(From the Tuscaloosa News) Happy days are here again in Brent. That was evident Monday as Brent celebrated the rebuilding of the town, which was destroyed in the May 27, 1973, tornado. The shopping center area where thousands stood for hours to hear three of the nation’s top singers perform was leveled by the 1973… Continue reading Special Day Nice for Brent People
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Rambling Thoughts
By Jim Oakley, Jr. | Editor and Publisher The big day at Brent Monday can only be termed a tremendous success. Though at the start of the festivities the thermometer at Brent Bank said 32 degrees, a large crowd of enthusiastic people were on hand and as the temperature rose so did the size of… Continue reading Rambling Thoughts
Rebuilt on Faith
Centreville Press – Reporter January 5, 1976 Brent – It was hard to comprehend the devastation that night of May 27, 1973, the night Brent was destroyed. Workers had hacked a narrow path through the fallen trees, splintered lumber and chunks of concrete where a short time before a tornado had whizzed along Brent’s main… Continue reading Rebuilt on Faith