June 7, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Recovery Court Thursday recognized six participants in the program for their efforts in living a clean and sober life.
“Marina Cornett moved up to Phase II in our program after being in the 1st phase for 90 days and completing all the requirements,” said Kate Arnold, DeKalb Recovery Court Coordinator. “ Marina addressed the court asking that she be allowed to phase up stating “I have learned that I am worthy and deserving of a clean and sober life and I am recovering mentally, physically, and spiritually one day at a time. I also learned that I am a strong and determined woman and I am going to work hard and receive what my new life has to offer. So look out world here I come!,” she said.
“Also our 3 aftercare graduates (Carlos Santos, Grady Murphy, and Anthony Walters), who all graduated 6 months ago in December and have completed their 6 month of aftercare, had encouraging words for the new participants in Recovery Court. We celebrated their sendoff by enjoying some cake and sharing encouraging words with them,” added Arnold.
“We also recognized 2 participants with 1 year sobriety, Jamie Ramos and Justin Murphy. They were presented with a certificate along with a piece of jewelry representing hope and courage,” said Arnold.
(Recovery Court Celebrates Sobriety Efforts of Participants: Pictured: left to right- Marina Cornett, Rhonda Harpole (case manager), Anthony Walters, Carlos Santos, Grady Murphy, Kate Arnold (coordinator), Jamie Ramos, Justin Murphy)