Celebrating the U.S.A.
Published 12:44 pm Thursday, July 5, 2018
Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com Shane Eldridge, lead singer of Your Second Favorite Band, performs on-stage outside Crab Orchard City Hall.
Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com Allie Silcox, 1, of Brodhead, dances to music on Main Street.
Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com Michael Kessinger of Crab Orchard tries to dunk a firefighter at the dunking booth. The booth served as a fundraiser for the Crab Orchard Fire Department.
Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com Jaxon Pope of Crab Orchard tries to dunk a firefighter at the dunking booth. The booth served as a fundraiser for the Crab Orchard Fire Department.
Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com Crab Orchard Firefighter Jason Kilby rises out of the water after getting dunked at the dunking booth. The booth served as a fundraiser for the Crab Orchard Fire Department.
Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com Skyler Lamb, 5, of Berea, gets his face painted to look like a puppy by Rebecca Richardson of Crab Orchard. The face-painting station was a fundraiser for Highway of Holiness Church.
Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com Ansleigh Frederick, 3, granddaughter of Crab Orchard Police Chief Jimmy Gipson, and Gipson's wife, Anita, enjoy the festivities on Main Street Saturday evening.
Crab Orchard held its annual Independence Day celebration over the weekend, with a parade, fireworks, pageants and more.
