Santa Claus made a run through much of Clinton in this fire department pickup truck on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 12) to greet children, but didn’t find many in the pouring down rain. Jimmy Young, who’s helped bring Santa to Clinton during the previous 25 years of Christmas parades, didn’t have that chance this year because the parade was canceled over COVID-19 concerns. He said in his 25 years of association with the Clinton Christmas parade, he had never encountered rain. - G. Chambers Williams III

Joey Smith and daughter Caroline look over some of the crafts for sale at a table in the commons area next to Hoskins in The Flat in downtown Clinton on Saturday, Dec. 5, during the Holiday Market event sponsored by the Clinton Historic Downtown Mer- chants Association. Looking on is Cooper Horton of Andersonville. - G. Chambers Williams III