Bailey: The Fourth of July has morphed into Independence Week
Fireworks light the sky Saturday, July 2, 2022, at H. W. Cox Park during Collierville’s Independence Day celebration. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Clay Bailey
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
From now until at least the end of the weekend, the sis-boom-oohs-and-ahs of Independence Week will echo through suburbs and neighborhoods across the metro area.
Officially and unofficially.
The fireworks explosions are a part of the summer holiday, which — as we all know — can stretch way outside the Fourth of July. Particularly this year, when Independence Day falls on a Saturday.
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