Chattanoogans will soon get a chance to celebrate hometown gold medalist weightlifter Olivia Reeves.
City officials Friday announced a parade for Reeves on Sept. 3 on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s campus. The Olympian is a senior at UTC.
Olivia Reeves won gold for heavy weightlifting. She’s the second woman to ever win gold for the sport in the U.S.
Now, local organizations are working together to honor her in style.
A celebration will be held the day after Labor Day on UTC’s campus.
The event will include a parade down Vine Street and a celebration on UTC’s Chamberlain Field.
The parade will start at 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Vine and Lindsay and go down into campus.
Members of the public will be able to park in any available UTC lots starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3.
The public is invited to line the sides of Vine street and walk up to Chamberlain field for remarks and special presentations from UTC, St. Jude Elementary School, Notre Dame High School, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp, City Councilman Ken Smith, and a Key to the City Presentation by Mayor Tim Kelly.
