Relay rocks the track

Relay rocks the track

The Liberty County Relay for Life turned back the clock Friday night to celebrate 40 years of the event. With a theme of the 1980s, the Relay honored the 40-year anniversary of the first Relay for Life held in the U.S. to raise money for cancer research and awareness. Teams, survivors and caregivers took to the track at the Liberty County Recreation Department’s Long-Bell Stadium for the annual Relay for Life.

Relay for Life remains important to fabric of the area

Relay for Life may no longer be an overnight event, but it remains a powerful, joyous and emotional experience that benefits the American Cancer Society. Carol Catoe has been involved in the Athens Area Relay since the first year, forty years ago. “What relay means to me is, an opportunity to celebrate those of us that are still here and to really honor the memory of those who are no longer here.” Oconee County Middle School hosted survivors, ca…