HALEYVILLE - Higher poverty rates in a school district usually mean lower testing proficiency rates, but Haleyville City Schools has proven that to be wrong, being listed as one of just three schools in the entire state to have grown in math proficiency by double digits.

Deadlines for the September 3, edition of the Alabamian have been moved up, due to the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept. 1.

Here are the results for the two council seats that were up for election in Lynn Tuesday, August 26:

Town Council Place 1:

Fred Easley 56

Allen Barnett  25

Town Council Placc 2:

Chris Little 57

Sharon Bell 23

 

HALEYVILLE -Here are the Haleyville election results from the municipal election results:

Ray Boshell will be back as mayor after many years, defeating incumbent Ken Sunseri.  He received 417 votes.  Sunseri received 281 votes and Valeria Taylor received 21 votes.

For Haleyville Council Place 2, Cade Lewis won with 412 votes.  His opponent, Samantha Thomas, had 304 votes.

For Haleyville Council Place 3, Colton Corum won with 486 votes.  His opponent, Lee Dobbs, had 230 votes.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Here are the results for the municipal election held in Double Springs Tuesday, August 26:

Mayor:

Kim Miller    229

Neil Nielsen   19

Incumbent Mayor Elmo Robinson chose not to seek reelection.

There will be a runoff for Double Springs Town Council Place 3, the only council seat that had competition.   Kathy Cole had 120 votes, Mark Taylor had 92 votes and Travis Fichtner had 35 votes.  Because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote plus 1, there will be a runoff election in a few weeks.

Here are the local high school football scores for Friday, August 22, 2025:

West Point 30, Haleyville 6

Addison 41, Winston County 20

Meek 20, Lynn 6

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising residents and businesses not to eat, sell or serve certain imported shrimp sold by Walmart, due to potential radioactive contamination.

WINSTON COUNTY - The future of municipal government in three locations in Winston County will be decided this Tuesday, Aug. 26, when voters head to the polls to cast their ballots for their choice of such vital offices as mayor and council.

NATURAL BRIDGE - A portion of U.S. Highway 278 between the Natural Bridge intersection and a railroad underpass has been closed and traffic redirected for a few months, due to a project residents have yet to see materialize.

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) is asking for public assistance in identifying property for a state veterans cemetery in north Alabama.

WINSTON COUNTY - They flutter by and buzz around doing important work, pollinating flowers and crops. During the Great Southeast Pollinator Census on Aug. 22 and 23, it’s time for them to land and be counted.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The second annual David Norwood Free State Kickoff football jamboree will be Friday, Aug. 15, at Winston County High School's Malcolm Blake Stadium.

WINSTON COUNTY - Due to the overwhelming response from veterans and their families, U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt has announced that the upcoming Vietnam veteran pinning ceremony in the Shoals will be relocated to a larger venue to better accommodate all attendees.

HALEYVILLE - Kevin Barnwell, a familiar face at Haleyville High School, is moving across the street, bringing a positive energy to the administrative team of Haleyville Elementary as assistant principal.

ADDISON - History is being made at Addison Elementary School, with the school’s first-ever assistant principal joining a new head principal.

BEAR CREEK - Another major step has been taken by the town of Bear Creek toward restoring 19 badly deteriorated roads, as the town council approved a resolution for a $391,000 grant at its July 18, meeting.

OXFORD, MISS. - The University of Mississippi, known as Ole Miss, announced the following local students made its spring 2025 honor roll lists:

Patrick Wessel, of Crane Hill, majoring in accountancy, made the chancellor’s honor roll;
Lizabeth Barnett, of Nauvoo, majoring in communication sciences/disorders, made the chancellor’s honor roll.

ARLEY - An 82-year old Arley woman was found dead in her bedroom Monday night, July 28, after her home was fully engulfed in fire.

ARLEY - A 17-year-old Mobile teen was pronounced dead Sunday night, July 27, after being found in over 30 feet of water resulting from a swimming incident on Smith Lake...