Powerful storm destroys Readyville post office general store historic mill and dozens of homes

READYVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — More than 300 volunteers have signed up to pick up up debris in Readyville after Friday night’s bad storm. Extremely strong winds Friday into Saturday damaged 30 homes and completely destroyed another ten. No one was killed and two people received minor injuries. Miraculously, a few homes were spared. A homeowner said he can’t believe he slept through the storm. “I didn’t know the trees were laying over here. I didn’t know how close they come to killing me,” said Tom Cunninghman, a long-time resident. Russell’s Market, a grocery store at the Rutherford-Cannon County line, was…