Parking prohibited in sections of Cape Girardeau during Sunday's parade

Police will close sections of downtown Cape Girardeau during Sunday's annual Christmas parade.

According to a news release from Sgt. Kevin Orr of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, parking will be prohibited beginning at 2 p.m. on the following sections of the city:

* both sides of Broadway from N. West End Boulevard to Main Street

* Main Street from Park Drive to William Street

* N. West End Boulevard from Broadway to Parkview Drive

* east side of Perry Avenue from Broadway to Parkview Drive

* Parkview Drive from Perry Avenue to N. West End Boulevard

* all of Capaha Park

Immediately following the parade the closed sections will be reopened. Orr said that vehicles parked in the closed areas after 2 p.m. will be towed at the owner's expense.