STARCHER FIRST CALHOUNER TO GRADUATE DRUG COURT - The Road To Recovery, New Life
Judge Anita Harold Ashley presents drug
court grad certificate to Samantha Starcher
Presenters at ceremony: Judge Anita Harold Ashley,
Nick Lefwich-Statewide Drug Court Coordinator, Angela
Perdue-Drug Court Probation Officer, Shannon Johnson-Calhoun
Prosecutor,
Josh Downey-Roane Prosecutor, and Honoree Samantha Starcher
By Bob Weaver
A Calhoun woman, Samantha Starcher, is Calhoun's first graduate of the Roane-Calhoun Adult Drug Court, with a number of officials, family members and guests attending a ceremony Friday at the Arnoldsburg Community Park.
Starcher has 18 months being clean and sober, completing multiple hours of community service, active in recovery groups, and helping others.
Prosecutor Johnson (left) spoke about the hard work Starcher
has done to get into recovery; Starcher (right) spoke about
near-death situations in her addiction, and the pain and
suffering she caused her family, and her vision for the future
Starcher's parents, Fred and Paula Starcher,
shared the difficult times and joys with recovery
Family and supporters came to the park to congrat-
ulate and celebrate Starcher's accomlishments