April 27: One Year Later

In one year since the tornadoes, many have tried to assess what happened by reflecting on statistics like the cost of the damage and the response of the insurance companies ... unless you have a family member who was killed that day. What they lost can't be quantified.

Nine people were killed in Calhoun County that day. They are unforgotten. Here, we tell their stories.
Holding hands: Ohatchee couple were together when the storm came
Arvella Jones and Jim Romaine met each other late in life. But each found someone to be with until the very end. The second installment in The Star's look back on the nine Calhoun County residents killed in the April 27 storms.
Apr 23, 2012 |  0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Johnny Douthitt, in the auto detail shop where he lives alone since losing his wife, Ruby, and his home in the April 27 tornado.
Storm survivor: 'Too much heartache, too many memories.'
Since the April 27 storms, Johnny Douthit has been living in the back of his auto-detailing shop. He plans to move back to the home he lost in the storm, but cleanup is slow going when the land brings back memories of his wife, Ruby.
Apr 22, 2012 |  0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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