Thousands of Coweta County residents are expected to converge on Newnan

and Moreland tomorrow to celebrate America's birthday.

In Newnan, the annual July 4 parade is slated to kick off at 6 p.m.

and will wind its way through the city's historic streets until

it ends at Newnan High School on LaGrange Street.

The Newnan Rotary Club will again cap off Independence Day for Coweta

families with its annual fireworks and entertainment celebration at Newnan

High School's Drake Stadium. Admission to the fireworks show show is

free.

In addition to spectacular pyrotechnics, the patriotic program will

feature live music and family entertainment, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Sponsors for this year's program include Coweta County, the city

of Newnan, local businesses, and the Rotary Club of Newnan produces the

20-year tradition.

Celebrate Freedom 2004 chairman James Welden says this year's program

will feature a variety of family activities, including clowns, bounce

houses and $1 refreshments, and live music by The Patriots.

"The event and the attendance keeps getting bigger every year," said

Welden. "This year is no exception. It will be a spectacular show,

and the evening is again going to be one of the best, most affordable

and family-friendly Independence Day celebrations in Georgia. It's a

great time for all of us in Coweta County to come together and celebrate

our country's freedoms."

In Moreland, residents will start congregating early to enjoy one of

the county's oldest tradition.

The barbecue lunch starts at 11 a.m. at the Lewis Grizzard Pavilion

behind the Moreland Mill. Several churches will be serving plates of

barbecue and Brunswick stew for $7 a plate.