Record numbers at the Firecracker 5K race

  • Photos/Deb Stuart. The Couch Family (front, left to right), Eloise, Birdy, Henry; (back, left to right), Jarrod, Alyssa, baby Margot, Judy, Annie, Jordan and Gene at the 2025 Firecracker 5K in Bryson City on July 4. Judy Couch has run this race for 35 of the 36 years it has been held.
    Photos/Deb Stuart. The Couch Family (front, left to right), Eloise, Birdy, Henry; (back, left to right), Jarrod, Alyssa, baby Margot, Judy, Annie, Jordan and Gene at the 2025 Firecracker 5K in Bryson City on July 4. Judy Couch has run this race for 35 of the 36 years it has been held.
    Deb Stuart Bryson City Rotary Club   This year, the 36th annual Firecracker 5K had record numbers. One hundred more runners than eve...

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