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In Memory of Those Who Died April 27, 2011
In memory of those who died as a result of the tornados on April 27, 2011, from the National Weather Service in Huntsville. Click HERE
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Mr. & Ms. Havala
The weather was perfect and the Haleyville High Junior-Senior Prom was a huge success Saturday night at the Armed Forces Reserve Training Center. Congratulations to Hayden Ward and Amelia Townsend for being selected as Mr. and Miss Havala. The next big event for the HHS seniors just a month away will be graduation on Friday, May 27.
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Driver Blacks Out and Takes Out Light Pole and Sign
Thursday afternoon David Bailey, 56, Haleyville, was driving his 1996 Nissan pickup east on 19th Street behind the city library when he said he apparently blacked out. His vehicle left the road, knocked down a light pole, struck a trailer in and took out a portable sign in front of Dixie Flowers. He stopped in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot in front of the car wash.
Bailey appeared not to be injured as a result of the crash but was transported by ambulance to the Russellville Hospital ER.
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Mar 31 2016 
Crash Injures Two at Natural Bridge (UPDATED)
A single vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon at 5 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 13 South and Highway 278 at Natural Bridge left two seriously injured.
The exact cause of the 2001 Dodge pickup to speed through the intersection, leave the highway and crash into a parked empty logging trailer is unknown. However, it is suspected the driver Charles Tucker, 56 of Lynn, may have had a medical problem. His son Austin Tucker, 16, was a passenger and it appeared Austin was trying to stop the vehicle when it impacted with the trailer.
Both Charles and Austin Tucker were flown by helicopters to UAB medical center in Birmingham.
Tucker, a member of the Lynn Fire Department was returning home with his son from a grass fire. Members of the Lynn Fire and Rescue worked diligently with the jaws of life to extract both from the tangled wreckage.
The crash was investigated by Alabama State Troopers.
As a follow up to the crash last Wednesday, we are saddened to learn of the death of Charles Tucker who passed away on Saturday. His funeral arrangements will be announced by Nichols Funeral Home of Haleyville. Reportedly, his son 16-year-old Austin Tucker suffered a broken leg and is recovering.
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Mar 29 2016 
Vietnam Veterans Day
Today is Vietnam Veterans Day. On this day, March 29 in 1973 the final troops returned to the U.S. from Vietnam, marking the end of U.S. involvement in the war. To all my fellow Vietnam Veterans, I wish you a great day!
– HB
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Arrests Made in Connection to Stabbing of Key
Other photos not available from the Marion County Jail
The Marion County Sheriff’s office has arrested three men in connection with the early Sunday morning stabbing and death of Josh Key of Double Springs. Key was pronounced dead on arrival at the Lakeland Hospital ER from multiple stab wounds. Key and the three other men arrested had gone to an undisclosed residence off Cherry Hill Road where the four confronted the man who lived at that residence. A serious altercation ensued resulting in the occupant of the residence being injured and the stabbing and death of Key. All three men arrested were reportedly from the Haleyville area.
Arrested and charged were Austin Shirley, 22, Assault 1st Degree and Burglary 1st Degree; Jimmy Williams, 43, Felony Murder, Assault 1st, Burglary 1st; Trent Caldwell, 22, Felony Murder, Assault 1st, Burglary 1st, Bench Warrant. All three are presently being held in the Marion County Jail, their hearing is set for May 2.
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Mar 20 2016 
Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt
The Haleyville Lions Club will be hosting its Annual Easter Egg Hunt this coming Saturday on March 26 at 10:00 A.M.
It will be at the Haleyville High School Football field. There will be 10,000 plastic eggs with candy and prizes spread out all over the field.
There will also be Easter egg baskets given away at the end of the event. Each child will receive a ticket when they enter the field for the drawing. So don’t leave until all baskets are given away to the lucky winners. There will be bags available to use during the hunt but we want you to bring your own basket if you like.
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Mar 18 2016 
Rotary Honors Shelby Shipman
On Thursday, the Haleyville Rotary Club had a very special guest, Shelby Shipman. Shelby, an 8th grader at the Haleyville Middle School was recognized as the top salesperson for tickets to the Rotary BBQ dinner held last fall. This is the third year in a row Shelby has won that top honor. As a special treat, she and her parents, Scott and Lisa Shipman were picked up at the school and brought to the lunchtime Rotary meeting in a stretch limo driven by the Rotary President, Todd Barton.
The money made by the Rotary Club at the dinner was distributed with checks for $1,250 each to the principals Holly Sutherland, HHS, Bo Wilcoxson, HMS and Wayne Frazier, HES.
The Haleyville Rotary Club meets each Thursday at noon in the board room of the Lakeland Community Hospital.
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Mar 16 2016 
Mud Spill
Wednesday morning, a large dump truck loaded with mostly muddy dirt, headed south on Highway 13 at the intersection of Highway 195, pulled away from the traffic light. As it did, pins holding the back gate in place failed and the truck dumped a load of dirt on the highway for almost a block. The Haleyville Fire Department dispatched a pumper and tanker to wash the road and sidewalk clean. The irony is the mud was washed into the storm water drain and will, over time, return to where it originated at the construction site of the new culvert the state has installed at the intersection Highway 13 and 8th Avenue.
