Residents of Dublin and Radford gathered over the weekend to enjoy Christmas parades through their downtowns.

At left: Leslie Hetherington of Christiansburg sent in this photo of Spc. Chris Hetherington, who recently arrived home from an 11-month deployment to Iraq and served as grand marshal for the Dublin parade Saturday.

Joyce Sims of Radford sent in these photos of Saturday's parade in Radford:

At right: A steam-propelled tractor was a big attraction in the parade.

Below: Santa, in the fire truck, follows tractors into Radford for his grand entry.

Kesha Franklin of Christiansburg sent in these photos of the Radford parade.