25 Years Ago This Week

Spring storms turned streets into rivers, toasted electrical equipment and made two flood rescues necessary in Moultrie County. A lightning bolt struck Sullivan’s tallest building, the Moultrie County Courthouse, damaging phones throughout the building as well as computers with phone modems and the courtroom security system. Lovington schools were dismissed early on two days because of the flooding. Bethany schools were dismissed early on Friday.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.