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Cherokee County District Attorney Elmer Beckworth and Kelly Peacock cut the blue ribbon as part of the Child Abuse Prevention Month Blue Ribbon Rally which was held Tuesday on the lawn of the Cherokee County courthouse in Rusk. The rally was attended by several local officials and featured encouragement from State Rep. Chuck Hopson (D-Jacksonville), a declaration by State Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville), a challenge for the community by County Court-at-Law Judge Craig Fletcher and a proclamation by County Judge Chris Davis. The event was held to raise awareness of child abuse in Cherokee County.