Pictured above a large crowd gathers on Main Street to watch the inaugural Drakes Branch Independence Day Parade and Celebration held on Saturday. Pictured at right, Tremaine Pugh, left, was the grand marshal. Pugh is a student at Randolph College where he is a member of the Wild Cats Men’s Basketball Team. According to Event Organizer James Gregory Sr, right, there were 84 entries in the parade.