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MOODY – The Master Gardeners of St. Claire County were honored at a meeting of the Moody City Council on See MOODY, Page 6

Pinson Council holds first reading of public school system feasibility study proposal

By Crystal McGough For The Tribune

PINSON — The Pinson City Council had a first reading on Thu., Feb. 24, of a proposal to provide a feasibility study for the potential creation of a Pinson Public School System.

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Center Point renews annual anti-child trafficking proclamation

By Faith Callens For the Tribune

CENTERPOINT — The Center Point Council renewed their annual child trafficking proclamation on Tuesday, Feb. 22 proclaiming the city as a “trafficking free zone.”

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Clay Council raises rental fees on city meeting facilities

By Terry Schrimscher For The Tribune

CLAY — The Clay City Council met Tuesday night, February 22, for the second of two scheduled monthly meetings. Although there was no official business on the agenda, City Manager Ronnie Dixon brought several issues to the floor for discussion.

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Trussville City Schools tax vote coming in April for ad valorem renewal

By Hannah Curran Editor

TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Schools announced that on April 12, 2022, the citizens of Trussville will be asked to renew their existing support of our schools.

“A vote for this tax renewal equals a vote for our schools,” Superintendent Dr. Pattie Neill said.

This local financial support has existed since 1992 and provides resources that keep TCS among the top school systems in the state of Alabama. This is not a new tax – it is a vote to realign a current tax that is expiring. If not renewed, TCS stands to lose more than $4,000,000 in local revenue that annually funds personnel and programs which prove vital to student success and achievement, according to Neill.

“School supporters agree we must continue this revenue to ensure excellence

Argo Fire Department promotes 2 to Lieutenant Trussville City Schools tax vote coming in April for ad valorem renewal.

in Trussville City Schools,” Neill said.

Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight said “net effect is absolutely even,” it’s continuing what was committed to the ad valorem tax collection in support of the schools.

“So it’s not a tax increase, even though it will be techni-

cally listed as a tax increase because you’re increasing the 5.5 to 13.9, but that’s just taking the 8.8 from the other constitutional amendment and added that on to this,” Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight said. “So net, it’s the same, you’re just continuing to support the schools.

The main point is, it’s a con-

TCS BOE announced masks are no longer recommended after 'relaxed indoor masking guidelines' were released.

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lines. CDC is no longer recommending indoor masking for nearly 70 percent of Americans. As of Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Trussville City Schools, faculty, staff, and students will not be asked to mask indoors unless they meet one of the four exceptions listed in the new guidelines.

• Those with COVID symptoms;

• Those who have tested positive for COVID; • Those who have been exposed to a COVID-positive person; and • Those who feel more comfortable being masked.

It is important to note that masks will remain a requirement on school buses until March 18, 2022. Students on school buses and bus drivers

ARGO – Two Argo firefighters were promoted to Lieutenant on Monday, Feb. 28, during the regularly scheduled Argo City Council meeting. Brent Rejonis and Hunter Songer were each presented with a red fire helmet to signify their promotion.

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are asked to wear a mask until March 18, 2022.

To see current COVID-19 transmission rates in Alabama counties, please visit the ADPH COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard.

“If someone wants to remain masked, for example, kindergarteners associated masks with schools, and they might be most comfortable leaving your mask on for a while and they’ve never come to school without a mask,” Neill said. “Some first graders are the same way. So I want us to think transition, it might not happen for everybody. Everybody who is comfortable taking off their mask they can, and for those who want to remain masked they can as well and unmasked when they’re comfortable as long as they don’t have any of the other symptoms.”

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tinuation of the ad valorem tax to support the Trussville City School system.”

Representative Danny Garrett said that the citizens of Trussville previously voted to increase the ad valorem tax to support the Trussville city school system.

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By Hannah Curran Editor

Inside the Tribune

Resolution to allocate $200,000 to library fails at Leeds City Council meeting

LEEDS – A resolution to allocate funds to the Leeds Jane Culbreth Library budget failed after receiving no second during the Leeds City Council meeting on Tue., Feb. 22.

TCS BOE announced masks no longer recommended after ‘relaxed indoor masking guidelines’ released TRUSSVILLE — Trussville City Schools Board of Education announced at the monthly meeting Monday, February 28, that TCS is no longer recommending masks in school after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new “relaxed indoor masking guidelines.”

“I have a COVID update every month, but none are as exciting as this one,” Superintendent Dr. Pattie Neill said.

“Last week, our number was three, and numbers all over the state are going down. Friday afternoon at three o’clock the CDC relaxed mask recommendations for indoors.”

TCS also announced the change “In the Loop.”

For the first time in more than 600 days, the CDC has relaxed indoor masking guide-

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Moody Council honors Master Gardeners, approves funds from Margaret sewer system sale for city improvements

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Leeds City Council addresses Moton Foundation litigation at meeting

By Nathan Prewett For The Tribune

LEEDS – During a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Leeds City Council addressed its continuing dispute with the Moton Educational Foundation regarding the Moton See LEEDS, Page 4

David Dobbs kicks off Arbor Week with Tree Talk, Senator Shelnutt donates $2,000 to plant trees

By Hannah Curran Editor

TRUSSVILLE — David Dobbs kicked off Arbor Week 2022 with Tree Talk at the Trussville Public Library on Thursday, February 24.

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Lass But Not Least: A Cause Still Worth Fighting For

By Ken Lass

Courage for me is keeping a dentist appointment. My idea of bravery is doing battle with the squirrels in my backyard as they try to shimmy up my birdfeeder pole to steal seed. That’s how comfortable and secure my blessed life has become in this great land that I live in.

But what is going on in Ukraine has reawakened my understanding and appreciation of the true meaning of courage and bravery. I do not write this as some sort of partisan essay. I do not write this as a conservative or a liberal. I am merely a bystander who sees the fearless people of Ukraine risk everything to fight for their country while the rest of the freedom-loving world watches, willing to contribute money and equipment but remaining steadfast that Ukrainians must fight this battle alone.

