Domestic violence awareness walk set for Saturday

People are asked to wear purple Saturday and walk down Fifth Avenue to help raise awareness about domestic violence.

Kara Fox, domestic abuse program advisor at District 4 Human Resources Development Council, said getting the word out about domestic violence is extremely important, in the nation, in the state and locally.

“Last year we got 325 new incidents,” Fox said. “A lot more are not reported that we don’t know about.

“It can happen to anyone, any race, any age, any tax bracket,” she added. “It can happen to anyone we see.”

The walk, held on the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Mo...