July
•Chris Franks eats, sleeps and dreams about fishing and hunting. The electrician by trade said one of his dreams came true when he got to fish with the FLW pros in April of this year at Smith Lake.
•Game and Fish magazine recently ranked Lewis Smith Lake in Winston County as one of the five best bass fishing lakes in Alabama.
April
•Emee Baldwin, state pole vaulting champion, has already pole vaulted over the state record this track and field season at 10.4 feet. The record is 10 feet in 1A. But to make it county, the Addison High School senior has to do it during the upcoming state meet.
•The Meek Lady Tigers could not be beat in the Winston County Softball Tournament at Meek High School. They captured the championship title in two days of play, defeating Winston County High School in the final round.
January
•Hannah Alexander and Saige Blanton earned their 1,000th career points recently. The Winston County Yellow Jackets are 12-5 on the season.
•Alli Temple posted 45 points for the Haleyville Lady Lions in an area win over the Fayette Lady Tigers. She also had 10 rebounds on the night, with two assists and steal. She was 21 of 26 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free throw line.
•Former Auburn player and three time NFL Pro Bowler Joe Cribbs will be the keynote speaker of the Haleyville High School football banquet on Thursday, Jan. 18.
