The Stephens County Child Welfare Board will hold a candlelight vigil with County Judge Michael Roach to honor victims of child abuse at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 29, in front
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It is a somber task that the members of the Stephens County Child Welfare Board take on each April as they honor the children of the world who have died from abuse or neglect in the past year. And, yet, the group of local women makes an effort to turn the annual Child Abuse Awareness Month display in front of the Stephens County Courthouse into a celebration of the children’s lives, rather than just a symbolic graveyard.
At their last meeting, the Stephens County Commissioners declared April 2021 as Child Abuse Awareness Month locally.
A group of local volunteers gathered at the Stephens County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon to install the annual display in honor of the victims of child abuse and neglect. Members
