Wilson County Locals Struggle To Cope After Church Massacre
Sutherland Springs, southeast of San Antonio, has been as quiet as any of the other small communities that dot the landscape of Wilson County. The shooting that took place on Sunday at the First Baptist Church has shocked each one of them.
Nannette Kilbey-Smith, the editor of the Wilson County News and the La Vernia News, says Wilson County is a tight-knit part of rural America with a large veteran community.
“Many of the families are generations in the area,” she says. “Sutherland Springs is not a wealthy community by any means and it’s not got a lot of business. The church is one of the focal points in the community building.”
Kilbey-Smith says that the members of the church in Sutherland Springs are particularly close.
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