Condolences. Kcrg tv nines brea love talked with family and friends of emmalee jacobs today in the center pointurbana area, where she lived. Brea, how are those friends and family members doing . Brea well they are going through a rough time. Brea when i spoke with the family earlier thth afternoon over the phone they couldnt tell me enough about emmalee. They say she was a very bright, very smart young woman. She did well in school, loved volleyball and show choir, and they will never forget her beautiful smile. An entire community is in mourning after the loss of one of their own. And theyre coming together to support the family, and each other. Emmalee jacobs just graduated from center pointurbana high school in may. She was just one of those students that everybody could talk to, but also she was one of those students who was involved, she was kind of that student athlete. She also belonged to the school choir. Jacobs graduated at the top of her class. The school had counselors on
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