Commissioner Townsend announces April 29 fentanyl-awareness program and courthouse lighting to honor local teen

Commissioner Townsend used his report at the April 20 meeting to bring attention to a community-organized fentanyl-awareness event planned for April 29.

Townsend described the organizer as a local mother who has been "really pushing this one pill kills," and said she will host a program at 6:00 p.m. on the courthouse square. He said the county would light the courthouse that night in honor of Webb, a young man from West Lowndes who died after ingesting fentanyl. Townsend urged the community to support the event and keep the family in their prayers.

Townsend framed the event as part of broader awareness efforts and encouraged participation. The announcement was delivered as a public-awareness item during commissioner reports; no formal county action or funding was recorded in the meeting minutes concerning the event.