A community-wide prayer vigil will be held this evening, Saturday, March 7, to commemorate the lives of those lost in last week’s shooting near Clarkesville. Organizers invite the public to come together to pray for “healing, unity and restoration” in our community.
The vigil will be held at the new Habersham County Judicial Center/Courthouse located at 295 Llewellyn Street beginning at 5pm. The event is being sponsored by the Easton Foundation which was started two years ago in memory of the son of one of the shooting victims.
45-year old Steve Singleton was killed along with his girlfriend Kathy Smith and her ex-husband Anthony Giaquinta at Smith’s home in the Winding Stair subdivision west of Clarkesville. Authorities say the Feb. 22 shooting stemmed from a long simmering domestic dispute.
Singleton’s son, Easton, was a junior at Habersham Central High School when he was killed in an automobile accident in 2012. The foundation that bears his name supports youth causes through mentoring, camps and scholarships.
