Parade still on despite forecast of rain

Rain is in the forecast for the annual Colbert Fourth of July Parade set for 9 a.m., Thursday, July 4. But Colbert leaders plan to proceed with the parade and festivities as planned, according to officials at city hall Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Weather Channel website at 1 p.m., Wednesday, there is a 100-percent chance of rain between 9 p.m. Wednesday night and 6 a.m. Thursday morning. That chance will drop to 50 percent between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday.