'Nashville Star' finalist loved in Arlington

Hours before she was to take the stage at Arlington High School on Wednesday night, Melissa Lawson took a moment to let it sink in. The 32-year-old mother of five boys, wife to one understanding husband and finalist on Nashville Star said being back in her hometown – and at her alma mater – "is so overwhelming and exciting, all at once."
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