STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s a special night to celebrate the special needs community, a big party with paparazzi, crowns, limos, dancing, and red carpets.

Bridgeway Church is bringing the very first Night to Shine event to Starkville, and members of the church tell me this has always been a dream of theirs.

Everyone deserves a night to shine. That’s why locals decided to bring the Night to Shine event to Starkville for the very first time.

“It’s a night to honor those individuals with special needs who have often been overlooked, and to celebrate them and help them understand that they have so much worth,” said worship leader at Bridgeway Church, Arey Hill.

While this was important to the whole group, for Arey Hill, it’s personal.

Hill is a mother to a 3-year-old with Down syndrom

See Full Page