Unknown Texas settlement figure Macomb linked to Lynchburg history
Wanda Orton profiles David B. Macomb, a U.S. Army officer who joined the Texas War of Independence effort. The Ohio native and son-in-law of Ohio Governor Thomas Worthington helped organize the Texas army, aided Burnet, and managed a Lynchburg sawmill before dying in 1837.
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48 RSS students named to All Region choir
Ross S Sterling High School’s choir program placed 48 students in the All Region Choir. Top 50 regional performers include freshmen Justin Holmes Lorin Kirk Ryan Woods sophomores Maribel Aguilar Shane Bailey Vanessa Garcia Josh Jackson Joseph Kay Brad Kohles Andrea Minson Brittany Muldrow Kent Smithson juniors Emmanuel Aguero Kristen Alexander Alyssa Bradford Jessica Clanton A Ryam Davis Kelli Dickerson Ryan Hutchison Gerald Isadore Colby Jones Sean Kang Jesse LaRue Mallory Lindon Jason Love Katie Nichols Ashlee Payne Danielle Ponder Brittani Royle Joe Sanchez Rachel Shaver Chalden Sia Jeromey Thornton Mike Vasquez Rachel Wong seniors. Auditions were in September.
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Vanessa Garcia
Josh Jackson
Joseph Kay
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Andrea Minson
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Kent Smithson
Emmanuel Aguero
Kristen Alexander
Alyssa Bradford
Jessica Clanton
A’ryam Davis
Kelli Dickerson
Ryan Hutchison
Gerald Isadore
Colby Jones
Sean Kang
Jesse LaRue
Mallory Lindon
Jason Love
Katie Nichols
Ashlee Payne
Danielle Ponder
Brittani Royle
Joe Sanchez
Rachel Shaver
Chalden Sia
Jeromey Thornton
Mike Vasquez
Rachel Wong
Victoria Anderson
Azuree Bernard
Lanie Black
Chris Bruening
Jennifer Escamilla
Zack Hill
Abdul Mokhtari
Ray Moore
Angie Pierson
Jessica Rangel
Amber Rhodes
Jill Silva
Erin Standard
Soldier who joined Army after Marines faces war’s toll
West recounts joining the Army after Marines due to bureaucracy. He married weeks before deployment to Kuwait in 2002 and served in a communications unit in Iraq. He describes danger from limited armament, convoy threats, and the impact of death on outlook, noting civilians and Iraqi children he helped.
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