I don’t begin to understand the complexity of the politics involved. And I don’t want to. I only know that watching the newsreel scenes

From The Tribune staff reports

MOODY — Fresh Value has plans for a new location in Moody.

The Birmingham-based grocer has executed a lease at Crossroads Plaza Shopping Center located at the northeast corner of Highway 411 and Park Avenue.

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of their struggle makes me feel sad, scared, and inspired, all at the same time. The way they continue to find hope in what seems hopeless. How they persevere against the relentless and the inevitable.

Somehow, it fills me with joy and yet deep regret and a little fear.

I wasn’t alive in the early 1940s. I wonder if this is what it felt like when Adolph Hitler began expanding his power in western Europe. Were these the kind of emotions that were stirring in the hearts of the American colonists some 250 years ago, as they geared up to end the control and domination of English tyranny.

And forgive me for having doubt, but I wonder about us.

Faced with a similar oppressor, would we still fight for our freedom? Would we cast aside our political divisions, our racial biases, our financial and geographic differences, and unite in the rediscovery that we are all one, that we are all free under a great and mighty God, and that no other regime or nation should ever be able to take that away from us? Or have we become so comfortable, so secure, so self-absorbed that we have lost perspective of the commitment and sacrifice necessary to make it possible?

Life is so good in Trussville. My biggest problem today will be negotiating the potholes on highway eleven.

I don’t have to worry about an artillery shell striking and destroying my house. My hardest decision today will be what to eat for lunch. I don’t have to decide between gathering up my family and fleeing the country or staying to help fight a war that will likely end my life. There won’t be any grandmothers here fashioning small bombs out of empty bottles to throw at en-

emy tanks as they roll down main street. There won’t be any young mothers having babies in air raid shelters.

As I watch the war in Ukraine unfold, I find myself with a refreshed awareness of the courage and bravery that is displayed and preserved all around me. I drove a little slower past the military memorial in Civitan Park. I thought about all the names inscribed on it, the bold warriors who fought for me. An American flag flies above the entrance to my subdivision.

Normally, I am oblivious as I motor past, lost in my selfish thoughts. Not today. I gave it a little salute. I have been profoundly reminded of what it took for that flag to be up there, flapping proudly in the early spring breeze.

To the people of Ukraine: God be with you. And thank you for so heroically showing us once again that freedom and patriotism are worth fighting for. Even dying for.

(Ken Lass is a retired former Birmingham news and sports anchor and Trussville resident since 1989.)

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resented the property owner in the transaction.

The move comes as several transformative shifts continue to shape the highway 411 corridor with the growth of several residential neighborhoods in the area as well as major investments in nearby business parks.

“The City of Moody has worked hard over the last year to backfill the old Fred’s building at Crossroads Shopping Center. Moody City Council, along with myself, are happy to announce that Fresh Value Grocery will

open soon and are excited to welcome them to our community,” Mayor of Moody, Joe Lee, said.

Fresh Value will occupy approximately 21,860 square feet and also plans to include a drive-thru pharmacy. A grand opening date will be announced in the coming weeks, but plans indicate for the store to be open by the Summer of this year.

In addition to the Fresh Value announcement, Burnett said he is in discussions with other regional and national retailers to backfill the adjacent

19,000 square foot space.

“Our primary focus was getting Fresh Value across the finish line, and now that we are there, we are shifting gears to procure not just any co-tenant but the “right” cotenant,” Burnett said. “We’ve had a ton of interest from retailers across many different categories, and we look forward to sharing more very soon.”

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Library From front page

During new business attention was turned to a resolution that was tabled from the previous meeting regarding an amendment requested by Leeds Jane Culbreth Library Director Melanie Carden to allocate funds to the library.

Carden read from a statement saying that a cut in 2020 was made to the library’s budget that affected the services there. The cut was made as the COVID-19 pandemic complicated finances for Leeds and other cities during the time.

“As you know the library’s budget was cut 60 percent in October 2020 which was last fiscal year,” Carden said.

“Which removed $300,000 from the overall budget. Although this cut was necessary due to the height of the COVID pandemic this caused staff hours to be cut and open hours reduced. That budget reduction greatly affected our ability to purchase books and other resources for our local families, homeschool students, adults, etc.”

Local / Region some in the room, with several speaking about it during public comments.

Doris Jarvis, a former director of the library, thanked the city council for its support of the Leeds Arts Council with grant money that allowed a new roof for the building. She went on to express disappointment the resolution’s failure.

“And you know that I was the director for 10 years and it means a lot to me too,” Jarvis said. “And I know how much it means to the community.

The library is one of the best assets that this city has.”

She urged the council to reconsider the action. Similarly several others spoke on this, including former councilwoman Susan Carswell, former library director Mondretta Williams, and Jinny Edwards, who said that she was one of the staff members that was furloughed during the pandemic.

She criticized the city government for cutting the budget while making purchases for the police department, including vehicles and hiring two officers. Councilmen Eric

Leeds' Jane Culbreth Library.

Other details are specified here in the agenda packet.

Carden requested that funds not to exceed $200,000 be allocated to accommodate personnel, as well as pay for programs and other services and supplies. She said that although this is not the full $300,000, this would “get us closer to where we need to be.”

Councilwoman DeVoris Ragland-Pierce made a motion to pass the resolution, but it was not seconded, causing it fail. The action was met with negative reaction from

Ad Valorem From front page

“The tax increases that were voted on by the citizens for ad valorem taxes to go to the schools were under two different code section authorities in the Alabama Code,” Garrett said. “One of those provisions is about to expire.”

Garrett said that this vote would allow the citizens of Trussville to decide if they want to continue to have that same level of ad valorem tax going to the school system. If they do, this will allow that tax that’s about to expire to be collected by the other authority.

“There’s no increase in tax, it’s just allowing the other authority, the code section authority to govern the collection of that tax,” Garrett said. “It’s my understanding that if that tax referendum is not approved, that there would be about a $3 million impact to the school system.”

