After a dud year, fireworks explode back on the scene
Shimmering spectacle represents 3 days’ work for pyrotechnicians
The Collierville fireworks put an exclamation on the town’s Independence Day celebration Saturday, July 3 at H.W. Cox Park. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Pyrotechnician Michael O'Neil shows off the set up for the Collierville fireworks show in Cox Park July 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Pyrotechnician Michael O'Neil explains the different tiers of fireworks for the Collierville fireworks show in Cox Park July 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
People camp out and watch the fireworks display at Collierville's Independence Day Celebration at H.W. Cox Park July 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Nine-year-old Mary Paisley Bingham excitedly watches the finale of the Collierville fireworks show at H.W. Cox Park with her family July 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The band Party Planet performs at Collierville's Independence Day Celebration at H.W. Cox Park July 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The band Party Planet performs in front of a fireworks filled screen at Collierville's Independence Day Celebration at H.W. Cox Park July 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Fireworks flashed over Collierville’s sky for fewer than 20 minutes Saturday night, but for the experts who executed the demonstration, the process began three days ago at H.W. Cox Park.
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Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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