Celebration of Life for General Chuck Yeager to Take Place at Charleston Coliseum Friday

A Celebration of Life for General Chuck Yeager will take place at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on Friday, January 15 at noon. This ceremony will be open to the public. Social distancing guidelines will be in place and masks will be required. Doors will open at 10 a.m. and all entry will take place through the Clendenin Street entrance. Upon entrance, folks will pass through a security checkpoint, temperature checks and bags will be checked.

The airport arrival can be streamed at https://youtu.be/6Au2LxLGxbY and the Celebration of Life can be streamed at https://youtu.be/sIFMTOFVJWA.

Beginning at 8:30 a.m., the following streets will be closed:

• Clendenin Street from Virginia Street to Lee Street

• Quarrier Street from Truslow Street to the east side of Civic Center Drive

• Lee Street from Pennsylvania north to the west side of Clendenin Street