A Community in Mourning
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A Community in Mourning
An entire community continues to mourn a deeply heartfelt loss following the death of two Lawrence County High School students in a head on collision Wednesday.
Reporter: Randy Yohe
Email Address: randy.yohe@wsaz.com
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They were innocents.

Many can't grasp the why of the accident that took best friends Kristi Blevin and Marinda Perry without warning. At the Louisa Wendy's where Kristi worked and Miranda often visited, the manager showed us dozens of myspace.com entries -- friends remembering two outstanding high school juniors with so much promise ahead.

At a Lawrence County School System press conference, school administrators explained the challenge of dealing with the overwhelming grief. More than 200 family and friends gathered at the school library Wednesday night to mourn. The Kentucky Crisis Response Team continued to offer emotional triage.

Kristi's 11 year old sister Shelby Blevins is hospitalized in good condition. James Preece, the driver of the other car, remains in critical condition.


Latest Comments

Posted by: Sarah on Apr 18, 2008 at 05:13 PM

I love and miss you guys!
Posted by: Jessie on May 7, 2007 at 01:36 PM

Kristi was the greatest person you could ever meet. She lit the room up with her smile. She was the best friend i ever had. i love you kristi!!! aka twinkie
Posted by: Jessica on May 2, 2007 at 08:57 PM

Thankyou so much for fixing Marinda's name.
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