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