When the 2024 Mr. and Miss Firecracker pageant kicks off Saturday morning, expect to see some familiar faces and some not so familiar.The word apparently got out about the pageant and entries from New Mexico, Abilene and San Angelo have signed up to compete.The pageant for the Mr. and Miss Firecracker, and Mr. and Miss Photogenic brought out about a dozen entries. Half are from here while the other half are outof- towners.“They found out,” said organizer Eleanor Cantu. “If there’s a pageant, they will come.”Cantu accepted any last minute entries up until Friday morning.The annual pageant takes place at ...