McDONOUGH — McDonough Mayor Sandra Vincent believes the recent naming of a walking trail at a local park is the first step to honoring the lives of children gone too soon.

Teen struck, killed by car remembered seven years later by community

Fourteen-year-old Miracle Parham Williams died Oct. 5, 2010 when she was struck and killed by a car after being chased by a dog. (Special Photo)

During its regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 20 the McDonough Council unanimously approved a resolution to name the walking trail at Jonesboro Road Park in tribute of 14-year-old Miracle Parham Williams.

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Winston (left) and Sandra Williams, the parents of Miracle Parham Williams at the groundbreaking of the Jonesboro Road Park in McDonough in October 2017.

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