Wren volunteer firefighter helps feed thousands after April tornado

WREN – After a deadly tornado devastated parts of Monroe County on Friday, March 24, Cheryl Allbritton Mays found herself cooking a thousand meals a day.

Mays is the secretary/treasurer for the board for the Wren Volunteer Fire Department, and she's a volunteer firefighter.

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