HAMILTON POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:50 a.m. Friday, May 3, has claimed the life of a Haleyville man. Joshua H. Cosby, 35, was critically injured when the 1999 Toyota Tacoma he was driving left the roadway, struck an embankment, and overturned. Cosby was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash. Cosby was transported to Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

Cosby was attempting to elude a Haleyville Police Officer at the time of the crash. The crash occurred on Marion County 62 near Slaughter Pen Road, approximately one mile north of Haleyville, in Marion County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

HAMILTON POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:18 a.m. Saturday, April 20, has claimed two lives. Refugio A. Sosa, 47, of Haleyville, was fatally injured when the 2001 Ford Mustang he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Luis E. DeLion Castro, 50, of Haleyville, who was a passenger in the Mustang, was also fatally injured. Sosa and DeLion Castro were both pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on U.S. 278 near Winston County 28, approximately five miles west of Double Springs, in Winston County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

HAMILTON POST – A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, has claimed the life of a Brilliant woman. The pedestrian, Tiffany L. Matlock, 30, who was sitting in the roadway, was fatally injured when she was struck by the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 driven by Anthony D. Acker, 53, of Brilliant. Matlock was pronounced deceased at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 233 near the 13 mile marker, approximately six miles northeast of Brilliant, in Marion County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

CHAIRMAN, WINSTON COUNTY COMMISSION

Nicholas Bales                      811        14.05%

David Cummings          2,912.           49,25%

Bobby Everett               2,170.           36.7%

SUPERINTENDENT WINSTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Jeff Scott              3,551        60.36%

Heather Tucker   2,332      39.64%