WINSTON COUNTY - Due to the potential for inclement weather Saturday, October 10, the Winston County Commission has postponed the countywide fall cleanup day scheduled for that date. A new date will be set when the Winston County Commission meets October 26.
Among officials in Winston County in attendance at the recent workforce development meeting, from left, Haleyville Chamber of Commerce President Mike Evans; Winston Career Academy Director Adam Gray; Winston County Schools Superintendent Jeff Scott; Winston County Commission Chairman David Cummings; Double Springs Mayor Kim Miller and Winston County District 1 Commissioner Rutger Hyche.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Efforts are underway to bridge gaps between industry and education in a mission to also increase profitability and improve workforce and economic development.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Health Department, located at 110 Legion Road in Double Springs, will be holding a flu shot clinic Friday, Oct. 30, from 8-11 a.m. and again from 1-4 p.m.
WINSTON COUNTY - A loss of $800,000 in federal funding from previous years, as well as a decrease in average daily membership tied to loss of teacher units and other factors are giving officials with Winston County Schools some good reasons to carefully watch their budget and spending in the next few years.
Shown at the announcement of $5 million from the Education Trust Fund for the Winston Career Academy, from left, Incoming State Representative Phil Segraves; State Senate Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger; Winston Career Academy Director Adam Gray; Winston County Schools Superintendent Jeff Scott and State Representative Tim Wadsworth.
WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston Career Academy, which partners with Bevill State Community College, has received what officials describe as the largest funding allotment in the history of the center, thanks to $5 million from the Education Trust Fund budget.
Haleyville officials gather where the new sidewalk will be constructed. From left, City Clerk Christy Harbin, city council members Todd Barton and Cade Lewis, Mayor Dr. Ray Boshell, council members Brian Berry and Boo Brooks, Director of Public Works Chris Wilbanks and Street and Sanitation Supervisor Chris Saylor.
HALEYVILLE - Safer pedestrian traffic in the downtown Haleyville area is being emphasized, thanks to a $223,023 Federal Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program grant, which will be used to construct a sidewalk connecting two sections of the town where pedestrian traffic has been endangered by motorists.
This shows the area along Highway 195, where a new sidewalk will be installed complete with lamp posts traveling from the Winston County Judicial Building to Adams Road.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Revitalization - from better pedestrian safety to a future farmers market in downtown Double Springs - has received a major financial boost, thanks to a combination of $276,000 in grants announced recently.
STRONG - Rising expenses related to the annual educational tour for Haleyville High School seniors, as well as the increased number of seniors expected to take the trip next spring, have brought the need for the school’s first-ever benefit Trade Day and Yard Sale Saturday, Oct. 3.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston Career Academy Health Science Program is holding a scrub drive, taking donations of medical scrubs of all sizes and colors, including women's scrubs, men's scrubs and unisex scrubs.
Haleyville City Schools Chief Financial Officer Candy Marbutt, right, gives the reality of financial uncertainties ahead for the school system. Shown from left, HCS Superintendent Dr. Bill Bishop, Board members Donna Jones Beth McAlpine, Brian “Thumper” Vickery and Chad Tidwell. Not present is board member Boo Haughton.
HALEYVILLE - A possibly grim financial picture is being painted for Haleyville City Schools in the next few years, due to an expected significant drop in state and federal funding, meaning the system will have to dip more into local monies in order to fund personnel and services.
Shown at the ribbon cutting ceremony, from left, AWC members Terre Sutherland and Leigh Hall; Hamner Park Director Mike Ragsdale; AWC members Jane Shirah and Traci Richey; Madison DuBoise of the WACF; Women's Club Immediate Past President Laurie McGriff; Club President Cynthia Cunningham; Arley Mayor Johnny Taylor; Brandon Woods, owner of Perfect Playgrounds; Morgan Curry, of the WACF and AWC's Frances Hanna and Angela Guiser.
ARLEY - A partnership between the Arley Women’s Club, the Town of Arley and the Walker Area Community Foundation has expanded recreational opportunities by additions to both the playground and the walking trail area of Hamner Park, creating a bigger boost in tourism and economic development.
CAMP MCDOWELL - The inaugural McDowell 5K and Fun Run will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, at Camp McDowell, located off of Highway 195 near the Winston-Walker county line.
From left, David Jones, executive director for Capstone Health, Capstone Nurse Practitioners Angela McNutt and Holly Whitman.
WINSTON COUNTY - Medical officials are wanting the public to be better educated about hepatitis C - a viral infection known to cause liver damage - and that screenings and treatment are available locally.
WINSTON COUNTY - As the the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks-- which left approximately 3,000 people, including over 400 first responders dead-- approaches this Friday, local residents are sharing their recollections and personal stories from that fateful day that will forever be etched in the pages of history.
Pete Carroll, UAS operations lead with ARM Aerial Facility at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington State, left, and Jonathan Stratman, UAS specialist, were special guests at a recent meeting to advise about a drone operation from the Haleyville airport to the Bankhead National Forest to collect weather data.
HALEYVILLE - Residents in the Haleyville area and Bankhead National Forest may report an unidentified flying object hovering in the skies over the next few weeks, but local aviation and city officials assure that it is all part of an ongoing weather data collection project known as Atmospheric Radiation Measurement.