TCS focuses on the key messages of the ad valorem renewal: • Maintain Educational Excellence: We must pre-

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Turner and Johnny Dutton later told the Trussville Tribune that the money for the police department expenses came from confiscated funds and not from the general fund.

The current salaries of Carden and Edwards was brought up, as well as the number of hours worked, with Turner saying that she is paid to work four days a week, though they said that it is five to six.

Edwards said that she felt that the city government underappreciated the library.

Tensions briefly arose as

serve funding levels to maintain our educational excellence – locally funded teachers/smaller classes sizes, state-of-the-art technology, enhancements to athletics, band, extracurricular programs, and revenue for future capital projects as Trussville continues to grow.

• Uphold Trussville’s Quality of Life: An excellent school system is the foundation for a thriving community and benefits everyone.

Preserving funding for our schools upholds the quality of our community, supports the city’s growth, and greatly enhances home property values.

• Prepare for Growth: As of the latest Census data, Trussville is one of Alabama’s fastest-growing cities. New homes mean more students. We ask that our citizens vote “FOR” the tax renewal so that we may continue to provide safe facilities, state-of-the-art technology, and educational excellence for our students.

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Carden and Miller exchanged further words over the issue.

“Here’s the deal,” he said.

“The library budget is being looked at. The request came in before we could approve of it.”

Carden asked him what they had to look at and Miller replied that it was the item that she brought up, the money that the library has and what has not been paid to the city that was supposed to be. He also mentioned an employee that he said Carden hired without authorization.

Turner commented and said that the employees were being adequately paid, saying that Carden is paid $68,000 a year.

“We think they do a good job for sure,” he said. “And I love what the library does, but we just don’t have any more money in the budget to give at this point. They may think we do, but we don’t.”

Carden said she believed the matter with some councilmembers to be personal due to some previous issues with the library budget and an issue with a tax referendum in the past but cited a time when the library’s spending budget supposedly went over by $97,000 in 2020.

She believes that the government is holding back funds until the library board pays this back though she thinks that the number will need to be reevaluated.

After the meeting concluded, Ragland-Pierce expressed her support for a budget increase and said that the issue would be revisited in the future as the finances are examined.

“I was in favor of raising the budget because I know that the library does a lot for the citizens of Leeds,” she said. “We will revisit it and look at the budget more in depth to see where those extra funds will be allocated.

And once we get line items of where those extra funds will be allocated we can better assess if we can get a better increase. And I think that’s the only fair thing we can do.”

Meetings are held on the first and third Mondays of every month at City Hall on 1400 9th Street Northeast.

Agenda packets can be seen online at the City of Leeds website.

“Simply put Amendment 3 exists for the next 25 years, and Amendment 82 is expiring,” Neill said. “So we’re just combining 82 on top of 3, and that’s what it is. So, if you do the math, we have a current 13.9 millage rate on the books for us that everyone in Trussville is paying. Amendment 3 that exists as 5.1 mills, Amendment 82 is 8.8 mills.

We’re just combining those into one. There’s no tax rate increase, but technically, it’s renewal.”

Argo

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Argo Fire Chief Scott Payne said there was a selection process that included eligible candidates being interviewed by three outside sources who gave recommendations based on a pointbased system.

Payne presented Lt. Rejonis with his red helmet, and Lt. Songer’s red helmet was presented by his father, John Songer, who also serves with the Argo Fire Department.

“It’s just a symbol of them getting promoted,” Payne said. “They go from a black helmet to a red helmet.”

go’s 2020-21 revenue exceeded its expenditures by around $320,000.

“This amount is down from last year about $90,000,” he said. “That’s primarily due to an increase in general and operation expenditures, as well as a significant amount of capital assets that were added.”

According to the full accrual method, the city’s revenues exceeded expenditures by approximately $610,000.

The council also appointed its delegates for the upcoming Alabama League of Municipalities Convention, which will be held in Tuscaloosa from May 11-14. Coun-

14 council meeting to Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Mayor Betty Bradley announced that a zoning meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 1. This meeting is open to the public and will begin at 6 p.m. at the municipal complex.

“This is the opportunity for the citizens to have some input into the zoning,” she said.

Councilor Ann Brown said that tentative plans have been made for the dedication and installation of the Book Nook that was donated to the city by the Rotary Club.

The Book Nook is expected

(From Left to Right) Lt. Brent Rejonis, Argo Fire Chief Scott Payne, Lt. Hunter Songer, and Argo firefighter John Songer. (Photo by Crystal McGough)

During the meeting, the city council received an audit report for the 2020-21 fiscal year from Joe Chapman, audit manager for Cork, Hill and Company.

“Our report for the year ended Sept. 30, 2021,” Chapman said. “It was clean and there was no issues that we identified in the course of our field work.”

Chapman said that there were two bases of accounting used for the city: the full accrual (government/entity-wide) and the modified accrual (governmental funds basis). According to the modified accrual, the city of Ar-

cilor Danny McCarley was named voting delegate and Councilor Dusty Stinson was named alternate.

In other business, the council approved the following: • Resolution 2022-02-28, regarding designation of American Rescue Plan Act funds • Ordinance 2022-02-28A, placing a six-month moratorium on subdivision applications pending the finalization of the city’s zoning and subdivision regulations • Motion to change the previously scheduled March

to be installed and dedicated on April 9 at the park by the municipal complex. A time for the event is still to be determined.

“This would be a good opportunity for us to invite our neighbors, especially neighbors with children, to come by for the dedication and to take home a free book,” Brown said.

The next meeting of the Argo City Council will be Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the Argo Municipal Complex. A pre-council work session will be held at 5 p.m. and the regular meeting will follow.

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Leeds

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Community Center’s board of directors and litigation that was recently filed against the city.

All council members except for Kenneth Washington were present as the meeting began with a statement from Mayor David Miller. He addressed an announcement that he made in the previous meeting on Feb. 7 in which he said that the Moton Educational Foundation had filed litigation.

The foundation filed an injunction against the city with Moton Community Center Director Gloria Haynes saying that the city was “interfering” with the foundation’s practices.

