HALEYVILLE - Evelyn Kate Carroll was crowned Leo's Loveliest for the junior division of the pageant held Friday night at the Haleyville Elementary School cafetorium. First alternate was Brookleigh Cockrell, second alternate was Karlie Lasker, third alternate was Lily Tinch and fourth alternate was Hadley Smith.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Winston County Circuit Judge Lee Carter dismissed with prejudice the State of Alabama's case against Jarod Chase Cantrell, a former teacher and coach at Double Springs Middle School, Wednesday, Feb. 27. A mistrial due to prosecutorial misconduct was granted on Feb. 22. Dismissed with prejudice means the case has been permanently dismissed and cannot be brought back before the court.
BIRMINGHAM - The Phillips High School She Bears have won the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 1A State Championship, defeating Skyline 71-63. Stats from the game can be found here.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Kady Bonds, a senior at Winston County High School, was crowned the Queen of Hearts during the annual pageant Saturday.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Kaylie Gardner, a sixth grader at Double Springs Middle School, was crowned the 2019 Princess of Hearts during the annual pageant Saturday.
HALEYVILLE - The Military Banner Program has been a great success in Haleyville, and now is the time for anyone who wants to have a banner made for their loved one to do so.
CULLMAN - Zeb Little, who represented a portion of Winston County as a state senator for the fourth district, has been arrested, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.
HALEYVILLE - According to a Facebook post tonight by Baldwin County Public Schools, Dr. Erika McCoy, principal of Haleyville High School, has been named the new principal of the new Orange Beach High School. She will begin her new post at the end of March.
The Alabamian is working on this story, and will have more details as they become available.
HALEYVILLE - The line-up of bands for Haleyville’s annual 9-1-1 Festival concert Friday, May 31, has been officially announced by organizer Brandon Norris. The concert line-up is as follows: Fly by Radio will perform from 5-6 p.m., followed by 3 Wheel Drive from 6:30-7:30 p.m., William Michael Morgan from 8-9 p.m. and headline act Neal McCoy beginning at 9:30 p.m.
BEAR CREEK - The Phillips She Bears are back in the Final Four after taking down Falkville in a resounding 81-41 victory Monday, Feb. 18, at the Northwest Regionals in Hanceville. Phillips' first game will be Monday, Feb. 25, at 9 a.m. at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.
The Monday, Feb. 18, garbage routes run by the Haleyville Street and Sanitation Department will not run due to the Presidents Day holiday. The Monday routes will be picked up along with the Tuesday, Feb. 19, routes.
Members of the community, including businesses, local civic groups and organizations, will have an opportunity to hear from Alabama Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey, who will be keynote speaker at special State of the Schools event Friday, March 1.
Dr. Mackey will be joined by Alabama education officials along with administrators, teachers and students of Haleyville City Schools as well as members of the public during a special program held at 11 a.m. at the fellowship hall of Ninth Avenue Church of Christ.
