Santa Claus had one big job for Thursday night in Rockmart, and he did that job perfectly.
As this year’s Christmas Parade themed “Small Town Christmas” reached the front of the Rockmart History Museum to conclude the annual event, St. Nick hopped down from the back of the fire engine and got right down to business of lighting the tree for 2023.
Ty Floyd headed up this year’s parade as the grand marshal, coming home for the off-season visit after he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds after a successful pitching stint in the College World Series in June with the LSU Tigers.
Rockmart also honored Recreation Champs at the front end of the parade, the 10-and-under and 12-and-under rec league champs for 2023 were Yellow Jackets who took to big trucks to celebrate.
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The city posted this year’s parade winners on Friday morning for those with the best floats for this year’s theme in three categories.
The Church Category’s top winner this year was First Zion Missionary Baptist Church, with Rockmart Church of Christ in second and Church of God Union Assembly at Sardis Road in third.
The Civic/Non-profit winner this year was the Yorkville Athletic Association, followed by Boy Scouts Troop 32 in second and the Polk County Show Team in third. Businesses (Commercial) and Other saw Rockmart Health LLC take first place, ACR Environmental a second place spot and Friends of Stacie Baines in third.
“Congratulations to all!!! Thank you to all the participants who helped make this Small Town Christmas Parade a merry one!” City officials added with their Facebook post on Friday morning with the announcement of winners.
Here’s some photos from this year’s parade:
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