Saniya Leggett

48 — Laurel Hill Elementary School – Super Star Elves Working for Santa’s Workshop – Homemade Float

86 — Laurel Hill Fire Department – “Robotic Christmas ” – Homemade float

87 — Laurel Hill Fire Department – Fire Truck

88 — Laurel Hill Fire Department – Fire Truck

22 — Laurel Hill First Baptist Church – Keli Junae Smith-2016 Miss Prima donna Princess

26 — Laurel Hill First Baptist Church – 2016 Miss Prima donna Queen Teen – Jo’mia Smith

25 — Laurel Hill First Baptist Church – 2016 Mrs. Golden Age Queen – Carrie M. McRae

24 — Laurel Hill First Baptist Church – Makayla Smith – 2016 Miss Prima donna Pre-Teen Queen

23 — Laurel Hill First Baptist Church – Rosemary Mack – 2016 Miss Prima donna Princess

89 — Laurinburg Classic Christmas – Float featuring old classic Christmas movie characters – Homemade float

124 — Laurinburg Masonic Lodge #305 AF & AM – Lawn Tractor Pulling Cart – Homemade float w/WALKERS

18 — Little Miss St. John Holiness Church – 2005 Cross Fire Chrysler Convertible

98 — Lone Star Vaulters – Horse

97 — Lone Star Vaulters – truck w/20 ft. trailer

37 — Merry Christmas in Heaven – Car with pictures of lost loved ones

38 — Merry Christmas in Heaven – Car with pictures of lost loved ones

39 — Merry Christmas in Heaven – Car with pictures of lost loved ones

78 — Miss Greater Sandhills – Greater Carolina – car

79 — Miss Greater Sandhills – Greater Carolina – car

80 — Miss Greater Sandhills – Greater Carolina – car

114 — Miss NC US Supernational – Erica Locklear – car

47 — Mt. Scottish Masonic Lodge – car

45 — Mt. Scottish Masonic Lodge – car

46 — Mt. Scottish Masonic Lodge – car

108 — NAACP Father of the Year – car

107 — NAACP Mother of the Year – car

109 — NAACP President of the Year – car

105 — National Guard Armory

106 — National Guard Armory

96 — New Greater St. James WPW – vehicle pulling float, singing – MUSIC

73 — North Laurinburg Elementary School – car w/ Kelly Emanuel, School Counselor

71 — North Laurinburg Elementary School – car w/ Rodney Byers, Principal

72 — North Laurinburg Elementary School – car w/ Susan Deese, Assistant Principal

91 — Pizza Inn – vehicles with walkers – JoJo Pizza WALKERS

110 — Quentin Shaw – 3 motorcycles

15 — Representative Garland Pierce

10 — Representative Ken Goodman

126 — Sandhills Behavioral Center, Inc. – car

66 — Sandhills Behavioral Center, Inc. – car

100 — Scoopers

15 — Scotland County Board of Education – 1 car

10 — Scotland County Commissioners

126 — Scotland County EMS – Ambulance

66 — Scotland County NAACP Youth – car w/Music

67 — Scotland County NAACP Youth – car w/Music

85 — Scotland County Parks & Rec – 2016 State Champions – truck w/trailer

84 — Scotland County Parks & Rec – Cottom Bowl Queen – Kalene Brown

62 — Scotland County Schools Child Nutrition – school bus “Wheelie”

55 — Scotland County Sheriff’s Office – SRO van/ float w/children/adults singing & SCSO K-9’s WALKERS Homemade Fl

144 — Scotland High School Marching Band

40 — Scotland Republican Party – pickup pulling wagon “Traditional Christmas” – Homemade Float

6 — Senator Tom McInnis

140 — SHS – Homecoming Representative – Amber Brooke Locklear – Video Production Club

141 — SHS – Homecoming Representative – Arlenna Douglas – Key Club

142 — SHS – Homecoming Representative – Brooke Bathie – National Honor Society

143 — SHS 2016 Fighting Scots Football Team

2 — SHS Color Guard

9 — SHS JROTC

41 — Smith Tax Service – car

42 — Smith Tax Service – truck w/trailer

123 — South Robeson Marching Band

136 — Spring Hill Fire Department – truck

16 — St. Andrews Pipe Band

19 — St. John Holiness Church Contestants – 1994 Chevrolet Pick Up

101 — St. Mary’s AME Zion Church – car – St. Mary’s 2016 Baby

102 — St. Mary’s AME Zion Church – car – St. Mary’s 2016 Mime Team

103 — St. Mary’s AME Zion Church – car – St. Mary’s Pastor

113 — Sycamore Lane Elementary School – 18 wheeler flat bed w/chilren singing – Homemade Float

30 — T and L Characters – vehicle with children dressed in costumes – MUSIC – WALKERS

31 — T and L Characters – vehicle with children dressed in costumes – MUSIC – WALKERS

32 — T and L Characters – vehicle with children dressed in costumes – MUSIC – WALKERS

35 — The Greater Love Group – car w/music

33 — The Greater Love Group – car

34 — The Greater Love Group – children dressed in whole armor of God WALKERS

75 — The Ladies of Curvaceous Divas – car w/ladies walking WALKERS

29 — Total Woman Outreach Ministry – 2000 Mazda Miata Convertible

13 — Town of Wagram Officials

14 — Town of Wagram Officials

95 — Toys for Tots – WALKERS

111 — Travis Baucom – three motorcycles

125 — WLNC Radio – van

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By Amber Hatten

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