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Feb. 27 - Mar. 5, 2019

Hewitt-Trussville grad identified as woman missing

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Bill filed in state senate would allow the Bible to be taught as a social studies elective

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Superintendent for Trussville City Schools aces yearly evaluation

From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council met in regular session on Tuesday night and accepted the low bid for a new traffic signal for U.S. Highway 11 and

At the Jan. 22 Trussville City Schools Board of Education Meeting, Board President Kathy Brown reviewed the annual evaluation of Superintendent Dr. Pattie Neill. Neill is in her seventh year as superintendent of Trussville City Schools. The evaluation cycle for this year shifted to coincide with the calendar year and to align better with board member appointments. As was done in the previous year, the school board used the same evaluation instrument for Neill. The evaluation included six standards: • General Responsibilities • Instructional Leadership • Personnel Administration • Financial Management • Chief Executive Officer • School/Community Relations The rubric for each standard allowed one rating from high to low in the following categories: Commendable, Meets Expecta-

Carrington, Chalkville, Camp Coleman to close next week for railroad maintenance From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — Norfolk Southern will be performing crossing maintenance at several areas in Trussville Starting on March 4. See CARRINGTON, Page 4

Clay Council motion to rezone Highland Green Sector III for garden homes fails to pass By Crystal McGough Copy Editor The Clay City Council held a public hearing Tuesday night on the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation to rezone 28 parcels of land in Highland Green Sector III from Residential Medium Density to See CLAY COUNCIL, Page 7

Center Point area man wanted on felony warrants From The Trussville Tribune staff reports JEFFERSON COUNTY — A man from the Center Point area is wanted in Jefferson County on felony warrants charging him with ex-felon in possession of a firearm, probation violation and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Duchorn M. Clayton is deSee CENTER POINT, Page 5

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tions, Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory. Brown was pleased with the high ratings and reported that Neill received 100 percent commendable and meets expectations in all six standards.

“A strength of our school system is our leadership,” Brown said. “Dr. Neill is a strong leader with great insight, vision and wisdom. Her intentional actions and decisions reflect the goals

and standards for which we strive and are achieving. Thank you Dr. Neill for leading our system to the top and for your dedication to Trussville City Schools.” Neill thanked the board members for her outstanding evaluation. “It is my pleasure to work with this school board to lead one of the best school systems in the state of Alabama,” Neill said. “As I reflect on the last seven years, I can see our improvement, measure our progress, be proud of our awards and rankings, and I look forward to strategic changes in our schools that will continue our upward trajectory toward the next level of excellence. Trussville City Schools has a distinguished school board and magnificent employees in place to educate students and proudly associate themselves with an award-winning school system in an outstanding community. We are truly blessed in Trussville City Schools.”

Clay resident Mike Garrett released Christian fiction novel in February By Crystal McGough Copy Editor CLAY — When author and book editor Mike Garrett decided to write a new novel after spending 30 years building a name for himself in the editing and publishing industry, including being Stephen King’s first editor and publisher, he had no clue that God intended to be the true author of his story. But that is exactly what happened. Several years ago, Garrett had an idea to write a secular novel about a woman who was falsely accused of murder. He kept putting off writing the book, however, due to a lack of inspiration. The cure to his writer’s block came after attending a service at his church, Church of the Highland’s, Fultondale campus. “A couple of years ago, a church service about serving God with your spiritual gifts really moved me to think that, you know, God’s given me a whole career in this area,” Garrett, a resident of Clay, said. “I’ve been a book editor for 30 years and had a first secular novel published a long time ago, and I

Mike Garrett, author of “Innocence Denied” and “Keeper”

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Trussville Council updates alcohol ordinance, accepts bid for new US 11 traffic signal

See COUNCIL, Page 4

Lady Huskies dominate Spain Park, punch ticket to Final Four

Pinson Council paves way for speed calming system for Heather Point Subdivision By Shaun Szkolnik For TheTribune PINSON — The Pinson City Council unanimously approved $4,250 for Skipper Consulting Inc. to design and develop a speed calming system for the Heather Point subdivision. See PINSON, Page 5

HewittTrussville grad identified as woman missing from Grants Mill Road area, request help in finding her From The Trussville Tribune staff reports JEFFERSON COUNTY — Authorities have identified a missing 35-year-old woman that rescue workSee HEWITT, Page 5

St. Clair County Schools offer survey to choose school calendar From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

felt like I really do need to honor God in some way. He’s been so good to me. And so, I started to think about the idea and I realized this could very easily be even a Christian slant and take this in a different direction. So that’s essentially what I did. I felt like God was prodding me along. I’d find myself in difficult situations, and wham! An idea would hit me to get me out of it. I just felt like God was a part of it the whole time.” According to Garrett, the writing experience this time around was much different from what he experienced nearly three decades ago when he wrote his first novel, a suspense/ thriller titled “Keeper,” which was published in 1990. “I didn’t write on it fulltime,” he said. “I just kind of worked on it as I got a chance, and the writing experience was very different for me in this one than it was in my first novel. I really did feel like God was pushing me on this, because everything just kind of flowed…I felt like I was the keyboard; God was the typist. It just didn’t take as much effort as the first

ST. CLAIR COUNTY — The St. Clair County School system is giving the public a voice in the school calendar for the next school year. The system sent the survey link via social media. The survey offers three

See CLAY RESIDENT, Page 12

See PALMERDALE, Page 7

See ST. CLAIR, Page 7

Palmerdale firefighter, 21, dies in the line of duty From The Trussville Tribune staff reports PALMERDALE — A firefighter for the Palmerdale Fire District has died in the line of duty after suffering a medical episode at work on Tuesday, according to Fire Captain David Kearns. Brenden Pierce, a burly 21-year-old redhead with an infectious smile, died at

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