The Haleyville Lions traveled to Central of Florence Friday night and came home with a 33-16 win for the first win of the season! A complete wrap-up of the game by Craig Wakefield can be heard on Paradise 92.7 on the 6:30, 9 a.m., 12 noon, 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. news. Mathew Stevens was the Paradise 92.7 Lion of the Week. Tune in this Friday night for the play by play with Butch Foster and Craig Wakefield as Haleyville travels to Oak Grove for the first region game of the year. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Thursday, August 22, State Senator Garlan Gudger, Representative Tracy Estes, members of the Northwest Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council Lauranne James, presented a “representative” check to Haleyville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Holly Sutherland, HES Principal Christy Bice, HMS Principal Bo Wilcoxhen and Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri, for five projects which received funding from RC&D. Those projects included the following.

Virtual Computer Lab – HES         $4,213.00

CPR Training – City of Haleyville  $2,000.00

Apple iPad Project – HES                $4,000.00

Security Project  – HES                    $4,000.00

Plus Learning Project – HMS         $3,600.00

Northwest Resource Conservation Development (RC&D) is a 501 (c) (3) organization which supports educational and community development projects in Northwest Alabama. Northwest RC&D serves Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, and Winston Counties.

The Haleyville City Board of Education met Tuesday, August 27 with all members present. The Board approved the Board expenditures for July in the amount of $1,503,481.71. They also approved the athletic supplement schedule, and the HHS cross country, fishing team, HMS football, and volleyball schedules. The General Liability/Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance Fund participation and instructional policy were approved.

Seven use of facilities, three field trips, and twenty-two fundraisers were approved.

Under personnel, the Board approved the Professional Services agreement for Jenny Holliman, a leave of absence for Whitley Fragale, Lee Frix as Assistant Cross Country Coach, the resignation of Guy Rains as Social Worker, Brandy Hulsey as a volunteer for HMS, and Steve Bryant as a part-time maintenance worker.

The Serve with Pride Awards this month were in honor of Gary Warren, the former head of the Haleyville Center of Technolgy and much-beloved teacher. His widow, Mrs. Warren (also a retired teacher) was on hand to help with the presentations.

Rylie Kate Johnson, HES

Larry Ray Morlan, HES

Andrew Barton, HMS

Will McCullar, HMS

Brantson Lambert, HHS

The Haleyville and Bear Creek Fire Departments battled an empty house fire at the corner of Dime road and Ellenburg Drive in Haleyville Wednesday morning from about 1 a.m. until 5:30 a.m.  This was the second abandoned house fire in two nights in Haleyville. The fire is being investigated by the Haleyville Fire Department.

The Haleyville and Craft Fire Departments responded to a house fire at 573 2nd Avenue (South Haleyville) at 2:33 a.m. Tuesday morning, August 27. The fire was at the rear of the house and caused extensive damage to the structure. It was uncertain whether the house was occupied at the time of the fire which is being investigated by the Haleyville Fire Department.

A two-vehicle crash on 11th Avenue, (Kelly Hill) Monday afternoon took the life of Jerry Parsons, 72, 2805 Dime Road who was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Tracy Yealock. A Toyota, driven by a teen male with one teen male passenger collided with the car driven by Parsons in the curve on 11th Avenue. Mr. Parsons’s funeral arrangements will be made by the Hamilton Funeral Home on Wednesday. The Crash is being investigated by the Haleyville Police Department.

Troopers in the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division August 21, arrested Nick Bowling Suggs, 50, and Jodi Wallace Suggs, 50, both of Decatur, on Criminally Negligent Homicide charges stemming from a fatal July 4 boat crash on Smith Lake. Kelsey Starling, 26, of Troy was killed in the crash in Rock Creek. Charges were handed down after a Winston County grand Jury convened earlier this week. Officials from the 25th Circuit District Attorney’s Office in Winston County will prosecute the cases. Nothing further is available as the investigation continues.

Efforts to recover Starling’s body resumed this morning and will continue through Friday, Aug. 23.

The Haleyville City Council met Monday, August 19 with all members present. The Council approved the operation bills and purchase orders for July in the amount of $431,619.00.

Resolution 2019-25 was approved which pledges to keep monies Haleyville is expected to receive from the additional excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel in a separate fund and to spend it only for maintenance, improvement, replacement, and construction of roads as mandated by the State Law. The Resolution also called for the submission of an application to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) for an ATRIP II Grant for funding of drainage and resurfacing of a portion of 11th Avenue and 30th Street in Haleyville, which is the Kelly Hill area.  The estimated project cost is $1,385,502. The request is that ALDOT complete all required preliminary design and construction engineering on this project.

The City of Haleyville will utilize local or other funding to make drainage and street improvements, as funds are available, to the streets below at the listed estimated costs, which include engineering and construction.

• 15^th Avenue – $221,730
• Briarwood Drive – $72,464
• Brookhaven Subdivision – $455,909
• Hilltop Subdivision – $377,112
• 35^th Street, 13^th Avenue, 14^th Avenue, & 15^th Avenue – $131,836
• 12^th Avenue, 28^th Place, & 29^th Place – $163,203
• 28^th Street from Dime Road to 9^th Avenue – $35,673

The Council approved Resolution 2019-26 with is the renewal of the funding agreement with the City and the Health Care Authority of Haleyville and Winston County.

The City approved the funding of $5,000 for a culvert project on lane Hill Drive. The work will be performed by the County.

Robinson and Sons Company was given the approval to clean the block on the front and sides of City Hall for $960.

The next City Council meeting was moved from Monday, September 2, to Tuesday, September 3.

A phone call was made to 9-1-1 prior to school starting this morning from off-campus that stated someone had been injured. The caller did not state where or make any type of threat to Haleyville City Schools. The connection to the school was when the phone was traced back to a location near the school campus. School officials worked with the Haleyville Police Department and have no evidence that any student or building was ever in danger or threatened. The HPD has been working to trace the call.

Tremayne was presented the 2019 Bama Country Male Artist Award at the 5th Annual Alabama Music Awards Show at the Bessemer Civic Center on July 28, 2019. Amanda Ward Booth, Mike Mayhall and other band members John Littrell & Maurice Lacey Jr., Wayne and Lynette Walker were all present but some had to leave early. Several performances and presentations were made before the 2019 Bama Male Artist Award was made to Tremayne. Mike Mayhall, leader of the group stated: “I want to thank God, all of our family and friends, and the best fans in the world. Thanks to everyone who took time to vote for Tremayne! We are humbled, thankful, and blessed to receive this award. It was a great night!” John Littrell & Maurice Lacey Jr. accompanied Mike on stage to receive the award.