How a local gas station owner became an ice storm hero

Published: Jan. 29, 2010, 5 a.m.

On a normal day, Gary's Market on South Fourth Street in Murray looks like Any Gas Station USA. But a year ago Thursday, with the electrical grid down and thousands of people without access to fuel and heat, Gary Russell's little store became a lifesaver. On the anniversary of the ice storm Jacque Day paid a visit to Russell, and brings us this story of the power of ordinary people working together.