Paducah’s Veterans Day observances and holiday service changes will take place Wednesday, Nov. 11, the City of Paducah announced. The day’s events include ceremonies at Dolly McNutt Memorial Plaza and a parade beginning at 6th and Washington streets.
The Sunrise Reveille is scheduled for about 6:15 a.m. at Dolly McNutt Memorial Plaza, 301 South 5th St., with Reveille and the raising of the American flag at sunrise; refreshments will follow, according to the city.
The city’s opening ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the plaza, where award recipients will be recognized and an interpretive panel for the newly painted Veterans Crosswalk linking City Hall and the plaza will be unveiled, the announcement said.
The parade is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at 6th and Washington streets, proceed along 6th Street, turn onto Broadway and continue toward the riverfront. It will turn onto Water Street and disband at Water and Jefferson streets, according to the city.
City Hall, other city offices and the Compost Facility at 1560 North 8th St. will be closed Nov. 11, the city said. There will be no residential garbage or curbside recycling collection that Wednesday. Wednesday’s routes will be collected Thursday and, if necessary, Friday, along with the regularly scheduled Thursday and Friday routes, according to the announcement.
