The pyrotechnics firm from Ashland that the city council hired to light up the sky for its Fourth of July program will conduct a test Monday on Lawton's Hill near Nativity BVM High School.
The test was to be done Wednesday, but it was postponed due to rain, according to Mike Bixler, owner of Bixler Pyrotechnics, Ashland.
The Pottsville Fireworks Celebration is slated for July 5. Previously, the city's Fourth of July program was staged at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Pottsville Area High School and the fireworks were launched from the 16th Street field across from John S. Clarke Elementary Center. This year, the pyrotechnics will be launched from Lawton's Hill, according to City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar.
The test will take place between 9 and 10 p.m. Monday, Bixler said.