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.

Double Springs woman killed in Tuesday crash

Lyle's Wrecker Service of Haleyville recovers the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier that was being driven by Shelby J. Ayers, of Double Springs, when she crashed yesterday.

Lyle's Wrecker Service of Haleyville recovers the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier that was being driven by Shelby J. Ayers, of Double Springs, when she crashed yesterday.

ASHRIDGE - A one-vehicle accident Tuesday, April 29, claimed the life of a Double Springs woman.
Shelby J. Ayers, 53, was fatally injured when the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier she was driving left County Road 55 four miles North of Double Springs and struck a tree, according to troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.  Ayers was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Alabamian will have more on this fatal wreck in the May 7, edition.

 

Donations needed for after-school & summer program meals

LYNN - Grace Kitchens, which provides meals for the children in the "Bear Necessities" 21st Century Community Learning Center after-school program at Lynn Schools, is in need of donations to continue serving those meals for the rest of the school year and also during the summer program in June, when it tries to provide three meals a day.

52nd Annual Arley Day will be May 17

Members of the Arley Women’s Club’s Arley Day Committees invite everyone to come out to Arley Day May 17. From left, Johnna Bailey, Traci Richey, Beth Sargent, Jean Kessenger, AWC President Laurie McGriff, Krista Givens, Jane Shirah, Sandy Schwarz, Cynthia Cunningham, Lisa Weeks, Mary Wydner and Anne Freeze.

Members of the Arley Women’s Club invite everyone to come out to Arley Day May 17. From left, Johnna Bailey, Traci Richey, Beth Sargent, Jean Kessenger, AWC President Laurie McGriff, Krista Givens, Jane Shirah, Sandy Schwarz, Cynthia Cunningham, Lisa Weeks, Mary Wydner and Anne Freeze.
ARLEY - The countdown is on for one of the biggest and best festivals in Winston County. The 52nd annual Arley Day will take place Saturday, May 17, at Hamner Park, located on Helicon Road.

VFW requests public's help to clean up around Haleyville Sports Complex on May 16

From left, Dwight Thomas, vice commander of VFW Post 4543, Bryan Lawler, post commander and director of the Haleyville Sports Complex, and Police Chief Rodney Lewis at one of the areas of trash being thrown out on 9th Avenue in the area of the sports complex.

From left, Dwight Thomas, vice commander of VFW Post 4543, Bryan Lawler, post commander and director of the Haleyville Sports Complex, and Police Chief Rodney Lewis at one of the areas of trash being thrown out on 9th Avenue in the area of the sports complex.
HALEYVILLE - A section of 9th Avenue in Haleyville leading to the city’s sports complex has become such an eyesore due to littering that a major clean-up effort is being planned.

Haleyville Alumni luncheon tickets on sale

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Alumni Association has announced that tickets for the annual luncheon which is set for Saturday, June 7, at the Haleyville Elementary cafetorium,  are now on sale.  Tickets of $15 may be be purchased at Traditions Florist, BankFirst, Pinnacle Bank and First National Bank.  Very few tickets will be available at the door the day of the luncheon, organizers said. Also, applications are being accepted now for the Alumnus of the Year award, which is presented at the luncheon.

Proposed tax split changed

The Winston County Commission remains divided over how the road and bridge improvement portion of a proposed lodging tax would be divided between districts. From left, District 1 Commissioner Rutger Hyche,Commission Chairman David Cummings and District 2 Commissioner Roger Hayes.

The Winston County Commission remains divided over how the road and bridge improvement portion of a proposed lodging tax would be divided between districts. From left, District 1 Commissioner Rutger Hyche,Commission Chairman David Cummings and District 2 Commissioner Roger Hayes.
WINSTON COUNTY - The percentages of a portion of a proposed lodging tax for Winston County appear differently in draft legislation currently running as a legal notice in the Alabamian than how they were approved by the Winston County Commission in February.

Haleyville sick of vandals striking healing zone

Bryan Lawler, superintendent of the Haleyville Sports Complex, left, and Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri view a portion of the damage at the playhouse in the healing zone. The playhouse contains a sensory area for children.

Bryan Lawler, superintendent of the Haleyville Sports Complex, left, and Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri view a portion of the damage at the playhouse in the healing zone. The playhouse contains a sensory area for children.
HALEYVILLE - The healing zone park space at the Haleyville Sports Complex is now in need of its own healing after being apparently targeted by vandals.

Cocaine distribution operation taken down

An assortment of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine, as well as numerous firearms were confiscated from a 30th Street residence in Haleyville March 28.

An assortment of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine, as well as numerous firearms were confiscated from a 30th Street residence in Haleyville March 28.
HALEYVILLE - The charge of using a firearm to further interest of a criminal enterprise was among the many criminal counts facing two Haleyville residents in relation to an alleged cocaine distribution operation.
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