Alberta area of Tuscaloosa, April 30 (Video)

Our darkest moment provides brightest hour

by Bo Black “Don’t go… I’ve got a gut feeling.” These were the text messages I sent to my girlfriend Jessica at 2:51 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27. We both decided not to go to class thinking the bad weather to come would likely cause us to be stuck on campus for some time. Instead [...]

Destruction and Relief Efforts – 4/27-4/30 (Photos)

Alberta one of communities hardest hit by tornado

Kirkland Enterprises on University Boulevard in Alberta opened in 1935 as just a filling station and a garage.   Eventually, it grew to include several auto repair businesses run by different family members. Wednesday night, it was reduced to rubble. “It’s all in the Lord’s hands now,” said Faye Kirkland Grow, whose family still owns [...]

City coping with 434 missing persons

The number of fatalities in the city of Tuscaloosa remains at 39 and the number of injuries at 1000 or more, Mayor Walt Maddox said Saturday night in a press conference at city hall. Currently, there are 434 reports of missing persons, he said. Today, 234 of those reported missing yesterday were confirmed not missing, [...]