Celebrating the U.S.A.
Published 12:44 pm Thursday, July 5, 2018
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Shane Eldridge, lead singer of Your Second Favorite Band, performs on-stage outside Crab Orchard City Hall.
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Allie Silcox, 1, of Brodhead, dances to music on Main Street.
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Michael Kessinger of Crab Orchard tries to dunk a firefighter at the dunking booth. The booth served as a fundraiser for the Crab Orchard Fire Department.
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Jaxon Pope of Crab Orchard tries to dunk a firefighter at the dunking booth. The booth served as a fundraiser for the Crab Orchard Fire Department.
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Crab Orchard Firefighter Jason Kilby rises out of the water after getting dunked at the dunking booth. The booth served as a fundraiser for the Crab Orchard Fire Department.
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Skyler Lamb, 5, of Berea, gets his face painted to look like a puppy by Rebecca Richardson of Crab Orchard. The face-painting station was a fundraiser for Highway of Holiness Church.
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Ansleigh Frederick, 3, granddaughter of Crab Orchard Police Chief Jimmy Gipson, and Gipson's wife, Anita, enjoy the festivities on Main Street Saturday evening.
Crab Orchard held its annual Independence Day celebration over the weekend, with a parade, fireworks, pageants and more.