Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon and other city officials are teaming up this month to assist the family of a local firefighter whose son is battling cancer.
Raffle tickets are currently being sold in various locations throughout Tuscaloosa County to raise money for the young boy's medical expenses.
Mayor Herndon announced the news in a Facebook post to bring awareness to the special cause earlier in April. Herndon spoke with the Tuscaloosa Thread about the inspiration behind the raffle tickets and where supporters could purchase them in the Tuscaloosa and Northport area.
"It's a good cause--His dad [the Northport firefighter] is one of my children's age and I've been around him most of his life," Herndon said. "So, it's a bad situation, but if anybody wants to help out the proceeds will go directly to that family."
Herndon said the $10 raffle tickets can be purchased at any Northport Fire Rescue station, at his personal surveying office and at Ingram Farms in Northport.