MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — The 23rd annual Red, White & Boom Celebration was held in the City of Mount Vernon on June 27, just a week from July 4.
The event began at 1 p.m. at the Spirit of ’76 Park, with food, music and free access to the pool.
It started off slow, as rainfall from earlier today deterred people from showing up. However, as it got closer to 8 p.m. the celebration began to see a large turnout, with hundreds of people waiting for the fireworks display at 9:30 p.m…