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Greenville's Fourth Of July Celebration Is An All-Day Affair

Greenville 4th of July - Park Street, Facebook

Pud Kearns of Housewarmers of Greenville describes the full-schedule of activities on Independence Day, Monday, July 4.

Pud says the day starts at 7:30 a.m. with the Firecracker 5K and Fun Run leaving from the Kavanaugh United Methodist Church on Park Street. The annual Fourth of July parade will start at 10 a.m. on Park Street, followed by a patriotic program of songs, readings and watermelon at Kavanaugh. The "Bottle Rocket Bash" begins at 6 p.m. at the Greenville Sports Park with many attractions, concluding with fireworks at dark. Also, Pud says the Greenville Family Theater will present "Mary Poppins" at the Greenville Municipal Auditorium on Friday and Saturday, July 8-9 and 15-16.

John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.