The winning duck in East Brewton’s annual Fourth of July duck race was plucked from Murder Creek on Saturday afternoon, capping two days of Independence Day celebrations across the Escambia County area.
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Coverage of Independence Day from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Clarke County Native Flies Apache Helicopter Over America’s 250th Birthday Celebration
Thomasville native and Clarke Prep graduate Maj. Andrea Bagley Bynum piloted an Apache helicopter in the military flyover of the National Mall marking the nation’s 250th birthday, watched from below by her parents.
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Jackson Fills the Sky for America’s 250th With Downtown Fireworks Celebration
Residents lined the streets and parks of downtown Jackson on July 2 for the city’s annual Independence Day fireworks display, this year marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.
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Nearly 80 Years On, Thomasville’s American Legion Fourth of July Barbecue Still Packs the Post
Hundreds turned out at American Legion Post 112 in Thomasville for a barbecue tradition dating to 1947, where volunteers cooked 1,800 pounds of Boston butts to raise money for the high school marching band.