TODAY: First appearances, City Council meeting

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20

First appearance hearings set

First appearance hearings will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20, and Wednesday, Nov. 22, for the week of Thanksgiving. Court will resume on Monday, Nov. 27.

City Council to meet

The El Dorado City Council will meet Monday at 10 a.m. to discuss water and public works' projects and any other business the council adds to the agenda.

Operation Christmas Child deadline

All donations and shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child are due at Immanuel Baptist Church, 3209 W. Hillsboro, by 4 p.m. today.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21

Deadline to register for parade set

Tuesday at 3 p.m. is the deadline to register to participate in the El Dorado Christmas Parade. To register, download a registration form from goeldorado.com or facebook.com/ElDoradoChamberofCommerce, visit the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce at 111 W. Main St. in El Dorado or call 870-863-6113.

Holiday special airing

El Dorado will be featured in Shreveport-based television station KTBS's annual Spirit of Christmas holiday special, which will air Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m.