The council has proposed taking nominations for an all-citizens of Leeds board as stipulated by articles of incorporation when the property was turned over to the foundation in 2012. Currently, there is one member who resides in Leeds.

Last night Miller again stressed the stipulation in his statement, which he began by saying that an injunction was filed to prevent the city from selling the center’s property.

He said that the city does not own the property and could not sell it in any case.

In relation to the board, Miller said that the foundation has “enjoined” them from forming a board, but he countered with saying that the city desired to make a list of nominees from Leeds to be turned over to the foundation for consideration.

“They’ve also filed a complaint trying to go into a lawsuit against me and the city for those same items,” he said.

He went on to say that the foundation “doesn’t want

Leeds City Council addresses Moton Foundation litigation at the meeting. (Photo by Nathan Prewett)

what they’re proposing,” referring to Priority Soldier’s proposal to establish a veterans’ service at the center several months back. saying that he spoke with the head of the state’s veterans administration.

“And it’s ridiculous to consider anyway because the Veterans Administration just spent – what- $17, $18 million in Irondale for that exact same purpose,” he said.

“And they don’t want unqualified people duplicating what they’re doing already.

So I’m just letting you know that we’re going to fight this to the extent that we’re involved.”

He said that they were only involved by the stipulation made in the articles on the board being made up of Leeds citizens, also mentioning ex officio members being able to vote on board members.

Haynes was present in the audience and stood up to speak but was cut off by Miller, who said she could speak later during the public comments. When she tried to speak again Miller asked her to be seated or be escorted out of the building.

City Attorney Scott Barnett advised that the council add a resolution authorizing the city’s attorneys to apply to defend and request to “declare the rights of all parties, and rights and obligations of the citizens.” This was ap-

proved unanimously.

Haynes spoke on the matter during public comments and insisted that the foundation did not want to fight the city.

“First of all, the Moton Center does not want to fight with the City of Leeds,” Haynes said. “That’s not the intention. We do not have a suit against the City of Leeds.

We only ask for an injunction to keep, because you had a resolution to say that you were putting people on the board and we felt like if you’re going to refer people to the board, that’s fine. But the sitting board is a legal board and they have the ability to vote those folks in or out.”

She said this is one of their bylaws at the center and that when the Priority Soldier proposal was made, they only wanted a letter of support from the city, also adding that their 501 status has been reinstated.

After Haynes finished, attorney Johnny Brunson said that the center’s action was a suit and advised them not to further speak about the matter.

Several spoke during public comments, including former council member Susan Carswell, who brought up the Main Street Alabama project discussed at the last meeting.

During the public comments portion of that meeting she asked about it being in the budget and told that it was amended for $50,000 to a project director and $105,000 for operating it if the city decides to pay the costs.

“And yet it seems Main Street can’t get any money out of the city,” Carswell said, adding that she was told by other residents that the money was allegedly being used to pay chamber of commerce employees.

“Well, we don’t have any information from Main Street that would allow us to go ahead and spend any money,” Miller said. “It’s the same as it was the first time we tried to do something with Main Street and they can’t tell us what they’re going to do.”

Carswell then said she was told that the chamber was corporation and paid salaries with money from their dues. She went on to say that someone from the Redevelopment Authority said that the money from Main Street was being used for the chamber’s salaries and advised talking to them. Afterward, she spoke on the library decision and criticized the failure of the resolution.

Library Director Melanie Carden made a request to be allocated funds for the library in an amendment to the city’s budget. When the resolution was brought up during new business this action failed for lack of a second, though Councilwoman DeVoris Ragland-Pierce made the motion and expressed her support.

In other business the council: • Approved a resolution to renew the contract with animal control and pound services, • Approved an added item to spend $6,200 in confiscated funds for what Police Chief Paul Irwin said would be for police purposes, with him adding that an officer in the department will be awarded at a national drug interdiction conference in Chicago, IL. Meetings are held on the first and third Mondays of every month at City Hall on 1400 9th Street Northeast.

Agenda packets can be seen online at the City of Leeds website.

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Clay

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The longest discussion of the evening concerned the use of city facilities for receptions, birthday parties, and other personal use events.

“I don’t know why it is important that we make the buildings available for personal use,” said Dixon. “If it were me, I would make it corporate only. [So] we’re not taking anything away from our real community, which is the HOA groups or businesses.”

Currently, the city rents buildings at Cosby Lake, the Clay Community Center, and the Clay Public Library.

Space is also available at the Senior Center.

Dixon said the city loses money at the current rates due to damage, repairs, employee overtime, and other expenses like cleaning and trash removal that outweigh the income from rental fees. “[People] put tape on the wall, and we’ve got to repaint because the tape pulled the paint off,” Dixon said. “They paid $150. It costs us $300 to repaint it.” Dixon said the city has experienced a lot of abuse and neglect of the facilities, especially from non-residents of Clay, and often spends valuable time trying to recover fees for damages.

He cited examples in neighboring cities like Trussville and Gardendale, where rooms are available for rent for much higher fees, and said both of those cities have event staff specifically to manage events for their facilities.

Mayor Charles Webster said he did not want to completely cut out public use of public facilities, but suggested rates could be increased to reduce some of the abuse.

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Clay Council raises rental fees on city meeting facilities.

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it,” said Webster. “If you want to pay $750, it’s your community center.”

Councilmember Bo Johnson entered a motion to immediately increase rental rates to $500 with a $250 deposit with proof of residence in the city. The new rates will take effect on future agreements but will not impact rates for people who have already rented meeting space.

The Council unanimously approved the new rates and will review the situation again in a future meeting.

Dixon also addressed rising expenses in the city and cautioned that the city’s increasing income will not go as far as they have in the past.

“When I say we’ve got $2,174,000 in the general fund, that’s good. It’s better than it ever has been,” Dixon said. “But it [doesn’t] mean we have $2 million worth of spending power as far as the spending power we had last year.”

Dixon said increases in fuel prices could get worse due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He warned prices could continue to increase for 18 months or longer and impact prices on all consumer products.

