CONWAY — “I don’t want to jinx it, but things are looking pretty perfect,” Conway Rec Director Michael Lane said Wednesday as he and staff were gearing up for the town’s annual Independence Day Parade and festivities, including fireworks.
“Everything is on schedule, including the weather,” Lane said. “We’re good to go.”
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