The Haleyville City Council met Monday, May 8, with Councilman Royce Benefield absent. The Council approved a one-time pay adjustment for employees to be paid in December. The purchase of equipment for two new patrol cars from Fleet Safety for $10,480.00 was approved. Rock and culvert work to be done at the hospital in the amount of $6,000.00 was also approved along with new banners for the city in the amount of $1,771.27. The next Council meeting, which would normally be on May 21 was moved to Tuesday, May 29.

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Jennifer White was last seen on April 8. She was the wife of Moulton City Councilman Brent White. The following is a statement from the Winston County Sheriff Tommy Moore’s Office:

The body of Jennifer Marshall White, age 55, of Moulton, was discovered Sunday afternoon, May 6, by a private search party approximately a quarter of a mile off of Alabama Highway 33 near the Winston/Lawrence County line. The body has been transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for official determination on the cause of death. Continue reading

According to the Alabama State Troopers (ALEA), a two-vehicle crash at 3:18 p.m. Saturday, May 5, resulted in two fatalities.  William Wade Young, 49 years old, from Winfield, was killed when the Chevrolet pickup he was driving collided with a Ford F-150 on AL-5, just north of Nauvoo, in Winston County.  The driver of the Ford, Donnie Russell Huddleston, 58 years old, of Decatur, was also killed.  Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.

Friday, May 4 and Friday, April 6, members of the Haleyville Area Chamber of Commerce heard local candidates speak at the Chamber’s political forum.  These candidates are running in the Alabama Republican Primary Election on Tuesday,  May 5. Each was presented with questions pertaining to their thoughts on various issues.

The candidates for state and local offices will be at Winston County Farmers Federation Political Forum on Monday night at the Double Springs Municipal Building on Highway 195 South. Meet and greet starts at 5 p.m., the forum at 6. Open to the public.

Governor Kay Ivey was in Hamilton Thursday, May 3, along with Congressman Robert Aderholt and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to announce a USDA grant of almost $3 million to Tombigbee Communications (a subsidiary of Tombigbee Electric Cooperative) for rural broadband internet expansion. Tombigbee has been marketing its broadband service under the name Freedom Fiber. The company has been actively stringing fiber optic cable to homes in Hamilton and Winfield for the past several months. Plans are to expand the coverage to the Haleyville area sometime later this year.

A complaint filed by the attorney for Rusty Banks expresses a problem he has with the “hospital tax” leveled recently by the Winston County Commission on a 2-1 vote, with Bobby Everett, who represents the east side of Winston County voting against it. An additional one-cent sales tax was imposed by the Haleyville City Council at about the same time in order to ensure funding for financing the purchase and operation of Lakeland Hospital. Banks also expressed a concern that Java company which was retained to operated the Lakeland Hosptial is also in the process of purchasing the Russellville Hosptial. The document filed in the Winston County Circuit Clerk’s office can be seen by clicking on “read more” below.

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POSITION AVAILABLE: STREET & SANITATION DEPARTMENT

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Must be physically fit and able to perform strenuous work in all types of weather.  Must have valid Alabama driver’s license and be able to acquire Class A CDL license within 6 months and be able to operate heavy equipment.

Applications may be picked up at the Street & Sanitation Shop located at 1204 10^th Avenue. Call Street & Sanitation Supervisor Barry Farris at (205) 486-5025 for more information.

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As of Wednesday, May 2, 2018, officers from the State Bureau of Investigation, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force and the 14th Judicial District Attorney’s Office continue to investigate a double homicide which occurred at 15525 County Road 63 Carbon Hill, Alabama.  The two victims have been identified as Hernan Antonio Padilla, 55, and Allen Clifford Sandlin, 56.  Officers continue to investigate the events which led up to the two men’s deaths and at this point, no other information is available as this is an ongoing investigation. – ALEA

HHS Lady Lions win last game 4-3 over Winfield to take the Area 11 4A championship! Both teams will advance to regional play in Tuscaloosa.