Fireworks will once again brighten the skies the east metro area with several Fourth of July celebrations set to take place over the holiday weekend.
After a pandemic hiatus last year, Conyers’ Independence Day celebration — Red, White & Boom! — returns this year on July 3 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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