COVID prompts 'American Idol' alum Lauren Mascitti to focus on nursing
As 2020 began, Stark County native Lauren Mascitti was poised for a remarkable year. The country singer-songwriter based in Nashville released a solo album titled "God Made a Woman," of which she was justifiably proud, on Jan. 8, 2020. It was produced by her fiancé Shawn Camp, a Grammy Award-winning Nashville songwriter. Even more promising, Mascitti had been chosen to compete on "American Idol," had already taped the show's Hollywood Week in December and would be traveling to Hawaii later in January for more "Idol" performances. "I was pretty excited this time last year," Mascitti,...