but one of the largest was in Whitehaven at the annual Memphis Christmas Parade. It started at Southland Mall along Elvis Presley Boulevard. The community has hosted this special event for 28 years.

The Southland Mall in Taylor has been sold to a private investment group in Illinois, the City of Taylor announced earlier this weekend.

The longtime Downriver shopping mall at 23000 Eureka Road was sold to Greenwood Global, a private group near Chicago, according to a release from the city of Taylor.