NEWPORT-District Attorney General James B. Dunn of the Fourth Judicial District recently announced that a ceremony for the Victims' Tree of Remembrance would be held Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. in honor of victims of violent crimes.

The ceremony will be held in the Circuit Court Room located on the second floor of the Sevier County Courthouse. Please bring an ornament in honor of a victim of crime to hang on the tree. The tree will be on display in the foyer of the courthouse throughout the holiday season to commemorate victims of crime.

General Dunn would like to invite anyone who has suffered the pain of losing a loved one to a violent crime. Law enforcement agencies from all countries in the Fourth Judicial District are also invited. Please bring your ornament, and we will have a table set up for you to check-in between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. until the ceremony starts.

For more information, please contact Kim Hudson, Victim-Witness Coordinator at 423-623-1285 or Robin Hughes, Assistant Victim-Witness Coordinator at 865-429-7021 ext. 109.