Community gathers for message of courage, faith on MLK Jr. day
Marchers make their way down 7th Street during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day annual march and program on Monday, January 19, 2026. The program was held at Macedonia Baptist Church. (Photo by Andy Sharp)
Dr. Gerald Jones, Associate Vice President & Dean of Students at Southwestern University was the guest speaker at Macedonia Baptist Church.
Patricia Bailey joins others in prayer during the invocation by Rev. Jerome Curry, Pastor at St. Paul United Methodist Church during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day annual march and program on Monday, January 19, 2026. The program was held at Macedonia Baptist Church. The day’s events were coordinated by the Georgetown Fellowship of Churches.
Skyler Brown, 6, front, took part in a youth program, “A Salute to Justice,” during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day annual march and program on Monday, January 19. The program was held at Macedonia Baptist Church. The day’s events were coordinated by the Georgetown Fellowship of Churches.
His truth is marching on. Lee Greenwood wrote it in “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and Martin Luther King Jr.’s truth marched on in Georgetown on a sunny January 19, carrying on his dream for peace, justice and equality for all. What have we done with his dream? That was a question The Reverend Dr. Gerald Jones — keynote speaker and the associate vice president and dean o...