Councilmember Dean Kirkner expressed his concern that fuel prices around the country could increase as high as $6 per gallon due to world events.

The Council approved sending Mayor Webster as a voting delegate to the annual convention of the Alabama League of Municipalities.

Council members Becky Johnson and Bo Johnson will serve as alternates.

In other business, the Council approved the extension of animal control contracts with the Humane Society.

The next meeting of the Clay City Council is set for March 8.

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“It’s important to understand that just because we do the feasibility study – that helps us know what we don’t know – it doesn’t necessarily mean that we are going to take over our schools,” Mayor Joe Cochran said during the pre-council meeting. “It just gives you the information in case you want to do it. It gives you a map and a plan. “ The feasibility study will cost $8,500. Several residents in attendance spoke to the council in favor of the feasibility study and expressed concerns with the current condition of the schools, including mold, sewers backing up into the schools, electrical issues, air conditioning issues, and more.

“Whatever the city decides to do, $8,500 is not a lot of money to acquire as much information as you can,” Pinson resident Traci Thompson said.

“Whether you decide to break away from the Board of Education or you decide to stay, you can take that information and use it. … Now is the time.

We’re tired. We’re tired as parents; we’re tired as a community.”

Cochran said that he met with Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin on Wednesday to discuss several items, including this proposal.

“I want to be completely open and candid with the Board of Education as to anything we are thinking about or looking at doing,” Cochran said. “… The conversations that I had with Dr. G. yesterday were good conversations.

He was very frank with me. I was very frank with him about the position of where I think the council is with all of this and what our concerns are in our buildings. … I’m in the business of making our city the best it can be, and our schools are part of that. I hope that all the citizens in this room tonight, as well as the audience watching at home, knows that

Senator Shay Shelnutt donated $2,000 to the Trussville Tree Commission to plant trees.

“Trussville is a beautiful community, and our trees are part of the history, I just want to keep that going,” Shelnutt said.

Before retiring, Dobbs was an environmental science, earth, and space teacher at Hewitt-Trussville High School (HTHS). He believed in educating students in exciting ways. Dobbs wanted his students involved in the classroom, so he would have class outside to teach students environmental science whenever he had the opportunity.

“We talked about the trees that were there, the natives that were there and there, and that plot of land was totally undisturbed,” Dobbs said.

Councilmember and Liason for the Trussville Tree Commission, Perry Cook, said that John Floyd “resurrected” the Trussville Tree Commission two years ago, but it has been dormant since his passing. Cook added with the help of Mayor Buddy Choat, a committee was created, and the Trussville Tree Commission was reborn.

“The importance tonight is to educate our public about our tree commission, what its goal is, which is just educate people in the Cahaba Project and around Trussville about tree awareness,” Cook said.

“When to cut, when to plant, so we’re just educating for tonight on trees, educating people to make people aware. We have a tree commission. This is very active, very alive, and will educate people on trees.”

When HTHS was being built, Dobbs wanted to have outdoor classrooms and community places outside where the kids could go, and then Floyd had a vision to plant a tree for each graduating senior that year.

“I don’t know truly what I had as a vision. I don’t know

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The Pinson City Council (Photo by Crystal McGough)

this entire council cares about our kids. We realize that our school is made up of children that come within our city limits and outside of our city limits, and probably more kids come from outside of our city limits than do from inside our city limits. I really don’t care about that; they’re all our kids whether they live in the city of Pinson or not. They go to our schools, they’re our kids.”

Cochran went on to say that although no one on the council currently has children attending Pinson’s schools, the entire council is passionate about the schools and the children who attend them.

“We pour into those kids, we act in plays with those kids, we call Friday night football games with those kids, we stand on the sidelines and do the chain gang for years and years for those kids,” he said.

“We do an awful lot for those kids because we love them, and we want them to have the absolute best possible education they can get, and that includes the best facilities.”

The council will consider taking up the feasibility study proposal at the next council meeting.

In other business, the council unanimously approved motions concerning three requests from Pinson Valley High School and Rudd Middle School.

The city will provide the PVHS Fine Arts Department with $4,000 to help fund its new Visual Arts Academy.

Additionally, the council approved $3,500 for clearing around the baseball field at PVHS. The city will also provide the Rudd Middle School Theater Department with $400 for

lumber and materials to assist in building theatrical set pieces.

Additionally, the council approved the following: • Reappointment of Barry Wilson to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a six-year term, beginning January 1, 2022 • Resolution 22-09, appointing Marvelyn Deese to the Zoning Board of Adjustments for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2022 • Motion to approve $15,000 for CityFest, which will be May 7, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Motion to elect Mayor Cochran as voting delegate for the Alabama League of Municipalities Conference, as well as naming Councilor John Churchwell first alternative and Councilor Robbie Roberts second alternative • Resolution 22-10, approving purchase of a 2019 Freightliner M2-106 Grapple Truck for $109,650 • Resolution 22-11, entering into a contract with the Greater Birmingham Humane Society for animal control and pound services • Motion to approve Backflow removal and installations at PHCC and PYSC, in the amount of $4,200 each • Motion to approve funding for “Boot Camp Fitness” class to be offered free to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Rock School Complex The next meeting of the Pinson City Council will be Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Pinson City Hall. Pre-council will begin at 6:15 p.m., and the regular meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

Hewitt Trussville Middle School art students painted trees for Arbor Week. Their artwork is on display at Trussville Public Library. (Photo by Hannah Curran)

what I was thinking. I should have known better,” Dobbs said. “John said to me, ‘Hey, we’re gonna let the kids pick the trees, we’re gonna set them out.’ I’m like, ‘How are we going to move? Like, they’re coming in with a skid steer, they’re picking it up and moving it, how are they going to be moved,’ and John said, ‘We’ll get them moved, don’t worry, we’ll get it taken care of.’”

After many failed attempts to dig the holes themselves to plant the trees, Dobbs recruited some friends with a”magic toy” to dig the holes.

