Fireworks, bands wow July 4th crowd
Submitted: Jul 4, 2008 - Independence Day ended with a blast Friday night, as one of the largest crowds to witness a Fourth of July fireworks show in Elizabeth City turned out along the city's waterfront. Russ Haddad, Elizabeth City Convention and Visitors Bureau director, estimated the crowd watching Friday's pyrotechnics display at approximately 15,000 -- about 5,000 more than in recent years. About 6,000 of the…

