Graduates, supporters celebrate new beginning at treatment court

Family members and supporters filled Judge Larry Winfrey’s courtroom Friday to celebrate the graduation of three community members from the county’s Treatment Court Program. At the start of the ceremony, Winfrey explained the origin of the program as well as how the program works and how it impacts the local community. Former graduates also gave testimony on the program’s effectiveness. “These folks that are going into the program, they’re pouring into others,” Winfrey said. For more on this story, see Wednesday's LCR.