The crowd cheered as the Haleyville Lions basketball team defeated Winfield 50-49 with a last second tip-in by Rob Richards. The win against Winfield and the Monday night win by the HHS Lady Lions over Hamilton means both teams will play for the area championship Thursday night in Winfield. Both games will be broadcast on Paradise 92.7 Thursday evening. Join Craig Wakefield with play-by-play of the girls game against Winfield. David Albright will follow bringing the full court action to your ears of the boys game against Fayette.  Both games are for the area championship. Air time on Paradise 92.7 will be just before 6 p.m. Thursday. You can listen to the broadcast at the game on your smartphone with the free Paradise 92.7 app from Apple or Android.

Location: City of Haleyville Large Shelter Room 911 21^st Street, Please “Save a Life” by making a blood donation. 

To save time, you may complete your on-line educational reading and health history questions, go to www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass. For an appointment, please visit www.redcrossblood.org, and enter <Haleyville>, or call 1-800-RED CROSS.    

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The Haleyville City Council met Monday and approved a request for quotes to purchase batting cage kits for 2 double softball cages at the new sports complex. These four batting cages will cost approximately $14,900. Advertising for paving of the parking lot, walking trail and entrance roads at the sports complex was also approved. Mayor Sunseri stated the opening date for the complex is April 1.

The Council approved the Cassady Company, Inc to be the engineering consultant to provide professional engineering services for facilities development at the Haleyville Sports Complex.

Jordan Egress, a seasonal employee of the Haleyville Park and Recreation Department was changed to regular part-time at $9.50 per hour. The City will be advertising for one full-time and two seasonal employees at the sports complex at a 10.50/hr and after a 90-day probation and a positive evaluation to $11/hr. Season employees pay scale is $9.50/hr.

Because of a conflict with Judge Jonathan Lowe, a special city court will be held on February 16 with Judge Betsy Harrison.

The February 20 Council meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 23.

The Haleyville Lady Lions defeated the Hamilton Aggies Monday night 57-47 in area tournament play in Winfield. The win advances the Lions to the area championship game Thursday at 6:30 p.m.  against Winfield at Winfield. The Haleyville Lions boys will play Winfield tonight in Winfield in the area semi-finals. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Listen to the play by play on Paradise 92.7 with David Albright and Craig Wakefield starting at 7:20 p.m.

Thursday morning Haleyville and several surrounding fire departments fought a four-alarm fire at a house on 13th Avenue in Haleyville for over an hour before subduing the flames. The house belonged to Simon and Christy Ann Foster. With Simon and Christy at their respective jobs and their two teenage children in school, no one was home mid-morning when smoke was first seen coming from the house. However. two dogs trapped in the house were lost but a pet snake survived. The snake was in a glass enclosure. The house suffered extensive fire, smoke and water damage and possibly considered a total loss. The house was formerly owned by Mrs. Rachel Gay and was located just across the street from the baseball field which was once the Ben Smith football field.

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Diamond Rio is the headliner for the 9-1-1 festival concert 9:30 Friday night, June 2 behind the library downtown Haleyville. Back by popular demand Sweet Tea Trio will perform at 8:15. The Band Steele will be on stage at 7. Hand Shake Promise at 6. Local HHS student singer/songwriter Reid Haughton will kick it off at 5:20. Come early. Don’t forget your lawn chair.

The power outage Sunday evening around 7 p.m. across the northern part of Haleyville was caused by a box truck snagging a power line just north of the Jordan apartments on Dime Road. All of Littleville Road across to and including Marion County Highway 85 was without power until Alabama Power crews repaired the downed line. No one was injured in the mishap.