![conner3 The Kevin Conner Memorial Run drew a big crowd to Whiteville Saturday (today) to honor the fallen trooper.](https://columbuscountynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/conner3-1-678x381.jpg)
It was perfect weather Saturday morning for the Kevin Conner Memorial Run.
The event is held annually to honor the local native, a State Trooper who died in the line of duty near Whiteville on Oct. 17, 2018.
The 5k and one-mile events took participants from the Whiteville City Hall at Columbus and Madison Street to the courthouse and back.
The run raises money for a statewide scholarship for children of fallen officers and high school students planning to enter the criminal justice field.
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