John Hacker named grand marshal for Carthage Christmas Parade

Carthage Press Managing Editor John Hacker, (seen more often on this blog as the co-author of 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado and Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado), will be grand marshal of the annual Carthage Christmas Parade, scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday.

The lighting of the Mayor's Christmas Tree is set for 6 p.m.
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