Funeral scheduled for Donna Aaron, former Northport mayor
Aaron was the first woman elected mayor in Northport. She also served on two terms on the Northport City Council and taught school for three decades.
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Aaron was the first woman elected mayor in Northport. She also served on two terms on the Northport City Council and taught school for three decades.
Leaders in Tuscaloosa and Northport praised Donna Aaron's strength and compassion. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox called her Northport's "Iron Lady."
In addition to setting its 2022 fundraising goal, the United Way of West Alabama also added four nonprofits to its lineup of partner agencies.
Aaron was the first and only woman to hold the mayor's seat for the city of Northport, Alabama.
Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon went home on Friday after spending a few days in the hospital following a COVID-19 diagnosis. The 67-year-old mayor was admitted to the hospital on Sunday for blood-clot-related issues. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier that day. Herndon provided updates of his condition and treatments on his Facebook page during the week. Friday morning he announced that he was heading home after receiving his morning medications. "Thank you all for your nonstop prayers! Thank you to the ones that have been checking on Kay (his wife) and bringing food to the house. Y...