“It’s a little tiny scooter, and it comes up and it’s got this big auger on it, and one man rides it,” Dobbs said. “It’s like a little bucket thing, and it just digs these holes in the ground.

So for I don’t know how many afternoons and how many Saturdays, I had some boys in my class that volunteered, and we planted trees, and we planted trees, and we planted trees, and we planted trees.

They were able to play 298 trees for the graduating seniors. Unfortunately, some have been cut away over the years, but in the area around HTHS, you can still see the trees planted for the seniors.

A proclamation was passed on Tuesday, February 22, at the Trussville City Council meeting that declared February 26, 2022, as Arbor Day in the city of Trussville. Mayor Buddy Choat presented the proclamation at the Tree Talk.

In 1872, the Nebraska Board of Agriculture estab-

lished a day to be set aside to plant trees. This holiday called Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska.

Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world.

Trees can be a solution to combating climate change by reducing the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cutting heating and cooling costs, moderating the temperature, cleaning the air producing life-giving oxygen, and providing habitat for wildlife. In addition, trees are a renewable resource, giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for fires, and countless other wood products.

Trees in Trussville increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community. Wherever they are planted, trees are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.

“Arbor week is just an awareness-type thing,” Choat said. “It is a nationwide event.

We want to make it a bigger event in Trussville than it has been in the past; we’ve had a lot of people want to do this.

So this is a great start tonight on the educational side, as well as awareness.”

Tree Planting Ceremony and Tree seedling giveaway will be at Civitan Park on Saturday, February 26, at 2 p.m.

Giveaway and festivities will be on the hill near the veterans memorial with the tree planting next to the Cahaba Greenway near the green bridge.

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February 28, where the council also agreed to use the $4 million from the sale of the Margaret sewer system for infrastructure improvements in the city.

Master Gardeners members Pam Garrison and Candace McElroy were present at the meeting where Mayor Joe Lee read a proclamation that praised the group for their efforts in landscaping the grounds at city hall and the police department building.

“The members of the St. Claire Master Gardeners have volunteered countless hours with the latest gardening techniques and to inform others about the benefits of gardening,” Lee read. “As well as spearheading numerous special projects to benefit not only the city of Moody but the surrounding areas of the county.”

Lee also presented a plaque crediting the group to be put on the city hall building.

The council then heard from Oh Sherri Pub owner Joel Wallace, who asked for permission to host a St. Patrick’s Day event on March 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at his establishment. He said that the event

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Neill also said that the relaxed mandate “means take off your mask for now if we have to do it again we can do masks again.”

TCS BOE also recognized several teachers and students in TCS for their accomplishments.

“Teachers that acquire the certification must exhibit a deep understanding of their students, their content, knowledge, their use of data, their use of assessments and teaching practice, they must also show that they participate in learning communities and provide ongoing evidence of

would feature vendors, music, and food from a crawfish boil to raise funds for the local soccer board.

Wallace’s request was approved unanimously.

The council later approved two general obligation warrant resolutions, one of which refunded a fire ladder truck expense last year. The second refunded the 2014-A warrants and amended the 2021 ordinance.

Regarding the second ordinance, Brad Cherry from Maynard, Cooper, and Gail Law Firm said that the city passed an ordinance to refund their 2014 warrants through a public bond issue last year.

The amendment now places it directly with Capital One as a bank-placed bond issue.

Cherry said that the savings from this will reimburse the city $600,000 from purchasing the fire truck. Both ordinances were approved unanimously.

At a previous meeting, the council voted to sell the Margaret sewer system owned by Margaret and Argo. During last night’s meeting, Lee requested that the city set aside the totality of the net proceeds from the sale in a separate deposit account, which is $4 million.

The proceeds would then

be used for the Moody sewer plant, as well as “other capital improvements” of the city. It is expected that the funds will be expended within two years.

In other business, the council: • Approved Parks and Recreation Director Mike Staggs’ request to renew annual RecDesk subscription, Vendor: RecDesk for $4,400, • Approved Police Chief Thomas Hunt’s Request to repair car#357 alternator for $340, • Approved Hunt’s request to reimburse a golf cart trailer to Moody Police Department for $3,500, • Approved Fire Chief Larry Horton’s request to purchase uniform items for $285, • Approved Horton’s request to purchase uniforms for $2,300, • Approved Horton’s request to purchase and convert the halogen headlights on E-1 and E-2 for $300, and • Approved Horton’s request to purchase two Hydrant Gate Valves for $800.

Meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at Moody City Hall on 670 Park Ave.

learning and reflection,” Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lisa Berry said.

TCS congratulated the National Board Teachers: Amanda Adams, Tamekla Beverly, Rachel Brockman, Scott Burnett, Cynthia Burns, Heather Cates, Ronda Chrisenberry, Ben Cook, Scott Cooper, Bethanne Crawford, Krista DeMent, Angela Shorter, Katy Hogan, Lisa Lothspeich, Heather Matos, Jennifer McLaughlin, Penny Moore, Rachel Poovey, Jamie O’Brien, Lesley Rogers, and Shayna Swann.

TCS congratulated the Hewitt-Trussville Middle School (HTMS) Metro Wrestling Champions:

• 7th Grade – Eli Abney, Jeffrey Barnes, Drew Borden, Karter Burke, Matthew Dobbins, Austin Drott, Micah Fantroy, Hayden Fulmer, Ari Gober, Camden Hanks, James Harris, Judson Howard, Brady Hulwi, Jaxon Ingram, Tate Jones, Parker Krayer, Zac Leslie, Ethan McDaniel, Eli Ray, Lucas Reeser, Archer Warren, and Zachary Young.

• 8th Grade – Delvecchio “Deuce” Alston, Tyler Bailey, Gavin Bittle, Preston Bozeman, Reagan Brewer, Trip Cole, Ryder Gray, Sam Greene, lan Hodgin, Cody Hutchens, Zane Jones, Austin Lewallen, Nathan Mabry, Josh Moore, Na-

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Debrah Fisher, who is a volunteer for the Child Trafficking Solutions Project received the proclamation from the city and spoke on the behalf of the CTS project.

