Holy Week services at Double Springs First United Methodist

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DOUBLE SPRINGS - First United Methodist Church, located on Guttery Street in Double Springs, will be holding Holy Week services Monday, April 3, through Friday, April 7, at 11 a.m. each morning.

Additional principal for Haleyville Elementary proposed


HCS Superintendent Dr. Holly Sutherland talks to the board in a work session about the proposal of hiring a new assistant principal at the elementary school, to work with current administrators. From left, board members Brian Vickery, Beth McAlpine, Donna Jones, Chad Tidwell, Boo Haughton and Chief School Financial Officer Candy Marbutt.
HALEYVILLE - As personnel adjustments are being made over the next month at Haleyville City Schools, the idea for an additional elementary assistant principal to work with the existing principals has been brought to the table for discussion.

Steve Smith Memorial Poker Run and Cruise-In to honor fallen chief


Jessie Salter, assistant chief of the Pebble Fire Department, left, and firefighter AdamBob Bray, show two of the oldest trucks in the department’s fleet, both 1970s models. Proceeds raised at the inaugural Steve Smith Memorial Poker Run and Cruise-In will go to help the department obtain newer trucks.
HALEYVILLE - The Pebble Fire Department is struggling emotionally after the accidental death of their chief in the line of duty and financially, as funding is desperately needed to update their fleet of older trucks.

Grajewski makes dean’s list

MURFREESBORO, TENN. - Joshua Grajewski, of Houston, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Middle Tennessee State University.
To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours.
Grajewski is currently majoring in information systems.

Imperial Inn sold to developer


Plans are for the now-former Imperial Inn in Haleyville’s new owner Blake Evetts, left, owner of H&H Property Management of Muscle Shoals, to work with contractor Shawn McWilliams, owner of Complete Care and Repair of Muscle Shoals, in converting the motel into efficiency apartments.
HALEYVILLE - A complaint filed by the City of Haleyville against Yogi, LLC, to permanently close the Imperial Inn has been dismissed, now that the motel has been closed and sold to new owners, who are planning a $1.8 million renovation and development of the property into efficiency apartments.

Local students inducted into PTK

HANCEVILLE - Three local students were recently inducted into Wallace State Community College’s Alpha Chi Tau chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
Amber Burden, of Crane Hill; Amy Gigis, of Double Springs and Nicholas Perez, of Arley, were all invited to join the honor society, which requires a grade point average of 3.5 or better.