- It’s the 43rd year of the Lakeland Christmas Parade.
- It begins at 7 p.m. with fireworks over Lake Mirror
- This year’s theme is Christmas at Swan Lake.
- It features floats, marching bands and decorated trailers.
- An estimated 50,000 people attended last year.
- The Squeeze shuttle service will operate from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Florida veteran served in Gulf War loses citizenship fight, fears deportation
A Florida veteran who served in the U.S. Marines during the Persian Gulf War has lost his federal court case in his decade-long fight for U.S. citizenship — and now faces deportation to a country that may no longer claim him.
Florida veteran served in Gulf War loses citizenship fight, fears deportation
