HALEYVILLE - Haleyville City Schools will be destroying special education records for students that have been exited from  the system for at least five years.
Anyone wishing to claim these files must do so by calling Susan Riggs at 205-486-9231, extension 5,  between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm, Monday - Thursday. 
The tentative date of destruction is set for August 31, 2020.

 

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville City Council tackled a long agenda Monday, July 6, approving numerous items that will lead to some visible changes around the city.

WINSTON COUNTY - The University of Alabama has released its dean's list and president’s list for spring semester.

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville City Schools is utilizing Child Find, a statewide effort by the Alabama State Department of Education and the Department of Rehabilitation Services to locate, identify and evaluate children with disabilities from birth to age 21.

PHIL CAMPBELL - The Youth Success Program at Northwest-Shoals Community College has been awarded funding of $500,000 for 2020-2021 by the Governor’s Local Workforce Areas (GLWA) and $234,249 for the YSP Pre-Apprenticeship program.

HALEYVILLE - Administrators  at Haleyville City Schools are urging the public to tune in tonight at 6 p.m. to their Facebook Live conference where each official will be discussing and answering questions about student procedure in the start of school which is just a few weeks away amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

HALEYVILLE   - Many tough and thought-provoking questions were asked by the public to Haleyville City School administrators during a Facebook live forum, where officials were describing specifics of starting school on Aug. 6 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

WINSTON COUNTY - As Governor Kay Ivey extended the state’s Safer-at-Home order last week, medical officials in Winston County confirmed a surge in COVID-19 cases locally, placing the county in an extremely high risk category when it comes to the virus.

HALEYVILLE - At a time when schools have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, extra funding for capital improvements is a welcome relief, with Haleyville City Schools planning to focus a portion of its $2 million bond issue allotment on a new, modern look for the high school gymnasium.

MADISON - “At our age, we’ve heard everything, we’ve seen everything, but we just don’t remember everything,” Major Lee Wooten laughed.

CULLMAN - Cullman Regional Medical Center and local leaders are coming together to encourage local community members to stop the spread of COVID-19 by following 3 simple steps: Wash your hands, frequently; Maintain 6-foot distance when out; Wear a mask when you can’t maintain a 6-foot distance from others.

HALEYVILLE - One of the nation's largest Pizza Hut and Wendy's restaurant franchisees - NPC International - filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, July 1, but customers should not see any closures of restaurants.

WINSTON COUNTY - Many hardships were endured in the hills of northwest Alabama in the 1860s. It was brother against brother, literally, and hard times for the folks at home who were dealing with raiders and pillagers.

BankFirst Capital Corporation, parent of BankFirst Financial Services, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Traders & Farmers Bancshares, Inc., parent of Traders & Farmers Bank.

WINSTON COUNTY - Free State Four Paws, Inc., wants your shoes, and not for the dozens of dogs they rescue and shelter to use as chew toys.

BEAR CREEK - Water and money have one thing in common in Bear Creek: they are both hitting the ground at an alarming rate.

 

WINSTON COUNTY - Local and state leaders are urging all residents to take an internet speed survey so leaders can see exactly where broadband internet is needed.

HALEYVILLE    - A unanimous vote of the Haleyville Board of Education approved a three-year non-probationary contract of Haleyville High School Principal Davey Reed  effective July 1 through June 30, 2023, as one of numerous personnel items approved at the Thursday, June 25 meeting.