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Juneteenth Celebrated in La Grange

By News Staff
  • Right: The La Grange Juneteenth Pageant took place Saturday evening, June 18. The winners were: (front, from left) Tiny Miss Maliyah Workman, Little Miss Kinley Busha, (back) Miss Juneteenth Dajalia Watson, Pre-teen Miss Ally Salinas and Junior Miss Ke’Anna Henderson; and Junior Mr. Tyler Davis (not pictured). The pageant coordinator was Traye Wright.
    Right: The La Grange Juneteenth Pageant took place Saturday evening, June 18. The winners were: (front, from left) Tiny Miss Maliyah Workman, Little Miss Kinley Busha, (back) Miss Juneteenth Dajalia Watson, Pre-teen Miss Ally Salinas and Junior Miss Ke’Anna Henderson; and Junior Mr. Tyler Davis (not pictured). The pageant coordinator was Traye Wright.
  • One of the floats in Saturday’s parade. Photo by Andy Behlen
    One of the floats in Saturday’s parade. Photo by Andy Behlen

Juneteenth celebrations took place in La Grange on Saturday, June 18. The day kicked off with a parade through La Grange, starting near La Grange Elementary School and ending west of the Courthouse. The parade consisted of 18 lively entries led by a La Grange fire truck carrying Mayor Jan Dockery and Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Weishuhn. Several local youth groups and civic organizations took part. There were also motorcycles, classic cars and an equestrian group.

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