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Members of Pickens Presbyterian Church and Griffin Ebenezer Baptist Church joined together Monday for their 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday celebration, marching from Pickens Presbyterian Church to the Pickens County Courthouse steps, where they heard from speakers such as Pickens mayor David Owens, below left, and Nehemiah Baptist Church Rev. Randall Wright, below right.

The event also featured musical selections from a combined community choir, as well as prayers and inspirational messages from a variety of community leaders.