Cindy Riley - Fri August 05, 2011
Tar Heel Machinery Survives Tornado, Tough Economy
For Penn McMichael and Scott Woody, running a successful heavy equipment rental business centers around these principles —respect, fairness, integrity, all focused around a strong ethical core. “Our operating philosophy is based on the principles of Christ,” said Penn McMichael, co-owner of Tar Heel Machinery....
Jay Adams - Thu June 30, 2011
Mass. Town Cleans Up After Historic Tornado
When John Burson started his timber cutting business called Rocky Mountain Wood with just a chain saw and a pickup truck in 1979, he never expected this. Then again, two, to-possibly seven, nearly simultaneous tornadoes had never hit the Wilbraham, Mass., area before....
Fri May 13, 2011
Cowin Equipment Reaches Out to Tornado Survivors
Cowin Equipment Co. Inc. is reaching out to neighbors in storm-affected areas by launching a free lunch program. Cowin employees are daily grilling and serving food to hundreds of victims of the tragic tornadoes in Cullman and Tuscaloosa, Ala., and soon the program also will support Pleasant Grove and other heavily damaged communities....
Sun March 29, 2009
Ditch Witch FX30 Vac Helps With Okla. Tornado Cleanup
Ditch Witch of Oklahoma, Edmond, Okla., helped a Target store in Oklahoma City clean up the damage after tornados tore through the area on the afternoon and evening of Feb. 10, 2009. The store suffered structural damage to the roof and a substantial amount of standing water covered the floors....
Thu November 06, 2008
N.H. Tornado Victims Struggle to Rebuild Months Later
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Three months after a tornado ripped a 50-mi. swath through central New Hampshire, some residents still are caught in a swirl of red tape as they fight to rebuild their damaged or destroyed homes and get on with their lives....
Tue September 09, 2008
Landmark Covered Bridge Destroyed by Tornado to Be Rebuilt in Indiana
MOSCOW, Ind. (AP) A landmark covered bridge in Rush County that was destroyed by a tornado could be rebuilt on its original site by next summer. Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Friday that a coalition of companies, organizations and individuals will raise private money and donate time and materials to rebuild the bridge in the tiny town of Moscow....
James A. Merolla - Mon September 01, 2008
Timber, Home Debris Cleanup Under Way After Devastating N.H. Tornado
It cut a dark swath in minutes, 50 miles long and a third of a mile wide, a cyclone of destruction that ripped a wicked, crooked line through 11 towns. On July 24, a tornado touched down and damaged some 8,400 acres and 150 homes along its destructive path....
Dorie Turner - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri March 21, 2008
Downtown Atlanta Continues Cleaning Up After Tornado
ATLANTA (AP) As traffic jams eased, crews continued to clean up debris and glass March 18 from downtown Atlanta and officials asked the federal government to provide aid quickly to help the city recover from the tornado that ripped through its core....
Tajuana Cheshier -THE JACKSON SUN - Mon March 10, 2008
Union Revamps Building Plan in Tornado’s Wake
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) It will be hard for Union University freshmen Ericka King and Erin Palm to get used to the empty space where dorms once stood on their campus. They want the campus to return to the way it was before the Feb....
Jeff Cronin - Mon February 25, 2008
Heavy Equipment Rolls Into Action After Tornadoes Hit
What nature’s fury destroyed Feb. 5 with a rash of tornadoes in the South must now be cleaned up. And answering the call are an army of private contractors, department of transportation crews and the National Guard....
