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Tuscaloosa plants seeds of revitalization

Tuscaloosa plants seeds of revitalization

Taylor Holland August 24, 2011

Just eight days after the April 27 tornado struck Tuscaloosa, the city’s mayor, Walt Maddox, signed an executive order that created the Tuscaloosa Forward Task Force, a group of community members and...

Tuscaloosa takes first steps toward recovery after April 27 tornado

Tuscaloosa takes first steps toward recovery after April 27 tornado

Ashley Chaffin July 27, 2011

Three months ago today, Tuscaloosa was hit by a catastrophic tornado, and the city has been working on unveiling plans for rebuilding. Although officials have stressed that these plans were just a first...

Student learns to walk again after tornado injury

Student learns to walk again after tornado injury

Jasmine Cannon July 6, 2011

After suffering a spinal cord injury during the tornado that hit Tuscaloosa on April 27, UA junior Chelsea Thrash is getting back in full physical form and learning to walk again. Thrash was at Charleston...

Counseling Center helps heal tornado victims' psychological wounds

Counseling Center helps heal tornado victims’ psychological wounds

Sarah Massey June 29, 2011

For the past two months, relief efforts throughout Tuscaloosa have been easy to spot. From relief workers handing out water to volunteers tarping roofs, the efforts to relieve the physical damage caused...

Tuscaloosa Picks Up the Pieces

Tuscaloosa Picks Up the Pieces

Taylor Holland June 1, 2011

By Aug. 1, the city of Tuscaloosa will announce a plan to rebuild what was destroyed by a tornado on April 27. Now, more than a month later, the city is focused on sorting through the rubble. “We had...

UA reaches out to affected students

Will Tucker May 16, 2011

The UA Division of Student Affairs began calling students living in areas affected by the April 27 tornado last week as part of Project Reach Out, an attempt to connect with students after the storm, according...

Tuscaloosa writers publish e-book reflecting on tornado

Patty Vaughan May 16, 2011

On May 9, a group of authors came together to publish a book called Tuscaloosa Runs This, a compilation of fiction, non-fiction and poetry dedicated to the storms that hit Tuscaloosa on April 27. Brian...

Storm victims search for Purple Heart amidst rubble in Holt

Storm victims search for Purple Heart amidst rubble in Holt

Victor Luckerson May 12, 2011

Though many residents of Holt are no longer picking through the remnants of their homes, one family is still searching. Larry and Margaret Krallman have been combing the lot of 24 Crescent Ridge Road...

Colleges implement different relief strategies

Jonathan Reed May 10, 2011

The University of Alabama has raised more than $1.7 million in a relief fund for University-affiliated victims of the April 27 tornado, said Cathy Andreen, director of media relations. The UA Acts of...

Tide Loads of Hope helps storm victims with laundry

Katherine Martin May 10, 2011

If you’re driving down McFarland Boulevard, you can’t miss the Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundromat and relief center parked in front of University Mall. The staff of eight workers and three managers...

Twitter played key role in days following tornado

Will Tucker May 8, 2011

ABC 33/40 weatherman James Spann would have you know he’s no genius—he just had an idea that worked. Spann, a self-proclaimed social media geek, said he did indeed start the Twitter hashtag “WeAreAlabama.”...

Maddox organizes Rebuild Tuscaloosa Task Force

William Evans May 5, 2011

As the immediate needs of citizens weigh on the minds of city officials, the question of how to rebuild Tuscaloosa in the wake of the storm has become an equally urgent issue to address. Mayor Walt Maddox...