W’burg Mayor explains decision to cancel Shop with a Cop, Turkey Trot, Christmas parade

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As the lyrics to the old song go, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” but in Williamsburg this year that is not so much the case as several holiday-related events are being cancelled due to COVID-19.

Williamsburg’ Turkey Trot is one of several events being cancelled this year due to COVID-19, including Shop with a Cop and the Christmas parade.

During Monday’s monthly Williamsburg City Council meeting, Mayor Roddy Harrison announced that he had made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Turkey Trot, which is an annual 5-k race on Thanksgiving Day, in addition to the Williamsburg Police Department’s Shop with a Cop event, the town’s annual Christmas bazaar and Christmas parade.

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