October 6, 2020–7:52 a.m.
STAFF REPORTS
This is National Mental Illness Awareness Week, and this evening a candlelight service will be held at the Town Green in Downtown Rome as part of the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding.
The featured speaker will be Jennifer Ayers-Moore, who is the sister of Anthony Ayers, whose life story was featured in the movie The Soloist starring Jamie Foxx.
The service, which begins at 7 p.m., will also feature local leaders William S. Davies, Nanci Hicks, and Phillip Edge.