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More Highway Fatalities, Reason?
In 2016 the Quad Cities Trooper Post investigated a total of 31 traffic crash fatalities. Of these 31 fatalities 17 drivers and passengers were not wearing seatbelts and of these 17 fatalities, 12 victims were ejected from the vehicle. Of the 31 crash fatalities investigated 16 were one-vehicle crashes.
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Haleyville BOE
The Haleyville Board of Education met Tuesday with one of the longest agendas on record. The Board approved the financial statements and expenditures for January in the amount of $1,280,316.37. Other items approved included members to serve on the textbook committee, the State-Adopted textbook list, summer school, tutoring services, sports schedules, amendments to the Administration Policy Program, the 2018-2019 school calendar, and several other items. Five use of facilities, nine field trips, and twelve fundraisers were approved. Several students were recognized for outstanding achievement and leadership. Click below for photos of presentations.
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Commission Passes Tax For Hospital
Keeping the Lakeland Community Hospital open has been the main objective of both the City of Haleyville and Winston County. In order to fund the hospital the City passed a one-cent sales tax and on Monday, February 26, the Winston County Commission voted to impose an additional 2-mill ad valorem tax on property owners in the county. This is actually a reinstatement of a tax for the hospital which was in place when it was a county-owned hospital before the purchase by Caraway. The original tax was for 4 mills.
