Friday evening at approximately 10 p.m. a vehicle and motorcycle collided in front of Goars Market on Highway 13. Daniel Berry, 39 of Haleyville, the rider of the bike was transported to UAB in Birmingham with multiple injuries including two broken legs. He is scheduled for surgery Monday. Reportedly, the vehicle pulled out in front of the moving motorcycle. Just a reminder that many riders are out during the summer months and to take an extra moment to look for the single headlight approaching and give way for the bikes. You could save someone’s life.

Following the indictment of State Representative Ed Henry on June 7, a principal with the Java Group which has a contract to manage the operation of Lakeland Community Hospital, Mayor Ken Sunseri issued a public statement on the subject.

Mayor Sunseri expressed the concern for the charges against Representative Ed Henry and stated the allegations are related to a company he owned prior to his involvement with the Java Medical Group, LLC. Sunseri stated Mr. Henry will not be involved in any of the continued operations of Lakeland. He stressed that none of the allegations against Henry involve Java Medical, Lakeland Community Hospital or the Haleyville/Winston Health Care Authority.

Martha McCormick, CHC, is serving as the interim Administrator until a permanent replacement is named.

Mayor Sunseri stated that Ms. McCormick has extensive experience with rural hospitals and her commitment to the success of the hospital has already been felt during the transition. He also stated Lakeland Community Hospital Nurses, Staff, Physicians, Hospital Board and the City of Haleyville are committed to ensuring that all will have the finest care possible for the community.

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Royce Benefield recently was presented a 20-year service award from the Alabama League of Municipalities. He has served 12 years on the Haleyville School Board and 10 years on the Haleyville City Council.

Wednesday morning at 10:30, a 33-year-old man working on the roof of the Haleyville Walmart had a back problem and could not climb down the vertical ladder used to access the area. The Haleyville Fire Department was called and the ladder truck was used to safely bring him down in a basket. The worker, who was not an employee of Walmart, was transported from the scene by ambulance.

Last Saturday, June 9, an organized search for Jessica Hamby was made by approximately 80 volunteers in Marion County. Reports indicate the search was unsuccessful. Please read the previous story on her disappearance and reward for information as to her whereabouts.

Haleyville Municipal Court currently scheduled for June 21, 2018, has been rescheduled to the following Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 9 am for traffic and non-traffic and 12:00 noon for trials.

The address is 28630 U.S. Hwy 43, Hamilton

Mike Evans, President of the Haleyville Area Chamber of Commerce

Today and tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, are the last two days you can visit the traveling Alabama Bicentennial exhibit downtown Haleyville in the former location of Dixie Flowers on 19th Street. The exhibit allows the visitor to walk through the history of Alabama from the beginning of time to the present with multiple video presentations The exhibit is free and open from 2 to 7 p.m. today and tomorrow. This will be the last chance to see it in Haleyville. The exhibit is sponsored locally by the City of Haleyville and the Haleyville Area Chamber of Commerce. Look for this banner at the entrance to the building for the exhibit.

These numbers are the totals for all 19 boxes in Winston County In the case of the State House and Senate races, the other areas have to be added in. There will be a runoff election in 45 days for the Alabama House District 17 between Estes and Seagraves. Bobby Everett had more than 50% of the votes to win his incumbent seat on the Winston County Commission District 1.

Alabama Senate District 4

G. Gudger 1335

P. Bussman 1052

Alabama House District 14

T. Wadsworth 2239

R. Corry 456

Alabama House District 17 (Runoff)

T. Estes 534

D. Hall 238

P. Seagraves 265

Winston County Commission District 1

S. Baldwin 986

W. Brown 351

B. Everett 1405

Winston County Commission District 2

D. Cummings 1264

B. Wilson 961

Winston County Sheriff

Tommy Moore 4,151

J. Madison 773