The Bankhead National Forest is planning to burn 1238 acres today near Ashridge Community in Winston County.  During today’s burn, the public will notice Forest Service fire crews and equipment.  Smoke may also be visible on Winston County Road 60 and AL HWY 195, located South and West of this burn area.

The wind is expected to be out of the South and carry the smoke to the North towards Moulton.  As the temperatures cool later today, the smoke may begin to settle down the Caney Creek drainage.  Some settling may also occur around the general area of the burn. Signs will be posted if needed.  If encountering smoke on roadways, please slow down, turn on your low-beam headlights and use caution when encountering prescribed burning operations and smoke. 

Remember, a prescribed burn is a controlled fire ignited by professionally trained and experienced Forest Service personnel.  A prescribed burn is carefully planned to improve the health of your national forest.  If you have any questions, please contact the Bankhead Fire Dispatch at 205-489-5111.

Haleyville City Schools will hold kindergarten registration on Friday, March 18, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Registration will be held at the Haleyville Elementary School library. A child being registered for kindergarten must be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2016, before he/she can attend school for the 2016-2017 school year. Due to current Board of Education policy, only students currently living in the Haleyville City school district will be allowed to register. Parents or guardians registering prospective kindergarten students are encouraged to bring the following:

1. The child’s birth certificate
2. Blue immunization certificate showing that the child has had all of the required immunizations: D.P.T., polio, measles, and mumps. ALABAMA STATE LAW REQUIRES PROOF OF THE IMMUNIZATIONS BEFORE A CHILD CAN ENTER KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE
3. Social Security Card
4. Proof of residency
5. Custody Papers (if applicable)
6. Driver’s License of parent/guardian

A team of Kindergarten teachers will be administering the HES Kindergarten Screener to all children who will attend kindergarten in the fall of 2016. Thus, it will be necessary for you to bring your pre-school child with you to registration so we can administer this short screening instrument. We plan to make this a fun experience for the children. You can help by planning to make this a special outing for you and your pre-schooler. In an effort to avoid over-crowded conditions and give each child individual attention, we ask that you adhere to the following schedule:

LAST NAMES BEGINNING WITH      A-L 8:30-11:30

M-Z 12:00-2:30

We realize that some of you work and can only come at certain times. We will adjust our schedule to accommodate working parents.

It is important that all parents or guardians register eligible children on March 18.

Further inquiries can be made by calling Haleyville Elementary School at 486-3405.

Disclaimer: The enrollment of homeless, migratory, immigrant and ELL students will not be denied or delayed in accordance with the Haleyville City School Board’s policy

Haleyville’s own Mississippi State University Sophomore Holly Ward recorded a career-high eight strikeouts.

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The Haleyville Lady Lions played in the area championship on Wednesday against Danville. Although the Lady Lions fought hard, the Danville Lady Hawks came away the winner with a final score of 86-51. As the area runner-up, the Lady Lions will face the Deshler Lady Tigers in Tuscumbia on Monday at 7:00 PM.

The Haleyville Lions hosted the Hamilton Aggies Thursday night for the area championship. The game was clean with few fouls and mostly a defensive strategy game. Haleyville claimed the area 13 championship title with a final score of 54-45. Congratulations to both teams. The Haleyville Lions will now be the host for the first round of the sub-regionals to be played on Tuesday at 7:00 PM.