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Chapel Hill Baptist Church was featured as the Feature Church in the Tuscaloosa News on August 7, 1970. Bobby R. Holladay was minister at that time.

"Somewhere, someway, sometime each day, I'll turn aside and stop and pray That God will make this…

The photo shows the boys in Mrs. Hackworth's 5th grade class at Northport Elementary School in 1939-40. On the front row are Eugene Crawford, Gordon Lake, Lucien Lewis and Jack Long. On the back row are (unknown) Edgar Gant, Billy St. John and…

John Quarles Jr. spent a career in banking, working first as vice president and treasurer of First Federal Savings and Loan and later serving as vice president and trust officer for Regions Bank in Tuscaloosa.

Quarles served on the Northport City…

J. D. Quarles served as mayor of Northport 1964-1968 and 1974-1976. He also served on the Northport City Council 1956-1964.

Quarles is the son of John A. Quarles and Theo Snyder Quarles.

Wayne Rose served as mayor of Northport from 1988 to 2000, taking office after defeating incumbent Ed Robertson.

The Rose family has a long history of service to Northport. His uncle, George Rose, was a two-term Northport mayor during the late…

Frank Manderson served as mayor of Northport 1976-1984. Frank Manderson was a native of Brookwood according to his Tuscaloosa News obituary. Mayor Manderson was also a graduate of the University of Alabama where he played football and baseball.…

Dr. Charles P. Bell served as mayor of Northport 1912-1916. According to his Tuscaloosa News obituary on February 8, 1935, in addition to serving as mayor, Dr. Bell was a long time local physician. A member of Northport Baptist Church, Dr. Bell…

Sam P. “Bill” Faucett Jr. (top), W. Lewis Faucett (center), George Faucett (not pictured), J. Roy Faucett (not pictured) and Omar T. Faucett (bottom) are the five namesakes of Faucett Brothers Store, located in the now Historic District of downtown…

James W. Anders served as mayor of Northport from 1938 to 1956. He was serving as a councilman when Mayor Shepherd passed away and Anders was elected as his replacement. Anders was the owner of Anders Hardware Co. in Northport.

Anders was born at…

F. L. Barnes served as mayor of Northport from 1926 to 1932.