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Butterfly release honors crime victims, families and advocates
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Jonathan Jackson, of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, leads the Lakeview Academy chorus and choral in song Friday morning.
To honor victims of crimes, dozens of butterflies were released at a ceremony Friday morning at the Hall County Courthouse. Hall County Solicitor General Stephanie Woodard and Northeastern Judicial Circuit Lee Darragh held the annual butterfly release at a ceremony in Kenyon Plaza to praise the work of local child welfare advocates. The event marks the end of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in efforts to advance the work of child welfare agencies.