The Mega Millions Lottery is now in the $BILLIONS, what are your chances? If you rolled a die and hit 1 eleven times in a row, then you have some idea of the odds. With a story in mind, last Friday I drove to Tennessee from Haleyville just to see what the fuss was all about. round trip was about 3 hours. Just across and within feet of the Tennessee State line on Highway 43, I went in to make a purchase. It was very easy, once I was past all the people who had purchased and were checking their scratch-off tickets. The Mega Millions Lottery tickets were $2 each and I learned I could either fill out a card with all my favorite numbers, or I could let the computer select for me. I opted for the computer selection.

So far, no one has won and the prediction is, the total will be over $2 Billion by the Tuesday night drawing. Will I go back for more? Still thinking about it.

Who gets all the money paid in? It’s up to the sate, but in Tennessee, it goes to education. Alabama remains the only state in the south not having a lottery, but that is like saying Haleyville was dry until it went wet a few ago. I saw a parking lot full of vehicles at the  Tennessee convenience store where the tickets are sold, all with Alabama tags. My understanding is, a lottery may become a reality in Alabama sometime after the election in November. At least the citizens may have a chance to decide. Whether you believe we should have a lottery or not, the truth is, Alabama is losing a tremendous amount of money every day to our surrounding states. Let the folks in Montgomery know how you feel. I think it’s time we had a vote.  That’s my personal opinion, let your legislators know yours.

Members of the Haleyville Rescue Squad collected donations of food, water, and other supplies last Sunday for victims of Hurricane Michael witch devastated a huge area in the Florida panhandle and SW Georgia.  Aside from their parking duties, the Rescue Squad members also collected donations at the Haleyville/Fayette Football game Friday night. Saturday. members picked up items left at both O’Reiley’s and AutoZone during the week, then left for Florida in a filled 26-foot truck. Their destination was the Marianna Florida Evangel Church. The Church is feeding all the workers in that area including law enforcement and fire department personnel plus holding church service for everyone.

The Haleyville Rescue Squad thanks everyone who made a donation for the people who suffered from the loss of their homes and businesses from Hurricane Michael.