The annual Selma celebration that commemorates the fight for voting rights had to factor in damage from this month’s tornado that injured over two dozen people and plunged parts of the city into darkness.
The clock is ticking for Alabama residents hit hard by last week’s tornado. Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency toured the city of Selma as well as Dallas and Autauga Counties this week.
Insurance paperwork is the latest job for Alabamians dealing with last week’s massive tornado. State Farm, AllState, and Farmers Insurance are among the companies setting up temporary locations at the local WalMart, Winn Dixie, and the Selma Mall.
The Martin Luther King, junior national holiday is taking on special meaning in the historic Alabama city of Selma. Public service projects were planned for today before last Thursday’s massive tornado that tore through the town with links to the state’s fight for civil rights.
Hard hit Selma are beginning the process of repair and recovery following a massive tornado hit that injured dozens of residents, and killed more in neighboring Autauga County.