Candlelight vigil honors domestic violence victims and survivors

Attendees at the domestic violence vigil in Salisbury on Monday stand with candles lit during the program. - Janet Briggs

By Janet Briggs

Dozens of purple shoes lined the courthouse steps on Monday evening, as attendees also clad in purple commemorated those lost and subject to domestic violence. Under dwindling gray light, a domestic violence survivor shared her story before a candlelit moment of silence.

The Rowan County Family Crisis Council candlelit vigil opened in prayer delivered by the Chair of the FCC Board of Directors Lara Musser-Gritter and was followed by a proclamation from the Mayor Pro Tem Harry McLaughlin. The FCC Special Victims Program Coordinator Courtney Young recited “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou before FCC intern Mia Mason sang an acapella version of “Wind Beneat