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One of the twisters destroyed a Wrangler jeans distribution center that employed 150 people in Hackleburg, an Alabama town of about 1,500.

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The Alabama town of Hackleburg appeared to have been hardest hit in that part of the state, with several subdivisions and the local high school destroyed.

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But for now Hackleburg, a town of about 1,500 which lost more than two dozen people along with its fire department, police station, main employer and only grocery store too, is rallying around one of its most precious things, the school where about 550 of its children learn.

The Seattle Times 2011

Every morning since the beginning of the year, Hackleburg High School senior Wynn Knowles woke up thinking about his graduation.

The Seattle Times 2011

Every morning since the beginning of the year, Hackleburg High School senior Wynn Knowles woke up thinking about his graduation.

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"Want me to be honest with you?" asked Hackleburg High junior Adam Sutherland when asked how he is coping as he helped sort through what remained of the choir room and athletic building.

The Seattle Times 2011

Emergency services were stretched particularly thin in the demolished town of Hackleburg, Ala., where officials had kept the dead in a refrigerated truck because of a shortage of body bags.

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If you know anything about Hackleburg, we are a big family, Sutherland said.

The Seattle Times 2011

Sports brings the town together, just like Hackleburg's destroyed Piggly Wiggly or the leveled Wrangler clothing plant where many of its residents work.

The Seattle Times 2011