Saturday Covington will celebrate one of its natives with the annual Isaac Hayes Day. It was an idea born on Facebook, organizer John Edwards, a Covington alderman, told The Leader in 2017. "A guy was talking about how Isaac Hayes was the coolest guy to come through Memphis. I told him that he was probably the most famous person to come out of Covington. He replied, … [Read more...] about Annual Isaac Hayes Day in the Park set for Saturday
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Juneteenth, Derby Day in the Park planned for Frazier Park on Saturday
On Saturday, Frazier Park will host both the Juneteenth celebration and Derby Day in the Park. Organized by the Tipton County NAACP, the Juneteenth event will promote awareness about the significance of the newest federal holiday. It's a day set aside to commemorate the announcement of emancipation. On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce … [Read more...] about Juneteenth, Derby Day in the Park planned for Frazier Park on Saturday
Juneteenth event planned Saturday in Frazier Park
On Saturday the county’s second-ever known celebration of Juneteenth, the day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, will be held in Covington. Though it is a big event in many Texas towns, Juneteenth isn’t as widely celebrated in other areas of the United States. “The purpose is to understand the history of Juneteenth and how the people in … [Read more...] about Juneteenth event planned Saturday in Frazier Park
