Vigil on Marietta Square honors the victims of domestic violence

Christy Sims, left, of McDonough was a guest speaker during a vigil in Marietta in remembrance of lives lost to domestic violence. (Photo courtesy of the Marietta Daily Journal)

MARIETTA — The YWCA of Northwest Georgia held a vigil Friday in Glover Park in remembrance of lives lost to domestic violence in the past year.

This year’s vigil, entitled “Men Against Domestic Violence,” was held during the National Domestic Violence Awareness Month to renew spirits and change lives, according to a news release.

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