March, program set to honor MLK

In honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., the annual MLK Day march and program has been scheduled for Monday, Jan. 15 in Jasper.

The Deep East Texas Foundation is sponsoring a youth service program Sunday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. at the New Lighthouse COGIC Ministries, located at 1013 Helen Street.

A group of youth will take part in a neighborhood clean-up program Monday, Jan. 15 at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of New Lighthouse COGIC Ministries.

The march will begin at 10 a.m. in front of Greater New Bethel Baptist Church located at 1288 E. MLK. The march will proceed west to Main Street, south on Main Street to Houston Street, west on Houston Street to Marvin Hancock Drive, south on Marvin Hancock Drive to Jasper High School.

The program will follow the march at the Jasper High School gym. The featured speaker for the program will be the Rev. Douglas R. Wright, pastor of the Jasper Circuit U.M.C.

The public is invited to attend.