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Mayor Skip Henderson to hold press conference on surge in violence in community
Mayor Skip Henderson to hold press conference on surge in violence in community By Jessie Gibson | February 14, 2021 at 3:38 PM EST - Updated February 14 at 6:47 PM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Mayor Skip Henderson is holding a press conference this week to address the surge in violence locally and ways the community can help.
According to a post on Mayor Henderson’s Facebook page, he says the violence is unacceptable and has to stop.
“We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year creating opportunities, mentoring, tutoring, providing job skill development for young people,” said Mayor Henderson. “Many young people take advantage of it. Lately, there has been an increase in individuals who choose not to take advantage of those programs and opportunities. Those individuals choose crime and violent acts with no regard for human life.”