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Combined Father’s Day and Juneteenth celebrations are taking place in Hollis Carver Park beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday.Juneteenth festivities began Friday evening and continued Saturday with a parade, games, food, a dance and a candlelight vigil at Forrest Park.Sunday’s activities include a spiritual revival, barbecue, games of spades and dominoes, and a Father’s Day dedication.Hollis Carver Park is located at the southeast corner of Lamesa, near the intersection of S. 15th St. and Canyon Ave.Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, is now a federal holiday recognizing the June 19, 1865 date when slaves in Texas learned they were finally free more ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177