‘I just came out to help:’ Covington recovers after devastating tornado
Crestview Elementary School teachers Anna Vandiver (left) and Elizabeth Woddell share a tearful hug while visiting the mangled wreckage of their classrooms April 1, 2023, after a tornado ripped through the town of Covington the night before. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Friends and neighbors in Covington gathered to pick up the pieces after a tornado tore through the area, decimating the town.
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Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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