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Jacksonville State coliseum reopens 9 months after tornado

Jacksonville State coliseum reopens 9 months after tornado
WEBVTT CHIP: A BIG SENSE OF NORMALCY HERE ON THE CAMPUS OF JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY. PETE MATHEWS COLISEUM IS OFFICIALLY BACK IN BUSINESS. JACKSONVILLE STATE HOSTED ITS FIRST HOME BASKETBALL GAME SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THAT TORNADO SERIOUSLY DAMAGED THIS FACILITY ALMOST NINE MONTHS AGO TO THE DAY. IT TOOK CREWS A LOT OF DOING TO GET THE FACILITY READY, BUT FANS SAY IT LOOKS GREAT AND THEY COULDN’T BE HAPPIER. >> IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, YEAH. WE’VE SEEN SOME OF THE DAMAGE IT DONE FROM THE STORMS IN 2011. SO WE KNOW DEVASTATING IT CAN BE. SO WE’RE JUST GLAD THAT THEY GOT OFF AS WELL AS THEY DID. CHIP: DAMAGE IS STILL EVIDENT AROUND OTHERS PARTS OF CAMPUS, BUT FANS SAY THINGS ARE DEFINITELY HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AT JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, CHIP SCARBOROUGH, WVTM 1
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Jacksonville State coliseum reopens 9 months after tornado
Pete Mathews Coliseum at Jacksonville State University is officially back in business.

Pete Mathews Coliseum at Jacksonville State University is officially back in business.

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