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Cherniss to undergo surgery

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Rebekah Cherniss, one of the freshmen injured in the fatal accident last Friday night, will undergo surgery Friday morning on her back and jaw to repair injuries from the accident. Cherniss, freshman Ad/PR major from Katy, has been in Hendrick Medical Center since Friday night. She improved to fair condition on Tuesday, but has several fractures ... [Read More…]

Family, service remember Smith’s life

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More than a thousand people packed Oakwood Baptist Church for Lindsey Smith's memorial service in New Braunfels at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Smith, 20, was riding with five other students on the way to Grand Ole Oplin on Friday night when their truck collided with Jeffrey Davis' on TX-36. Smith and Davis died on the scene. Many photo boards ... [Read More…]

Open letter to ACU from Davis’ family

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To the Editor: Last Sunday, several members of our family attended the evening devotional service for a moving lament praying for the students involved in last Friday's terrible accident, for the tragic loss of Lindsey Smith, and most graciously for the family of my son Jeffrey Davis, who also died. I want to express how deeply I, and all the ... [Read More…]

Respecting those who continue to mourn

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By Rebecca Dial, SA president After we learned of the wreck a week ago, there have been varied reactions. There are some who want to hold their friends and be held by them. Some are angry at what happened and cannot comprehend why Lindsey was taken from them. Others look to the words of hope that are found in scripture. The ways people react to ... [Read More…]

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