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Perry County Crash Leaves 1 Man Dead, 3 Injured

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by Darryl Hood

A crash in Perry County left a man dead and three other people injured. Al.com reports that Johnny Lewis of Newbern was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck at about 8:20 p.m. Sunday. The crash happened on Alabama 61, about a mile north of Uniontown. A 2005 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Lewis collided with a 2007 GMC Yukon…

Health Officials Will No Longer Offer Money for TB Testing in Perry County

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MARION, Ala. (AP) – Officials say the Perry County Health Department will offer free tuberculosis screening but is no longer paying residents to get tested or attend follow up appointments. Alabama Department of Public Health officials said in a release Friday that 1,813 people were tested since Jan. 11. Department officials say 100 people had latent tuberculosis infections and 27…