Haleyville
Haleyville First Baptist hosting Swamp John’s
HALEYVILLE - First Baptist Church in Haleyville will host a Swamp John’s benefit supper Monday, July 7, from 3-6 p.m. in the Dollar Tree parking lot off of Highway 195.
Plates will be $15 and will include fish, chicken, shrimp or combination of meats, fries, slaw, hushpuppies, a dill pickle spear, onion slice and sweet or unsweet tea.
Proceeds will go to help with missions at First Baptist Church.
School board raises financial questions
Bo Culver, athletic director for Haleyville City Schools, center, talks to members of the Haleyville Board of Education after questions over a supplement for a coach arise. From left, Board President Beth McAlpine, Brian “Thumper” Vickery, Culver, board members Chad Tidwell, Boo Haughton and Chief School Financial Officer Candy Marbutt. Seated at far left is HIgh School Principal Davey Reed. Not pictured is board member Donna Jones.
No garbage pickup in Haleyville Friday
HHS Alumni Association partnering with WACF to create endowment
Haleyville Hometown Summer event series kicks off Saturday
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, 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.
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. (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.