Entries and volunteers are being sought for the Fieldale Independence Day Parade, which will take place at 9 a.m. on July 4.
There is no entry fee. The parade is free to attend and being funded by Hollywood Cinema and Star News.
The parade begins at Fourth St. and circles around to Marshall Way, in front of the Fieldale Community Center.
In a release, Joey Arrington stated that the Fieldale Clubhouse is a main sponsor of the parade.
Col. George Waller’s plantation is where the Marshall Field’s Company built the town of Fieldale and the Fieldcrest Clubhouse in 1918. Waller, who also trained the Virginia Militia there, is buried in Martinsville, according to the release.
Those interested in participating in the event are asked to email Michael Jarrett at mcjarrett4833@gmail com.
