WELLSBURG — This year, the Wellsburg Christmas parade will be moving to a new date and time, with another holiday event to follow it.

Held for many years by the Wellsburg Chamber of Commerce, the procession on Charles Street has been a Wellsburg tradition, helping to usher in the Christmas season for many Brooke County residents.

And now under the Brooke County Area Chamber of Commerce, a merging of the Wellsburg and Follansbee chambers of commerce, the event will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 22, with a Christmas Market to follow it at about 11 a.m. on the Town Square.

Chamber President Eric Fithyan, who has coordinated the parade since 2013, said the move has opened the door for more sponsors and more participation from groups that previously weren’t able to get involved in the evening para

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