The following is from the Haleyville City Schools FaceBook post which you may not have seen since not everyone is on FB.

“Yesterday the administration at Haleyville City Schools was notified of an inappropriate Instagram post that was made by 2 of our HHS students. This post was of a threatening nature to schools. Once notified, these 2 students were removed from HHS by the Haleyville Police Department in conjunction with our juvenile authorities. The court systems are involved today. HCS, the City of Haleyville and County Officials take these types of threats seriously and the consequences are very serious. We encourage all of our students and parents to communicate with our administration if they have any questions, concerns or see any social media posts that make you uncomfortable. Safety is a top priority and we will do everything in our power to protect our children. If you have questions or concerns about this situation, please contact your school administration.”

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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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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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.

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The Phillips She Bears defeated Linden 75-46 Monday at the BJCC Legacy Arena. Phillips will now face Spring Garden on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the 1-A State Championship finals! Good luck girls!

A ground crew and one pilot will be operating out of the Haleyville airport through Tuesday with one mission. Spreading fertilizer on thousands of acres of pine trees for timber companies. Each flight of the Air Tractor delivers 6 tons (12,000 lbs) to a crop of pine trees a few miles south of Haleyville.

The specially formulated fertilizer makes an otherwise slow-growing crop grow much quicker, thus a quicker return on investment for the owners. Hog Aviation, based in NE Arkansas is doing the spraying.

A single-vehicle crash at 6:50 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, has claimed the life of a Nauvoo man. Joshua Shane Garrison, 39, was seriously injured when the 2008 Dodge Ram he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Garrison was transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham where he died today, Feb. 23. The crash occurred on Alabama 195 near the 7-mile marker, five miles north of Jasper. No additional information is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate. ALEA

This weekend February 23-25 is Alabama’s severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday. This means you can buy common items that cost less than $60 tax–free. These are things like batteries, cell phone chargers, and self-powered light sources. Battery powered radios are especially important to listen to Paradise 92.7 which will be on the air with emergency power and the latest weather updates, even when your TV has no reception.