“I would like to thank the mayor and the council of Center Point for their partnership and their fight against Human Trafficking,” said Fisher.

“Trafficking free zone is very important because it brings awareness to the issue of human trafficking, and it offers training within the city so that more people know and recognize the signs of human trafficking”.

Fisher also told the council that being vigilant of the human trafficking signs could lead to more victims being set free and more prosecutions of traffickers.

According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline website, anyone can be vulnerable to trafficking. The people who could be vulnerable, are the ones who: • Have an unstable living situation • Have previously experienced other forms of violence such as sexual abuse

or domestic violence • Have run away or involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare system • Are undocumented immigrants • Are facing poverty or economic need • Have a caregiver or family member who has a substance use issue • Are addicted to drugs or alcohol Fisher encouraged the council to speak to the schools within the city including the parents of the students to make citizens more aware of the issue of Human Trafficking.

Mayor Bobby Scott agreed with Fisher’s statement and encouraged residents to help the city raise its visibility to the issue and become more aware about solutions to end Human Trafficking.

In other business: • The council approved resolution 2022-11, which authorized a travel advance for an employee from the public safety department to travel for job-related purposes.

• The council approved resolution 2022-12, which authorized a retail strategies contract to help the city bring other retail businesses within the city. The council plans to use the American Rescue Plan Act funds to cover costs of the contract.

• The council approved another resolution which authorized the solicitation of Bids for the Alabama Rebuild Project because the council has three roads they are considering fixing once enough bids come in.

than Mullinax, Cooper Pelham, Braxton Reaves, Brady Ryan, Braden Smith, and Kaden Turman.

“I just want to say how proud I am of all of you, coaches,” HTMS Principal, Jennifer Abney said. “Thank you for all the hard work you put in with these young men. Thank y’all for representing yourselves and your school and your parents in such a positive way. So congratulations, super proud of y’all.”

Matt Ryan was named the Middle School Wrestling Coach of the Year.

TCS congratulated the Hewitt-Trussville High School Girls Indoor Track & Field Team as State Runner Up. Athletes Representing the Team are Brianna Beckham, Avery Cahoon, Madisyn Hawkins, Tori Mack, Haley Melton, and Maci Mills. Indoor Track & Field Coaches are Head Coach Tom Esslinger, Jean Cherizol, Jamey Curley, Mike Deibert, Rachel Higginbotham, April Howell, and Matthew Michalke.

“Thank you for having us, we always appreciate it,” Head Boys and Girls Track and Field Coach, Tom Esslinger said. “I always say it starts from the top up and from the board level down to the high school to the athletic department. We just appreciate everything from the community and the support.”

In other matters, the Board approved: • Approve Accounts Payable for: January 2022 • Approve Payroll for: January 2022 • Approve Financials: January 2022 • Approve Work Session Record and Board Minutes for January 18, 2022 and

Work Session Record and Board Minutes January 27, 2022 Approve the 2022-23 Student Code of Conduct Approve the revised 202223 TCS School Calendar Approve the following Contribution Lists for 2022-23 school year: h Cahaba Elementary School, Magnolia Elementary Schooland Paine Elementary School Approve the UNA LEAD Initiative Program with scholarships Approve the following Umpire Association Contract for Services: h Central Alabama Softball Umpire Contract for Services h Greater Birmingham Soccer Officials Association Contract Approve contract with catering company for the Hewitt-Trussville High School Prom Approve the following field trips: h HTHS Band to Lebanon, TN h Revised HTMS/HTHS Theater to New York h Revised HTMS Cheer h HTMS Band Student to Mobile, AL h HHS Girls Basketball to Jacksonville State University h Revised HTHS Wrestling to Huntsville for State Championship Approve the following Facility Usage Agreements: h Culinary – NASA Competition for Culinary Room Approve renewal of Bid 21-01 for Cleaning Services and summer Floor Strip and Wax for TCS Bus Barn

• Approve Change Order Requests: 20-17-30, 20-1732, and 20-27-29 • Approved an Engagement Agreement with Markstein • Approve contract with Bandwagon LLC • Approve Central Office moving quote • Approve a service agreement for contract testing services • Approve EDF 02-28-22-01 through 02-28-22-22 • Approve the following technology agreements/ contracts: h Dell 4 year laptop refresh for Magnolia Elementary and Cahaba Elementary Schools h Cognia Solutions PD software/license • Approve Board Policy 4.03 calculated tuition for the 2022 – 2023 school year • Approve rental agreement for Mamma Mia Costume package for HTHS • Approval of Superintendent recommendations regarding changes in personnel, contracts, extra services, and supplements • Approve the employment of a bus driver for Trussville City Schools effective February 28, 2022, according to TCS Salary Schedule Step 1 with reconsideration of step upon receipt of qualifying employer verification forms.

The March Monthly Board Meeting will be Monday, March 14, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Central Office. There will be a Work Session held at 5:00 p.m. before the Board Meeting. The Board Meeting and the Work Session will be live-streamed.

A link will be posted on the TCS website at 4:45 p.m. on March 14, 2022.

Center Point Council meeting on February 22, 2022.

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Storytime for Growin’ Beans with Ms. Allison: Pigs March 4 @ 10:00 am 11:00 am Free

(All ages) Join us on March 4th at 10 AM for a pigs-themed storytime at the library! We’ll read books & have some fun! There will be snacks & a craft to take home.

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Riley Edward Yager september

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3, 1933 ~ february 15, 2022

Riley “Rip” Edward Yager 88 of Huffman passed away Tuesday, February 16 after battling Dementia for several years. Born September 3,1933 in Pratt City to Joseph Riley Yager and Annie May Hartgraves. Survived by wife of 65 years, Shirley Ashdown Yager, married December 19, 1954. While serving in the US Navy during the Korean War. Survived by his children Matthew Stephen (Judy), (3 children and 4 grandchildren), Susan Jo “Angel”, (2 children and 1 grandchild), Jeffrey Andrew, (4 children and 11 grandchildren), and Jason Daniel (Misty) (7 children and 7 grandchildren). Preceded in death by eldest son Michael Riley (2 children and 6 grandchildren and passed away on March 22, 2004. Attended UAB School of Engineering and retired from Rust Engineering after 35 years of employment. (What about Raytheon?)

