Arvie to lead Grand Parade of Cotton as marshal

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor When learning he was selected to be last year’s Grand Parade Marshal for the Cotton Festival, Darion Arvie admits, “My initial reaction was shock. At first I thought it was a joke, but I soon found out Kelli Buller (Cotton Festival President) was not joking when she call me and told me I was chosen to be the parade marshal for the Cotton Festival.” ...

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