Northport

Another Alabama Mayor has Been Hospitalized with Cornavirus

NORTHPORT, Ala. (AP) – The mayor of an Alabama city says he was hospitalized over the weekend after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon said in a Facebook post Monday that he was admitted to the hospital Sunday night, hours after learning he was infected with the coronavirus. The 67-year-old mayor said he’s breathing OK, but is being…

Two killed in wreck

Wednesday accident happened near Uniontown

State troopers say two people died in an accident near Uniontown Wednesday Morning:    “A two-vehicle crash at 11:18 a.m. today, May 16, claimed two lives. Sarah lyrene, 70, and Edward Charles Lyrene, 75, both of Northport, were killed when the 2014 Honda Accord they were occupying was struck by a 2017 Volvo tractor trailer. Sarah Lyrene, the Honda’s driver…

Car into Alabama Store = Lawsuit

Woman sues Dollar General.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama woman is suing Dollar General saying she was injured when a car crashed inside one of its stores. News outlets report that 53-year-old Deborah Renae Gilliam filed a civil lawsuit Monday in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court. It says Gilliam was shopping March 14 at a Dollar General store in Northport when a driver smashed…