LEESBURG, Ala. -- Cherokee County officials say Leesburg Mayor Edward Mackey has died after a bulldozer accident.
Coroner Jeremy Deaton tells Al.com that Edward Mackey died around 10:30 a.m. Thursday at his home in Leesburg. Deaton says Mackey was working near his shop repairing a bulldozer when the equipment engaged and trapped him underneath.
Mackey is a Leesburg native and in his third term as mayor.