PARADE ENTRIES AND VENDORS BEING SOUGHT FOR GOLDSBORO?S SECOND ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL The Goldsboro Jaycees are organizing Goldsboro?s Fourth of July celebration to be held in downtown Goldsboro this year. The event will be held on Friday, July 4th from 11am -3pm. The event is being held on the 4th as opposed to the weekend prior to or after the holiday as is the tradition of surrounding local towns. There will be a Parade beginning at 11:00am that will feature local dignitaries, fire trucks, Ubi the Clown and other patriotic patrons. The Jaycees continue to seek patriotic parade participants. There is no fee for walkers and the fee for most other entries is $15. Children are invited to decorate their bicycles in a patriotic theme, meet at the Pedestrian Plaza on the corner of Center and Chesnutt Streets and ride for free. Also planned is a Street Festival of sorts from 1pm ? 3pm on the 200 East Block of Walnut Street and Ormond Street. There will be food and entertainment throughout the day. Entertainment will be from 1pm ? 4pm and will include Ubi the Clown, Karen Tiede and her dance hoops. Other entertainment including bands will continue to be added. Kids can enjoy various bouncy rides and view fire trucks and police vehicles. The Jaycees are still looking for vendors for this event including food and arts and craft vendors and patrons that wish to sell their items as a fundraiser. Vendor fees are $25. Both the Parade application and the Vendor application can be picked up at the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce at 308 N. William Street or at Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation at 218 East Walnut Street or on their website at www.dgdc.org. Completed Parade and Vendor applications can be mailed to: The Goldsboro Jaycees, Post Office Box 463, Goldsboro, NC 27533 and must be received by June 27th to avoid a late fee. Any further information can be gained by calling the Project Chairperson, Tonya Barber, at 919-222-0297.