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Students share Alabama heroes

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Birmingham to honor Blazers with special day and parade

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Pinson Valley state championship parade

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Jan. 9 - 15, 2019 Trail and riverbank cleanup this Saturday in Trussville

Trussville Council vacates portion of Morrow Ave for amphitheater, pavilion in entertainment district

By Shaun Szkolnik For The Tribune

From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

TRUSSVILLE – Nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts will have a great opportunity to give back to the community by helping a trail and riverbank cleanup on Saturday, Jan 12. A registration area will be set up in the parking lot behind the ball-fields and the cleanup

TRUSSVILLE — The City Council in Trussville met on Thursday to pass a resolution vacating a rightof-way in the entertainment district. The area to be vacated is Morrow Avenue from south of Beech to Pinchgut Creek to make way for the construction of the pavilion and amphitheater. Also to be vacated will be a 10-foot alley beside Ferus Brewery and the former liberty Automotive building from Morrow to South Chalkville Road and a portion of an alley on Cedar Lane, according to J.T. Murphy of Civil Engineers. Mayor Buddy Choat said buildings have been removed on Morrow Avenue to make way for construction. Buildings have been removed from Cedar Lane, as well, where much of the downtown parking will be located. In other council business, property owned by Trussville Gas and Water at 407 Cherokee Drive Park was rezoned from park zoning to R-1 after the public

See TRAIL, RIVERBANK, Page 3

Trussville Cicis Pizza giving out free buffets to members of law enforcement on Wednesday From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The Cicis Pizza in Trussville will be participating in the National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day by offering law enforcement officers, in uniform and with a valid ID, See CICIS PIZZA, Page 3

Leeds Daylight Donuts to host Law Enforcement Appreciation Day special event From The Trussville Tribune staff reports LEEDS – Daylight Donuts in Leeds will be doing something special to celebrate Law Enforcement Appreciation Day this year. On Wednesday from 7 a.m. See LEEDS DONUTS, Page 3

Gardendale motorcycle crash, possible ties to Blount County Tribune staff reports BLOUNT COUNTY – According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, a Blount County state trooper was in pursuit of three motorcycles on I-65 south just before 2:20 p.m. on Monday. The pursuit entered Jefferson County and one of See MOTORCYCLE, Page 7

50 Cents Supervisory Special Agent Darren J. Mott to speak at January Chamber luncheon From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

By Turner Batson

utility removed a water tank that had previously stood on the property. The lot will be offered for bid. A separate parcel of property will be deeded to the city, according to Mike Strength, general manager of TGW. The council also passed proclamations recognizing the Blow Away 5-K and School Board Member Recognition Month. Also passed was a resolution to reimburse city employees for tuition to further their education. Additionally, the coun-

cil issued a statement in opposition to the expansion of the Eastern Area Landfill proposed by the City of Birmingham. The Cahaba River Society has expressed concerns that the proposed landfill overlays the Bangor aquifer which serves as a source of drinking water for Trussville. “Public comment is open at the Alabama Department of Environmental Management website until Friday,” councilman Jef Freeman said. “They will be building a mountain of garbage and

trash about 40 feet high.” Mayor Buddy Choat said that he had reached out to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and expressed his concerns with the proposed landfill expansion, but had not yet received a reply. The council also amended the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance to update the language. Michael Pressley, Jr. and Anthony Martin, Jr. were approved as new hires for the police department pending approval from the Personnel Board of Jefferson County.

Pinson Public Library’s Grand Opening to be held at Rock School on Sunday By Crystal McGough Copy Editor The Rock School Center has long been a beloved landmark in the Pinson community, but as of this Sunday, the old building will be given a new heart. The Pinson Public Library, which opened in the back part of the city hall building in 2011, has moved into the main part of the Rock School Center and will be holding its grand opening on Jan. 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Hoyt Sanders and the Pinson City Council, as well as some special guests, and refreshments inside while patrons get to know the new building. “There is one kind of theme for this relocation for me,” Pinson Library Director Allison Scanlan said. “Everyone in the community loves the Rock School. That’s a big part of Pinson’s legacy and so many people love it. We are so fortunate that the outside of the building is the same, the rocks are still there. There’s the building they know and love, but we have kind of changed the heart of the building. The heart is now the library. The people are getting their building back. This is something that they can now visit, enjoy

and love, hopefully even more than they already loved it.” Along with a new location, the library also has a new logo, designed by Scanlan’s spouse, which ties into the theme by depicting the “iconic shape” of the Rock School building surrounding the name of the library. “That symbol is so iconic to people,” Scanlan said. “I want something to show: here’s this building, it’s the same building, this is the building you’re familiar with, but the inside has changed. It’s now the Pinson Public Library. That was my message with the logo and fortunately it was carried out amazingly well. We’re very happy with that.” The city of Pinson purchased the Rock School Center in 2013. According to Scanlan, the building had not been used as a school or daycare since the 1990s. “It was almost three years ago that they officially announced that they were look-

ing at putting the library in there,” Scanlan said. “The work started with the roof in the summer of 2017. They replaced the roof. Then Seay Construction started the actual renovation in the spring of 2018.” Scanlan said that the original part of the school in the front section of the building was fully renovated to accommodate the library. “It’s all new inside,” she said. “The building has been adapted to suit the needs of our library perfectly. We have much more space there than we had at our previous location and we have a larger event room, so we can have our summer reading program, events for children, story time, all of our big regular events that we do at the library. We have study rooms, too, which is something that we did not have before. We have space for additional computers, so we are adding more public computers for our library pa-

trons to use.” The “lower classrooms” in the Rock School Center will continue to be used for city offices, including offices for the Parks and Recreation department, Scanlan said. The auditorium is currently rented and used as a sanctuary for a local church, as well as used as a polling place for elections. The Pinson Public Library has been closed since Oct. 3, 2018, for the transition from the old building to the new. “Our collection is just over 18,000 items,” Scanlan said. “That’s books, movies, tablets, all the things that are available for checkout. So our library did a massive inventory and, as we packed things, we also got the opportunity to do some little pet projects that normally we wouldn’t have the opportunity to do when the library is open. Our DVDs are now organized by genre, so that makes them easier to browse.” Scanlan started working at the Pinson Public Library in 2013 as the Youth Services librarian, under former director April Wallace. When Wallace left, Scanlan became the new library director in March 2017. “As soon as I started working at the Pinson Public Library, I just immediately loved it,” she said. “It’s small See LIBRARY, Page 2

TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce announced that its January luncheon speaker will be Darren J. Mott. The luncheon will be held at the civic center on Jan. 17 with network development time starting at 11:30 a.m. and lunch being served at 12 p.m. Immediately following lunch, Mott will start his presentation. Darren J. Mott is the Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) for the Counterintelligence Program for the Birmingham Division of the FBI. The topic for his presentation is “The Current Cyber Threat Picture in Northern Alabama.” Mott will discuss the current cyber threat picture in the north Alabama area and how some simple business process changes can prevent our local companies from becoming victims of the crime. The luncheon is sponsored by Prestige Alarm and Specialty Products and will be held at the Trussville Civic Center, located at 5381 Trussville-Clay Road in Trussville.

Shipt announces plans for a second downtown location From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham based same-day delivery marketplace Shipt announced on Monday plans to become an anchor tenant at what will become known as Shipt Tower, according to a statement from the company. The tower is located at 420 See SHIPT, Page 6

Birmingham Council approves resolution of support for Dr. Angela Davis From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — On the heels of the news that broke over the weekend that the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded an award that was to be presented to Dr. Angela Davis, See CITY COUNCIL, Page 4

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