Marion County – A single-vehicle crash at 12:05 a.m. Friday, April 14, has claimed the life of a Hodges man.  Jeremy Christopher Tolbert, 30, was seriously injured when the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta he was driving left the roadway and struck a guardrail. Tolbert was transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, where he died at 12:45 a.m. The crash occurred on Interstate 22 at the six-mile marker, five miles west of Hamilton.  Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate. – ALEA

Franklin County – A single-vehicle crash at 8:15 p.m. Friday, April 14, has claimed the life of a Russellville man.  George Earl Craig, 47, was killed when the 1995 Chevrolet Caprice he was driving left the roadway, struck a culvert and overturned. Craig, who was not using a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Franklin County 48, eight miles east of Russellville.  Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.     – ALEA

Public interviews for the position of Superintendent of Education will be conducted Monday afternoon, April 17 in the conference room at the Haleyville High School.

Dr. Bill Bishop                       1 p.m.

Dr. Bart Reeves                     2 p.m.

Mr. Wayne Trucks                3 p.m.

Dr. Holly Sutherland            4 p.m.

Interested persons are welcome to attend. No questions or public comments will be taken from the floor on this day. Doors will be closed once each interview begins and will open between interviews.

The Haleyville Board of Education met Tuesday and were presented with the top four finalists for Superintendent of Education to replace Dr. Alan Miller who will be departing at the end of this school year. The four finalists are:

Dr. William “Bill” Bishop, 12471 Highway 81, Russellville, AL

Dr. Jonathan Bart Reeves, 5024 Spring Creek Drive, Guntersville, AL

Dr. Holly Whitt Sutherland, 6938 Newberg Road, Haleyville, AL

K. Wayne Trucks, 3625 Kingshill Road, Mountain Brook, AL

The Board will conduct interviews with the four before making their selection for the new Superintendent.

Reid Haughton and Lauren Allen

The Haleyville High Junior/Senior Prom was another beautiful success at the Armed Forces Training Center Saturday night, April 8. Early in the evening parking was scarce as parents and grandparents came to see kids looking more beautiful and better than ever before. The senior walkout followed Havala announcement. After the parents left, it was on with the prom.

For the eight time in 35 years, Tommy Arthur has a new execution date set for May 25. Arthur has been on death row for the 1982 murder of Troy Wicker in the Shoals area with seven stays of execution.  The last stay was by the U.S. Supreme Court which halted Arthur’s execution in November on the same evening he was set to die by lethal injection. Alabama asked the court to quickly set a new execution date when the high court turned down Arthur’s latest appeal. Arthur had ties to the Haleyville area in the mobile home manufacturing business in the 70’s.

Brilliant Elementary School will host Kindergarten Preregistration for the 2017-18 school year on Friday, April 7, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Students must have the following to register: Birth Certificate, Original Alabama Blue Slip, Social Security Card, Proof of Residency, Copy of custody or guardianship papers if applicable.

The registering student must be 5 years old on or before September 2 to register.

Governor Bentley has declared Alabama to be under a state of emergency for Wednesday, April 5. Haleyville and all Winston County and Marion County schools and Small Miracles Daycare are canceled for Wednesday, April 5 due to the forecast weather. Other closures include Fontaine Trailer in Haleyville. Paradise 92.7 will announce other cancellations as we receive them. If you do not see a company or business, then I have not received any word on closing.

The Haleyville City Council met Monday night, April 3 with all members present. A short meeting with only one item on the agenda. The council approved a resolution recognizing April as Fair Housing Month. The City of Haleyville continues to further fair housing for citizens, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. The council also discussed the need for concession workers at the new Sports Complex but no action was taken. The next Haleyville City Council meeting will be Monday, April 17.

A single-vehicle crash at 8:05 a.m. Sunday, April 2, has claimed the life of a Nauvoo woman.  Trisha Nicole Sims, 21, was killed when the 2002 Honda Accord she was driving left the roadway and overturned off a bridge one mile south of Nauvoo on Sandcut Road. She died on her son, Ryder German’s birthday. Her daughter, Brooklin German will be 1 on April 13. Services for Trisha will be at Collins FH in Jasper Thursday, April 6 at noon.

Two fires Saturday afternoon, April 1, at almost the same time keep Haleyville firemen busy. The first fire was a bulldozer which caught fire while clearing land just north of the runway at the Haleyville airport. The second fire was a shed located behind a house on 16th Avenue. The bulldozer was heavily damaged and the shed and contents destroyed.