Longview’s own celebration of American freedom is slated for Monday, July 4, 2011. As dusk gathers on Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center at 100 Grand Blvd the traditional display of fireworks will light up the summer night. There will be no charge to watch the extravaganza from the parking lot and surrounding area. Access …
Tag Archive: Fourth of July
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Jun 29
TxDOT: Drink, drive go to jail
The Fourth of July holiday consistently ranks as one of the deadliest holiday weekends for traffic accidents. Statistics gathered by NHTSA over the past 25 years show that, on average, about half of all deadly traffic crashes over the July Fourth holiday are related to alcohol. Last year, in Texas there were 337 alcohol related …
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Jun 29
Fourth of July safety reminders
The City of Longview is urging residents to be safe during the upcoming 4th of July weekend. The Longview Fire and Police Departments want to remind citizens it is against City ordinance to use or have fireworks, including firecrackers, bottle rockets, skyrockets or sparklers. Anyone caught with fireworks inside the City limits will be issued …
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Jun 15
Sale, use of aerial fireworks prohibited
The Smith County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to restrict the sale and use of certain aerial fireworks outside of city limits for the Fourth of July Fireworks season and as needed during existence of drought conditions. The ban applies to the sale and use of fireworks that are “rockets with sticks” or “missiles with fins.” …
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