Messenger launches Fourth of July photo contest for Coryell County
The Messenger is asking Coryell County readers to send Fourth of July photos from Gatesville, nearby towns or home celebrations during America 250 weekend.
The Gatesville Messenger opened a Fourth of July photo contest to Coryell County readers for photos from Gatesville, nearby communities or home with family. The Gatesville Messenger’s Shutterbug Club requires photo submitters to include a name, phone number, the date of the photo and a description that identifies everyone pictured.
The contest landed as Gatesville rolled out a full America 250 holiday schedule tied to the semiquincentennial. The city calendar listed a July 3 festival at Gatesville Civic Center & Freedom Park and a July 4 lineup that included a kids bike parade, parade registration, a concert and fireworks. A separate city listing for the 2026 America 250 celebration added a softball tournament, a pickle festival with vendors, live music and fireworks as part of the weekend slate.
City records also laid out the July 4 parade route, beginning at E. Leon St. at S. 5th St. and ending on Marshall St. just east of Lovers Lane.
SCR23, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on May 28, 2021, created the Texas America250 Commission to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial. July 4, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 3-5 is a shared celebration weekend, and America250 says more than 1,200 grassroots celebrations are part of the July 3-4 programming.
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