Centreville Press By Jim Oakley May 27, 1973 May 27, 1973, a day Bibb County and all of Alabama will never likely forget. At precisely 7:25 pm, the worst disaster in the entire history of Bibb County struck suddenly and most devastatingly in the form of a killer tornado. Brent was the hardest hit area… Continue reading Brent Demolished by Tornado
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Excerpt from the book “PRECIOUS MEMORIES: How They Linger”
By George “Butch” Hughey What I remember: It was 1973 and I had just finished my first year in Engineering at “The University” and was planning to go to summer school. There were news reports that Sunday of tornado warnings all over the state. So that afternoon, Barbara and I took Mr. Pearson’s movie camera… Continue reading Excerpt from the book “PRECIOUS MEMORIES: How They Linger”