Posted 12/2/22


The 22nd Judicial District will Honor Victims of Homicide. The District Attorney’s Office will host the third annual “A Night to Honor” ceremony to honor and remember victims of homicide in Maury, Lawrence, Wayne and Giles County. 

The observance will take place in Columbia at Parkway Baptist Church, 1500 Tom J Hitch Parkway, on December 8th at 6:00 pm.  Doors will open at 5:30 pm for registration.

The speaker will be Tim Cunningham.  Mr. Cunningham’s son, Benjamin, was murdered at the age of 28, in Lawrence County, Tennessee in May of 2020.

Family and friends who have lost loved ones to violent crime are invited to attend the event.  Their loved ones will be remembered as participants hang an ornament in memory of them on the memorial wreaths.  After the ceremony, the wreaths will be put on display during the holiday season at their respective courthouses. 

For additional information about this year’s event, please contact the District Attorney’s Office at 931-380-2536 ext. 116