Rain and Shine: Despite rainy weather, locals put on the lights

Attendees of the Nassau County tree lighting event Friday watch the fireworks that followed the lighting from under umbrellas at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center in Yulee. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Commissioners A.M. “Hupp” Huppmann and Jeff Gray watch the fireworks under umbrellas Friday at the county’s tree lighitng event. Below, rain dumps on the Kid’s Zone at the county’s tree lighting event. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The holiday display set up outside the Nassau County tent. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The face painting booth at the Nassau County tree lighting event. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Attendees of the Nassau County tree lighting event Friday watch the fireworks that followed the lighting from under umbrellas at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center in Yulee. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Attendees of the Nassau County tree lighting event Friday watch the fireworks that followed the lighting from under umbrellas at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center in Yulee. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Attendees of the Nassau County tree lighting event Friday watch the fireworks that followed the lighting from under umbrellas at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center in Yulee. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Inside the Nassau County tent at the tree lighting event Friday at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center in Yulee. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Inside the Nassau County tent at the tree lighting event Friday at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center in Yulee. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Attendees of the Nassau County tree lighting event Friday watch the fireworks that followed the lighting from under umbrellas at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center in Yulee. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Attendees of the Nassau County tree lighting event Friday watch the fireworks that followed the lighting from under umbrellas at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center in Yulee. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Nassau County tree lighting event was complete with a Kid's Zone, food trucks and holiday shopping vendors. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Nassau County tree lighting event was complete with a Kid's Zone, food trucks and holiday shopping vendors. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Nassau County tree lighting event was complete with a Kid's Zone, food trucks and holiday shopping vendors. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Rain dumps on the Kid’s Zone at the county’s tree lighting event. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Locals battled rainy weather to attend a couple of annual holiday events over the weekend. Two regular programs, the annual county tree lighting event and the Lighted Christmas Parade in ...

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