A Chevy pickup which had been reported stolen in Phil Campbell on Monday was seen early Wednesday morning, August 22 in Haleyville by a friend of the owner. He followed the pickup to McDonald’s and then reported it to the Haleyville Police. Haleyville Policeman Brian Vickery followed the vehicle and made a stop on Highway 195. After confirming it was a stolen vehicle, Officer Vickery placed the driver, Chelsi Lynn Lawler under arrest and searched inside and found debit cards which had been reported stolen earlier that morning from vehicles in the Lakeland Hospital parking lot.

According to unconfirmed reports, two and perhaps as many as four vehicles had been burglarized around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at Lakeland. After Chelsi was incarcerated in the Winston County Jail, she gave permission to Investigators to search her home in Bear Creek. Three Franklin County Investigators, Bear Creek Police Chief Shane Whitten, and HPD Officer Vickery went to her mobile home and found upwards of 50 items, most all had been reported stolen. Some of the items were 2 big screen TVs, DVD players, Play Stations, wheel rims, and numerous other items including 2 shotguns and 4 pistols.

Of the 6 guns, 1 shotgun and 2 pistols had been reported stolen. Assumed stolen, but no report filed was a 12 gauge shotgun and one 40 and one 45 cal pistol. If you think these guns may belong to you, or someone you know, please contact Bear Creek Police Chief Shane Whitten through the Haleyville Police Dispatcher at the Haleyville City Hall.

Haleyville City Board of Education announces the first budget hearing for the Haleyville School System 2019 fiscal year.  The hearing will be August 28, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. and will be held in the Pride Room at Haleyville HighNotice of Budget Hearing, located at 2001 20th Street,  Haleyville,  Alabama  35565.  The meeting is open to the public.

Tickets are available from students at all three schools. Money goes back to the schools. 

The Haleyville City Council met Monday with all members present. The Council approved the general operation bills and purchase orders for July in the amount of $465,122.20.

The Council accepted the resignation of Haleyville Police Officer Austin Lewis who is now employed as a Bear Creek policeman. Eddie Collins was hired as a Haleyville Police Office. Collins has been a Haleyville Policeman before and has been working as a Winston County Deputy Sheriff.

An agreement was made for $2,000 for an individual to study the type animals found at the Haleyville Airport pursuit to Federal Aviation Regulations per a request from City Engineer, Calvin Cassady.

Glenn Roberts was appointed to the Housing Authority Board. The Council discussed advertising for a Fire Chief, but no action was taken.

In order to pave some city streets while the weather was still warm, the council discussed and approved a $150,000 revolving loan from the North Alabama Council of Local Governments (NACOLG).

The next meeting of the Haleyville City Council will be on Tuesday, September 4th, instead of Monday the 3rd due to the Labor Day Holiday.

The City of Haleyville purchased two new police cars which were delivered and have been waiting a few weeks for the installation of all the equipment and accessories necessary to make them look and work like a police car. Decal markings, lights, radios and other equipment will be installed by Fleet Safety,  a national company with a facility located in Birmingham. According to Haleyville Police Chief, Kyle Reogas, Fleet Safety has a serious backlog of installations and it was decided the new cars would wait their turn in the City Hall parking lot.

This historic landmark is celebrating it’s 100th birthday this year! As part of the Double Springs City Fest festivities the curators of this landmark, The Double Springs Study Club, will be hosting a reception inside “The Little Old Rock Building” in its honor. So, while you are out enjoying the sights and sounds of City Fest, be sure to drop by and celebrate some history too!

The Double Springs City Fest is September 8 from 10 am-10pm, There will be vendors, Car/Toys Show, Bands, activities and much more. People can like our facebook page Community Unity Double Springs to download a vendor form or contact April Flake 205-2720448 with any questions.

The City of Haleyville is now accepting applications for a Police Secretary.

Applicants must be a high school graduate or equivalent. Must have a working knowledge of computers, office practices, and procedures. Must have the ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work. Must be able to effectively communicate with the public and other employees in a professional manner.

Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. August 29, 2018.  Applicants may obtain an application from the Haleyville City Hall.     ADA/EOE

The HHS football schedule for this year starts with an away game at Winfield. The first home game is the second game against Central of Florence. The games with (*) means they are regional games. All games will be broadcast live each Friday night on Paradise 92.7 with Butch Foster and Craig  Wakefield.

The morning of December 3rd, 2015 started like any other. Ashley Fields woke up and began to get her oldest daughter, Lexi, ready for school at about five o’clock in the morning. Around seven o’clock, she found herself calling 9-1-1. Her youngest, Adalyn Marie Fields, was not breathing. Adalyn, or better known as Addie, was only five months old.

After a rush to Walker Baptist Hospital, Addie was transported to Children’s Hospital. One day later on December 4th, Adalyn Marie Fields passed away. When abuse trauma specialist Dr. Michael Taylor saw Addie, he already knew the cause of death. There was bruising around the girl’s abdomen and chin, she had broken ribs, and her eyes had suffered hemorrhaging (this is one of the key indicators that a child has been abused). Dr. Taylor also saw that her brain had swollen in a way that often happens in what is called “acceleration deceleration.” In laymen’s terms, the baby was a victim of “shaken baby syndrome.” In fact, in his witness testimony, Dr. Taylor actually says, “Someone shook the crap out of that baby.” Addie’s cause of death is listed as homicide.

Two people were charged in the case; Allen Ogles and Ashley Fields were charged with capital murder of Addie since they were the only ones around her during the time she was critically injured. Allen Ogles was the boyfriend of Ashley Fields. A year after their arrests, Allen came forward and offered to testify to everything he knew. However, he did not claim to know if Ashley committed the murder or not, but that he would testify to times he had been concerned about Ashley with the baby. Allen Ogles currently resides in the Winston County Jail. Ashley Fields is an inmate in Cullman County Detention Center.

Judge Lee Carter presided over the trial. The head prosecutor from the District Attorney’s Office was Neal Cook, accompanied by prosecutor Rachel Smith. Both have worked on the case for over 2 years. After a 2 week long trial, the jury returned a verdict on August 10, 2018. Ashley Brooke Goven Fields was found guilty of felony murder. Felony murder is charged when a person commits a felony and in the course of it, someone dies. The jury found that Ashley had committed the felony of child abuse that ultimately ended the life of her child.

Sentencing is set for 12 September at 1 p.m.

Terry Pruitt and his wife Jane (owner of Pruitt Towing Double Springs) had flown to Las Vegas to pick up a truck for a customer. After picking up the truck, they drove to New Mexico to visit Jane’s son and daughter-in-law.  Heading home to Alabama about noon on Tuesday, August 7, driving through Archer County, Texas, northwest of Fort Worth,  a tire blew causing Terry to lose control of the truck which left the road and flipped.

Both were taken by ambulance to a hospital in Wichita Falls.  Jane suffered 3 broken vertebrae in her back, multiple broken ribs,  multiple cuts, and contusions. Terry was released on Thursday, August 9 and returned home Friday, August 10 accompanied by his daughter Krista Adkins and her husband.  Jane will remain in the hospital until Monday when she will hopefully be released to an inpatient facility or her son Evan and his wife, Nicoles’ care.

Donations are being accepted to help them while Terry is unable to work. at Traders and Farmers Bank and Rosey Posey’s in Double Springs.