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Sweetwater designates Veterans Day as city holiday, authorizes annual Valor Fest
Summary
The City Commission adopted a resolution recognizing Veterans Day as a city holiday and authorized an annual festival supported largely by corporate sponsors. The mayor said sponsorships and in-kind support from media and local businesses helped make prior events successful and that the city budgeted for special events.
The City Commission of the City of Sweetwater voted Aug. 25 to recognize Veterans Day as a city holiday and to authorize an annual festival, commonly referred to at the meeting as "Valor Fest."
Mayor Diaz told commissioners the event last year drew strong community participation and corporate support; he said sponsor commitments for the upcoming festival include local and national organizations.…
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