It may have seemed never ending, but Kingfisher’s major highway project on the south side of town really did come to an end, offering smooth sailing just in time for Thanksgiving travel. Coinciding with the equally long awaited opening of the new Holiday Inn Express & Suites, the spruced up south entrance also ups the hospitality factor for the city’s busiest tourist event of the year – the Christmas parade and holiday fireworks this Saturday. [TIMES-FREE PRESS Staff Photo]