It’s a 2019 ‘Three-Peat’ for the Phillips High School She Bears again in claiming the Marion County Varsity Girls Championship Friday night, January 25.  The Girls from Bear Creek claimed victories in three tournament games this past week. On Monday it was Phillips over Brilliant 75-32; then Tuesday’s defeat of Hamilton 68-35; and closing out the week on Friday by dominating Winfield 67-40 in the tournament finals.  The Phillips She Bears were the runner-up 2018 State Champions and are currently listed as #4 of all 1A teams in this season’s ASWA rankings.

Front Kneeling L-R…Mary Ashton Hyde, Lexie Dishner, Gracie Hallman & Caitlin Martin

Back L-R…Assistant Coach-Jacob Feltman, Head Coach-Scott Veal, Allie Veal, Baily Bishop, Ally McCollum, Amber Markham, Assistant Coaches-Julie Hallman & Deb Cook.

Another short agenda and a short meeting. With all members present, after approving the minutes of the last Council meeting on 1/7/19, approval was made for the general operations bills and purchase orders for December 2018 in the amount of $447,183.12. Approval was made for the acceptance of the low bid for striping of the road recently paved at Boar Tush railroad crossing in the amount of $3,820.00 to WB Builders, LLC. The Council also approved a public hearing to be held for La Cazadores Mexican Restaurant concerning a tax abatement.

The next scheduled meeting of the Haleyville City Council will be on Monday, February 4, 2019.

Tuesday, January 22 – The HHS Lady Lions defeated the Lamar County Lady Bulldogs 65-31 preceding the HHS Varsity Boys defeating Lamar 54-45. The next Haleyville High basketball game will be at home Tuesday night, January 29. This will be the last regular season home game, and it will be Senior night. The girls’ game should start around 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Paradise 92.7 with Craig Wakefield and David Albright.

Clinton League escaped serious injury when his Chevy Impala struck the back of a pickup and rolled over. The crash happened on Highway 195 in front of Burger King at 6:20 pm on Monday evening, January 21. Mr. League,  the only occupant of his car, had a minor cut on his right hand but was otherwise unhurt as well as the driver of the rear-ended pickup.  You can see the full moon in the top of both photos. Experienced police officers, emergency personnel and even reporters will tell you, they dread working on full moon nights. More things happen then than normal.

The regular scheduled bi-monthly meeting of the Haleyville City Council has been moved from Monday, January 21 to Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. at the Haleyville City Hall because of Martin Luther King Day on Monday.

A Haleyville Police Officer on patrol Sunday morning spotted smoke. He checked with dispatch to see if there were any controlled burns. Learning there was not, he found the source of the smoke, a house fire on 13th Street in South Haleyville with no nearby houses. The unoccupied house was fully engulfed in flames when before the fire department’s arrival to extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Alli Temple was honored Friday night for having scored 1000 points in her high school basketball career. And she is only a Junior! She accomplished this feat at the January 8 home game against Curry in which she scored 20 points and led the Lady Lions to a 50-31 area victory. She is one of 7 Juniors who play for the Lions. She was recognized as being outstanding in the classroom as well as on the basketball court. She is also a leader on the volleyball court and in track field. Before Friday night, her career point total stood at 1,068. Her parents are Al and Stacie Temple.

The Haleyville Lions Lady Lions defeated the Fayette Lady Tigers Friday night 60-53. The Varsity Boys defeated Fayette 59-41. Both teams will play Carbon Hill at Carbon Hill Monday, and back home on Tuesday against Lamar County.

ALEA, HAMILTON POST  –  A two-vehicle crash at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, January 17, has claimed the life of a Double Springs man. Billy Ray Cagle, 71, was killed when the 1989 Chevrolet pickup he was driving collided with a 2018 Western Star Truck. Cagle was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Western Star Truck was not injured. The crash occurred on AL. 195 at the 29.2-mile marker, approximately five miles north of Double Springs. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.

On Tuesday, January 15, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-District 4) was named the ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, which funds NASA and the FBI, amongst other important economic engines.

In a statement, Aderholt said, “It is a great honor to be named the ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science. This subcommittee is certainly important to America, but even more so for North Alabama.”

“This subcommittee is directly responsible for funding NASA and the FBI, along with the Department of Commerce,” Aderholt explained. “The FBI and NASA are two very important agencies to the economy of not only Huntsville but also the northern portion of our state. NASA, of course, has a long history in this region and gave rise to Huntsville’s name as the Rocket City. And in just the past few years, the FBI has built a presence on Redstone Arsenal and is in the process of growing to a level of approximately 4,000 jobs.”

The congressman concluded, “With my leadership on this subcommittee, I will work to ensure that North Alabama continues to lead as we return to the moon, put boots on Mars and travel into deep space. And with the FBI’s Hazardous Devices School, and growing footprint in North Alabama, I will also be a voice to let my colleagues know that North Alabama is in a prime position to be a hub for matters concerning our national security.”

Aderholt also serves on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

Coach Chris Musso will become the new Haleyville High Football Coach this week replacing Coach Todd McNutt who resigned from the position recently. The official hiring should take place during a special called meeting of the Haleyville Schools Board of Education at 1:30 pm on Friday. The Board has reviewed and interviewed several applicants before deciding to hire Musso. Coach Musso will be moving from Locust Fork, AL, where he has been the head football coach for 6 years. Musso, in the photo below with his son, a Freshman QB, his wife, an elementary school teacher, and daughter.  More photos and information on Coach Musso will be available Friday after the official hiring.