More than 1,700 homes damaged, 70 destroyed in Coweta County by EF-4 tornado

NEWNAN, Ga. – Officials are giving a better assessment of the damage left behind by a powerful EF-4 tornado that tore through Coweta County during the early morning hours of March 26. Cleanup efforts have been ongoing since the mile-wide tornado packing winds speeds of 170 mph cut through the county. Monday, Coweta County officials…