Haleyville Hometown Summer event series kicks off Saturday

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville Hometown Summer, kicks off this Saturday, June 14, at the Heart of Haleyville Park downtown with a first-ever farmers market for that location. A variety of events will fill the summer calendar at the park, located on Main Street, through August, noted Park Committee Member and Haleyville City Clerk Christy Harbin.

Addison hires its first ever female police officer

Two ladies who have made history for the Town of Addison are the first female police officer Ava Jo Talley, left, and Mayor Marsha Pigg, the first female mayor for the town.

Two ladies who have made history for the Town of Addison are the first female police officer Ava Jo Talley, left, and Mayor Marsha Pigg, the first female mayor for the town.

ADDISON - History has been made in the Town of Addison with the hiring of the first female police officer, who will work as a resource officer at Addison schools, as well as on patrol when school is not in session.

First responders honored during 9-1-1 Festival

Pictured above are the first responders who received awards during the 9-1-1 Festival Friday, June 6. Front row, from left, Ray Cole, Lynn Fire; Gay Wright, Haleyville Dispatch; Laura Kelley, Winston Sheriff’s Office dispatch and Leanne Hughes, Regional Paramedical Service Ambulance. Middle row, from left, Randall Russell, Pebble Fire; Melissa Bollinger, Winston E-9-1-1; Carson Legg, Winston County Sheriff’s Office; Alex Hood, Double Springs Police; Daniel Revilla, Haleyville Police; Bryan Kirkpatrick, Ly

Pictured above are the first responders who received awards during the 9-1-1 Festival Friday, June 6. Front row, from left, Ray Cole, Lynn Fire; Gay Wright, Haleyville Dispatch; Laura Kelley, Winston Sheriff’s Office dispatch and Leanne Hughes, Regional Paramedical Service Ambulance. Middle row, from left, Randall Russell, Pebble Fire; Melissa Bollinger, Winston E-9-1-1; Carson Legg, Winston County Sheriff’s Office; Alex Hood, Double Springs Police; Daniel Revilla, Haleyville Police; Bryan Kirkpatrick, Lynn?Police Chief. Back row, from left, Bryan Lanford, Delmar Fire; Jessie Salter, Haleyville Fire; Tim Franks, Ashridge Fire; Christopher Franks, Bear Creek Police; Scott Abbott, Double Springs Fire and Jimmy Sutherland, Haleyville Rescue Squad. Not shown is Jacob Stidham, Bear Creek Fire.
HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville 9-1-1 Festival, which spanned Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, featured live entertainment, vendors, children’s activities, a car show, tractor show and other events, but the main focus took center stage Friday night at a special awards ceremony honoring local first responders.

Fire claims Mt. Vernon Church

Church members at the site of where the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church building burned this past weekend. From left, Klegg Jeffreys, Deacon Gary Jones, Minister Tyler Bunt and church member Rodney Buchanan.

Church members at the site of where the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church building burned this past weekend. From left, Klegg Jeffreys, Deacon Gary Jones, Minister Tyler Bunt and church member Rodney Buchanan.
NATURAL BRIDGE - Members of Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, a congregation dating back over 90 years at the site of the former King Schoolhouse, have been displaced after a raging blaze believed to have been sparked by lightning destroyed the church building Saturday, June 7.

Garner named interim superintendent of HCS

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Board of Education met in a special called meeting Thursday night May 29, and named Candy Hicks Garner as interim superintendent of Haleyville City Schools, filling the absence of Dr. Holly Sutherland, whose resignation as superintendent was also approved at the meeting. Sutherland will be leaving after June 6, to accept a position as superintendent at Hartselle City Schools. Voting in favor of Garner were board members Beth McAlpine, Boo Haughton, Chad Tidwell and Brian Thumper Vickery. Abstaining from the vote was Donna Jones.

Sutherland accepts Hartselle City Schools superintendent position

Haleyville City Schools superintendent Dr. Holly Sutherland has accepted the superintendent position at Hartselle City Schools.

Haleyville City Schools superintendent Dr. Holly Sutherland has accepted the superintendent position at Hartselle City Schools. (Courtesy Photo)

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Holly Sutherland has been named superintendent of Hartselle City Schools.

Sutherland announced the news to a system wide gathering of faculty and staff at Haleyville Elementary School Thursday afternoon, May 22. 

A Haleyville native, Sutherland has served as Haleyville City Schools superintendent since 2017.  Prior to that, she was the principal of Haleyville High School for three years.

Her last day with Haleyville City Schools will be sometime in June.

 

 

Cemetery transformed through Eagle Scout project

Noah Blevins, a member of Double Springs Boy Scout Troop 92 and his father Jeremy Blevins, a veteran of the Army National Guard, at the memorial honoring veterans that Noah organized for Double Springs Memorial Cemetery as his Eagle Scout project.

Noah Blevins, a member of Double Springs Boy Scout Troop 92 and his father Jeremy Blevins, a veteran of the Army National Guard, at the memorial honoring veterans that Noah organized for Double Springs Memorial Cemetery as his Eagle Scout project.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - A project developed to better recognize the graves of veterans buried at Double Springs Memorial Cemetery by creating the town’s first memorial honoring all veterans, has been personal to each person who participated.

Winston Rescue Squad plans expansion

Joseph Harris, firefighter/EMT with the Addison Fire Department, shows the area where the fire station will be expanded to accommodate the first satellite location of the Winston County Rescue Squad.

Joseph Harris, firefighter/EMT with the Addison Fire Department, shows the area where the fire station will be expanded to accommodate the first satellite location of the Winston County Rescue Squad.

ADDISON - The expansion of ambulance services by the Winston County Rescue Squad also means an expansion of the Addison Fire Station.
The rescue squad will continue to also use the Arley Fire station, but will also have an office in Addison at the fire station on County Road 41 at Alexander Park.  This will require a renovation of office space and additional bay space for an ambulance, Kyle Woodard, member of both the fire department and rescue squad, said.

Flawless audit for Winston School Board

The Winston County Board of Education hears the good news that no findings or discrepancies were found in an audit of their system for 2023-2024. Shown from left, Board Members Randy Lee and Kristen McCay, Chief School Financial Officer Morgan Blankenship, Board President Joey Boteler, Superintendent Jeff Scott and Board Members Greg Densmore and Mark Finley.

The Winston County Board of Education hears the good news that no findings or discrepancies were found in an audit of their system for 2023-2024. Shown from left, Board Members Randy Lee and Kristen McCay, Chief School Financial Officer Morgan Blankenship, Board President Joey Boteler, Superintendent Jeff Scott and Board Members Greg Densmore and Mark Finley.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Good news came to the Winston County Board of Education, at their Monday, April 28, meeting, when they received a “materially correct” audit report, meaning no financial discrepancies were found by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
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