As well as fireworks vendors, area cities are busy this week preparing for the holiday. The City of Pineville and Main Street Downtown have especially big plans. Their four-day celebration will begin today with a carnival each day. Major pieces of the carnival are already constructed on blocked off city streets. Festivities begin today with a children’s parade. All children in the area are asked to bring their bicycles, pedal cars and scooters to the Presbyterian field at 9:30 a.m. to begin a parade through downtown and ending at the War Memorial on the Court Square.
Independence Day activities will ensue as they have traditionally in the city of Middlesboro. Hosted in the community center on North 30th Street is a lineup of entertainment and relaxation that begins at noon on July 4 and will run until approximately 5 p.m. There will be free hot dogs and refreshments, and the entertainment is free. Scheduled bands for the event are: Dark Ridge, S & S Express, and Alex Leach & Red Oak Mountain. That evening, the City of Middlesboro will present a fireworks show from atop the hill across from Kroger on U.S. Highway 25-E.
Also in Middlesboro at the Middlesboro/Bell County Airport, the Airport Board and the American Legion are planning a patriotic morning, and the public is invited to attend.
“It will be a patriotic way to start the day,” said Airport Representative Joy Williams. The service begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Airport. The American Legion will raise the United States flag and do a military salute. Erica Baker will sing the Star Spangled Banner. Some refreshments will be served.
Backyard barbecues reign supreme in surrounding Tennessee communities, as the cities of Harrogate and Cumberland Gap have no official plans for celebrations.
The Lee County, Va., town of Jonesville will launch the day off with a parade that leaves the Jonesville Middle School at 10 a.m. Following a fiesta with a line-up including a horseshoe pitching tournament, a catch-the-greasy-pig contest, a beauty contest and several bands; Independence Day ends in Jonesville with a fireworks show at 10 p.m.
The Red Bird Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service will also be hosting their annual fireworks display at the Red Bird Community Softball Field on the Qyeendale Campus, beginning at dusk. Organizers say there will be lots of food, fun and fireworks for everyone to enjoy.
Brandy Murray is a Staff Writer for the Daily News. Her e-mail address is bmurray@middlesborodailynews.com.
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