Town Talk staff reports
Alexandria will celebrate Independence Day Sunday at the Alexandria Riverfront Amphitheater with fireworks over the Red River.
Following the City Council’s decision Tuesday night to vote against a city-sponsored July 4th fireworks show, councilmen Lee Rubin, Chuck Fowler and Jim Villard as well as Mayor Jeff Hall spearheaded a drive to raise funds to sponsor the event. Rubin, Fowler and Villard voted for the fireworks show.
“We all thought it was important to the quality of life in Alexandria to have a celebration for the city. Each of us agreed to personally make a donation, and we felt others would be supportive as well,” stated Rubin in a City of Alexandria news release.