Lucas Watts to be Apple Festival Parade Grand Marshal

The S.C. Apple Festival Committee has announced that Oconee County Deputy, Corporal Lucas Watts, will serve as the Grand Marshal of this year’s Apple Festival parade. The county deputy was seriously wounded in an officer-involved shooting on November 16, 2023. He was able to return home this past May after a long recovery and rehab process. This year’s Apple Festival is the 63rd Annual, and the Downtown Westminster parade will begin at 5 pm on Friday, September 6.