Millboro

05 Jul

Scenes from the Independence Day parade in the Millboro community

Randolph RecordEntertainment, NewsFourth of July, Franklinville, July 4, Millboro

FRANKLINVILLE – Here are some of the scenes from the Millboro parade on the Fourth of July. (Photos by PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

07 Jul

Celebrating freedom is a local tradition

Matt MercerNewsIndependence Day, Millboro, Tony Trogdon

MILLBORO — Taking the scenic route home can take you through some interesting places in North Carolina. Taking the scenic route in 1999 led Tony Trogdon to start a Randolph County tradition that has lasted 22 years — an Independence Day parade. Trogdon and his wife, Sondra, took a drive to Mount Airy in 1999 on the Fourth of July. They decided to take the long way home and found themselves in the middle of a parade in the town of Shoals in Surry County. The Trogdons saw classic cars, trucks, bicycles, floats, and emergency vehicles parading along a rural…