City gears up for Independence Day fun

  • Pyrotechnic workers shoot fireworks from a barge on the St. Johns River in Palatka during the July 4 celebrations in 2019, the last time Palatka had official Independence Day festivities.
    Pyrotechnic workers shoot fireworks from a barge on the St. Johns River in Palatka during the July 4 celebrations in 2019, the last time Palatka had official Independence Day festivities.
Palatka’s annual Fourth of July celebration returns to the riverfront Sunday after the event was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Festivities begin at 5 p.m. with an animal vendor…

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