Wake Forest isn’t the first town to cancel its annual tradition for these reasons. Garner, a city of 30,000 people also located outside of Raleigh, canceled its Christmas parade last week .

In a tearful address to the public, the mayor of Wake Forest, North Carolina, said Wednesday night that the city was canceling its annual Christmas parade because of “outside agitators” who ...

The Christmas parade in Wake Forest, North Carolina, has been a local tradition for more than 70 years. But this year, it’s being canceled because of safety concerns following the participation ...