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43rd annual Lakeland Christmas Parade themed 'Christmas at Swan Lake'

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  • It’s the 43rd year of the Lakeland Christmas Parade.
  • It begins at 7 p.m. with fireworks over Lake Mirror
  • This year’s theme is Christmas at Swan Lake.
  • It features floats, marching bands and decorated trailers.
  • An estimated 50,000 people attended last year.
  • The Squeeze shuttle service will operate from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A Hardee County grandmother is on trial this week for leaving her 7-month-old granddaughter in a hot car where the baby died —the second grandchild to die under Tracey Nix's care. ABC Action News I-Team Reporter Kylie McGivern sat down with Kaila Nix just days ahead of her mother's trial for aggravated manslaughter.

Trial begins Monday for woman who left 7-month-old granddaughter in hot car