Pineville city officials have issued the following statement regarding the Christmas parade originally scheduled to take place yesterday.

“Out of respect for the funeral visitation of a Bell County student who recently passed away, we have decided to reschedule the parade set for Friday December 7th. We will be announcing the new and final date for the parade in the next day or so. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and we ask that you keep this family in your prayers.”