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    East Texas Yamboree Fireworks Show brings celebrations to community

    By Darby GoodAshlyn Anderson,

    20 days ago

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    GILMER, Texas ( KETK ) – The East Texas Yamboree Fireworks Show took place Wednesday night, kicking off Fourth of July celebrations.

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    The night included barbecue, an air show, 20 minutes of fireworks and the announcement of the 87th Yamboree Queen .

    Katie Hensen, who represented the Twentieth Century Club, was named queen and also presented the winners of her raffle.

    Many people at the event said it was a great time for the community to come together.

    “I’ve been coming since I was little, and it’s always been a great tradition to come up here with my family,” Ann Marie Perez-Dodd, an attendee at the event said. “I just love the fireworks and the whole community coming together.”

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