Thomas Graning

Members of the Troy Fire Department perform an annual test of the pumps on their trucks in Troy, Ala., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.

Dick Barr is photographed in his home in Banks, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012.

Firefighters from the Troy Fire Department investigate a report of smoke at the Piggly Wiggly on North Three Notch Street in Troy, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012.

Firefighters work to extinguish a mobile home fire on County Road 7708 in Pike County, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The mobile home was a total loss.

Workers from the Troy Utilities Department work to repair damage to power lines on Madison Street in Troy, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. A flatbed truck carrying construction equipment caught the lines while driving along the street.

Firefighters work to extinguish a house fire on Leona Place in Brundidge, Ala., early Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. The house was a total loss.

A house is seen on Alabama Highway 125 in Pike County, Ala., Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Two people were killed in a shooting at the house on Sunday night.

Students leave Troy Elementary School in Troy, Ala., Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.

Members of the Banks Middle School sixth-grade class presented research on Native American tribes to their classmates on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. The students researched the history and culture of the tribes, and presented the information to other students. In addition, students made typical foods from each of the groups to be sampled.

Construction and roadwork continues on the Troy University campus in Troy, Ala., Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.

Students at Covenant Christian School performed in the school's annual Christmas program Tuesday night to a packed church. The program was titled "Tell Me the Story of Christmas" and included many traditional Christmas songs. The K3/K4 program also performed a finger play called "Three Great Kings."

Groundwork is seen on a new gym at Goshen High School in Goshen, Ala., Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.

Charles Henderson High School students and teachers pose for a photo at the school in Troy, Ala., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The students and teachers wore green in honor of the victims of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., last Friday.

Christmas trees are seen at the Johnson Center for the Arts in Troy, Ala., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.

Christmas lights are seen at houses in the Second Avenue area in Troy, Ala., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.

A two-vehicle wreck is seen on U.S. Highway 231 South in Troy, Ala., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.

Pike County Probate Judge Wes Allen, left to right, Pike County Circuit Clerk Jamie Scarbrough, and Tom Anderson, District Attorney for the 12th Judicial District, pose for a photo in Troy, Ala., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Allen and Scarbrough are the youngest people in their respective posts in the state of Alabama, while Anderson is the second youngest in his.

An unconfirmed tornado touched down in Pike County, Ala., late Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. Damage was caused at several mobile home parks, along with several houses. No major injuries were reported.