Celebrating the Fourth on the 3rd

Independence Day celebration is Saturday at Mill Creek

In this Herald file photo from July 2009, Jeremiya Odom, 6, top left, takes a fancy to Ariana Kemp's whimsically patriotic hat during the 2009 Firecracker Fest at Mill Creek Regional Park. The 2010 Firecracker Fest is set for Saturday at Mill Creek Park.

Firecracker Fest for Web — In this Herald file photo from July 2009, Jeremiya Odom, 6, top left, takes a fancy to Ariana Kemp's whimsically patriotic hat during the 2009 Firecracker Fest at Mill Creek Regional Park. The 2010 Firecracker Fest is set for Saturday at Mill Creek Park.

Statesboro and Bulloch County’s annual celebration of Independence Day comes a day early this year. Firecracker Fest, sponsored by the Statesboro Bulloch County Parks and Recreation Department, will be held at Mill Creek Park on Saturday, July 3 this year, rather than on Sunday, the Fourth of July. The event begins at 4 p.m. with family-friendly games, inflatables, a frog jumping contest and a Subway sandwich eating contest.

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