Mule Day canceled for second year

By Luke brantley Staff Writer WINFIELD - On Monday, Aug. 16, the Winfield Chamber of Commerce voted to cancel Mule Day for the second year in a row, according to Chamber of Commerce President Dana Peoples. Last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19, and this year’s event met the same fate. “We greatly regret that Mule Day 2021 has been cancelled,” a statement released by the Chamber of Commerce said. “COVID-19 continues to pose a serious public threat to the State of Alabama and to our community. On August 13, 2021, Governor Kay Ivey declared that a state public health emergency now exists. The Winfield Chamber of Commerce board of directors met on August 16th and voted unanimously to cancel this year’s event scheduled for September 24-25.”