published Friday, April 27th, 2012

Ringgold: businesses rely on grit, neighbors and faith to heal tornado scars

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RINGGOLD, CATOOSA COUNTY (WRCB) - Tornadoes have no respect for state lines or boundaries; particularly EF-4s.

A year later, many scars are still visible off of the I-75 off-ramp in Ringgold. But the healing is well underway.

"You look at it, and everything you work to build your whole life, with your father, is gone," Danny Jackson says.

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