I would still be doing that." That was a video about the African-American artist Jacob Lawrence made by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

U.S. Highway 84 in Lawrence County was shut down because of downed power lines and debris.

CNN: Southern storms kill 2, unleash damaging tornadoes

In Alabama, the storms killed four people, three in Lawrence County and one in Jackson County, officials said.

CNN: Severe weather, tornadoes kill dozens across South

The Democratic race seems to be focusing on two possible hopefuls, Lawrence County District Attorney Matt Mangino and Jerry Hodge, a former aide to former congressman Joe Kolter (D-Pennsylvania).

CNN: By Stuart Rothenberg