Alabama Power workers restored power in Selma amid own troubles

By: Carla Davis

With severe storms brewing across Alabama Jan. 12, Alabama Power Distribution Specialist Reid Buster was listening to weather reports on the radio as he drove back to work in Selma after attending a morning safety meeting in Montgomery. About that time, the forecaster warned that a tornado was tracking toward Selma Country Club, located in the heart of Buster’s neighborhood.

“I live across the street from the country club,” said Reid, adding that his wife, Grace, and their little rat terrier were at home. “I called my wife and said, ‘You need to take shelter now.’”

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