Community Reacts To Remember & Rise Cancelation: ‘Not About A Moment, But A Movement’
A lot of people are disappointed with the last-minute cancellation of the Remember and Rise Centennial event. Although there was a sense of letdown, the sense of resilience was far more present.
Keith Ewing, a business owner in Greenwood, said the centennial feels different without a main event.
"This was the whole cake itself, so now you just have the icing and maybe a cherry. So yeah, we could say that there is more that is happening. Which is absolutely correct and let's not take away from that, but this was a really huge thing," Ewing said.