The only town in the United States named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is in Cleveland County. On Saturday, January 17, the little town celebrated their namesake with a parade, along with a service and dinner at Palmer Grove Baptist Church.
Organizations from all over the state came to join in the celebration. The parade started at 2 p.m. and the procession was over a mile long. It was a sunny afternoon and the mode of all those in attendance was uplifting. The service echoed Dr. King's many famous words and the prayer for continuance of peaceful achievement.
- M.A. Andrews