Collingsworth County counts down to country’s 250th celebration

WELLINGTON
  • The clip-clop of horses’ hooves on Wellington’s downtown brick streets opened the 2025 patriotic Fourth of July parade as Dixie Thomas and Ellie Thomas carry the colors. Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, the 2026 “Red, White and Boots” Community Parade is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, July 4. The Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce will host over 25 vendors and food trucks for the 10 a.m.-2 p.m. downtown event. BEV ODOM/THE GREENBELT INTREPID
    The clip-clop of horses’ hooves on Wellington’s downtown brick streets opened the 2025 patriotic Fourth of July parade as Dixie Thomas and Ellie Thomas carry the colors. Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, the 2026 “Red, White and Boots” Community Parade is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, July 4. The Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce will host over 25 vendors and food trucks for the 10 a.m.-2 p.m. downtown event. BEV ODOM/THE GREENBELT INTREPID

    WELLINGTON – Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S.A., head on over to the Collingsworth County Courthouse Square, as Saturday, July 4, is the big parade day, along with the community celebration in downtown Wellington.

    From 10 a.m.-2 p.m., visit over 25 vendors and food trucks, and from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., view the Patriotic Quilt Show at the Lewis Building. Live music by Ty Wellborn begins at …