It’s time once again for the red glare of backyard rockets to light up cul-de-sac skies across the country, heralding 240 years of American freedom and marking the 13 colonies’ split from Great Britain.
And Samuel Easley, who lives in Chatsworth, Ga., will be doing his part tonight, if everything goes as planned, not waiting until July 4 to send fireworks flying.
Easley walked the bright aisles at Dixieland Fireworks in East Ridge earlier this week, perusing hundreds of cartoonish-colored cartons of mortars, rockets, firecrackers, candles and sparklers.
“I usually come up here every Fourth of July and get some fireworks,” he said. “It’s just fun, and it’s good to get out with friends and family and have a good time.”
Where can I see fireworks this weekend?
For more information on local firework shows pick up the June 29 copy of Chattanooga Now.