Volunteers stand on the steps of the Hopkins County Courthouse

Volunteers stand on the steps of the Hopkins County Courthouse and take turns reading the U.S. Declaration of Independence Wednesday afternoon. Present were (from left, front row) attorney Bryan White, 8th District Judge Eddie Northcutt, attorney Don Clayton, attorney Matthew Holz, East Texas Legal Support Investigator Brent McQueen, (middle row) Daughter of the American Revolution Regent Barbara Cockrum, Hopkins County Assistant District Attorney Jodi Cox, Hopkins County District Attorney Will Ramsay, attorney Phil Smith, (back row) County Judge Robert Newsom, Hopkins County Court at Law Judge Clay Harrison and attorney Lee Warren.