- December 13, 2024
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The City of Ocoee celebrated the holiday season with a day full of festivities during its annual Jolly Jamobree, including the city's second-ever Christmas golf cart parade and the light of the Ocoee Christmas tree in front of city hall Dec. 14.
With a police escort from Ocoee Chief Vincent Ogburn and Mayor Rusty Johnson leading the pack of golf carts, a heap of residents in their holiday-decorated carts took to the streets of Ocoee and weaved through its varying neighborhoods. Starting at 5 p.m. from Vignetti Park, the parade participants took their time but eventually found their way to city hall, where they were greeted by those enjoying the various activities and entertainment of the holiday festival.
Later that evening, following the golf cart parade, members of the Ocoee City Commission — Johnson, Commissioner George Oliver III, Commissioner Rosemary Wilsen and Commissioner Richard Firstner — officially lit the city's massive Christmas tree on the step of city hall; at the northeast corner of the Bluford Avenue and McKey Street intersection.