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District attorney presents Spencer Lawton awards; board approves budget amendments, hires court interpreter and accepts action calendar
Summary
District Attorney Jones presented the first annual Spencer Lawton Jr. Victim Services Awards and the board approved budget amendments, authorized a court services specialist hire effective July 1, 2025, excused two commissioners and accepted the action calendar.
District Attorney Jones used the commission meeting to present the first annual Spencer Lawton Jr. Victim Services Award posthumously to the family of former District Attorney Spencer Lawton Jr. and presented the inaugural agency award to Tharrows Place, a local nonprofit serving survivors of human trafficking. The district attorney’s office also announced a $10,000 contribution from its victim services funds to Tharrows Place to support operations.
“On behalf of the Chatham County District Attorney's Office, this first annual Spencer Lawton Junior Victim Services Award is presented to the family of the late Spencer Lawton Junior in honor of his pioneering work in the area of victim services,” DA Jones said, reading the plaque text into the record. Julie Wade, executive director of Tharrows Place, told commissioners the shelter currently…
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