A quiet, gentle man who loved his family, his work, golfing. His favorite celebrities were Bear Bryant and John Wayne. In his golden years he enjoyed feeding the squirrels in his backyard, especially when he was joined by one of his grandchildren or great-grandchildren. He will be missed. Many thanks to the staff of North Hill Nursing and Rehab. Funeral service is February 22,2022, 2:00 with visitation starting at 1:00, family at 12:30 with no graveside service.

Patricia Garrett december

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Odis Otto Ousley

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James Russell Sublett, age 66 of Warrior, AL passed away on February 16, 2022. Attended Woodlawn High School and graduated in 1973. He received his LPN Nursing from Bevill State Community College in 1990. He received his BS Management of Human Resources from Faulkner University in 1994.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Wilburn and Katherine Sublett. He is survived by his children, James Wilburn Sublett, Lucas Floyd Sublett, Katherine-Quet Victoria Sublett and Selene Elizabeth Sublett. He is survived by sisters, Carolyn Annette McMurray and Linda Anne Obert (John); brother, Don Sublett (LaCon).

Martha Gladden (Gladden) Hill 17, 1936 ~ february 21, 2022 (age 85)

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Martha Gladden Hill, of Birmingham, Alabama passed away Monday, February 21, 2022 at her home. Martha was born July 17, 1936 in Athens, Alabama to Roston Elmer Gladden and Reba (Newby) Gladden. She graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School in 1954 and Samford University. On May 19, 1956, she married Lowell G. Hill of Wedowee, at her home in Center Point, Alabama. Martha was employed in accounting and human resources at Vulcan Materials Company for over 40 years.

After retiring, she was a persuasive and successful fund-raiser for multiple charitable organizations, enjoyed special event planning, and was an award-winning public speaker. Martha was passionate about a cappella singing and was a talented alto vocalist. She sang often with her three sons and her love and talent for music is carried on by her children and grandchildren. Martha was an active member of the Homewood Church of Christ.

Martha was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, John Stanford Gladden and Bobby Glenn Gladden (Pat), and one sister, Edwina “Winkie” Blake (Allen). She is survived by her husband, one sister, Gale Gladden Melton (Martin), one sister-in-law, Elois Caddell, three children, Lowell Keith Hill, John Kevin Hill, and Douglas Bradford Hill and his wife, Elisabeth Rohlfs-Hill, and two grandchildren, Gareth Bradford Hill and Igrainne Paikea Hill.

Visitation will be from 11-12 on Monday, February 28 at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens in Trussville with a service at 12:00 and burial to follow. The family would like to thank the health care professionals of Oasis Hospice for their ongoing, loving care and dedication. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Music Department of the Alabama School of Fine Arts at www.asfa.k12.al.us/domain/30.

Online condolences can be expressed at https://www.jmgardens.com/obituary/Martha-Hill.

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Patricia Wood Bivens Garrett passed away on 2/17/2022 at the age of 82 at Grandview Medical Center. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, February 24, at 10:00 AM at Forest Hills Cemetery in Birmingham with David Seibert officiating the service. She was born on Christmas Eve 1939 in Selma to Houston and Ruth Wood. She was a long time member of Center Point Baptist Church. She retired from Jefferson County Family Court where she was known for her sense of humor and, at one time, baking birthday cakes for her co-workers. She was an avid animal lover caring for her own pets, taking in feral cats in her neighborhood and pet sitting for others. She loved having friends and family over to swim and having cookouts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Bivens; her daughter, Cindy Bivens; her husband, Ronald Garrett; step daughter, Pattie Garrett Seibert; sister, Margaret Self; and niece, Sue Self. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Glenda Duncan (Ronnie), John Self (Leslie), Steve Self (Joan), Jean Robertson and grandchildren, Monica Seibert Hobson and Chris Seibert; son-in-law, David (Riley) Seibert; and last but not least, her Best Friend, Janis Sorrell. Our deep gratitude goes to the staff at Grandview SICU for the compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that charitable memorial donations be made to an animal rescue or support organization of your choice.

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Odis Otto Ousley passed away on Saturday, February 19th, 2022 at the age of 95. Mr. Ousley was a veteran of two conflicts, serving as a US Navy Seabee during WWII and then in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Ousley was also a longtime employee of both Connors Steel Company and SMI Steel retiring after a career spanning nearly 40 years.

Mr. Ousley was a devoted member of several church communities during his life to include West Woodlawn Baptist, 85th Street Baptist Church, and Deerfoot Baptist Church serving as a Deacon of each church.

When not serving others, Mr. Ousley was an avid golfer and bowler, supporter of Isabella Mustang sports, enjoyed singing, Lemon Ice-Box Pie, Banana Pudding, and Buddy Bars. Those who met him never forgot him.

Mr. Ousley was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years Sylvia Langston Ousley and is survived by his son Robert J. Ousley (Ida) and daughter Nancy O. Pinson (Robert); three grandchildren, Adam T. Pinson, Oakleigh C. Pinson, and Andrea L. Ellis (Alex); one great-grandchild, Caroline J. Pinson; and a host of nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff of the Bill Nichols Veterans Home in Alexander City for all of the care they gave our O’Fella and would ask that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or other charity or service organization.

Harvey Watwood

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William Harvey Watwood, loving husband, doting father, devoted son, brother, and friend moved to his heavenly home on February 19, 2022, at the age of eighty-six. He is preceded by his wife of almost 55 years, Evelyn Sue Wood Watwood, his parents, William Newton Watwood and Mary Lucy Higgins Watwood, six brothers, Gene, Walter, JD, Acy, Ed, and Bill, and three sisters, Alma, Avis, and Drucella. He is survived by his daughters, Brenda Watwood and Amy Hill (Nick), three grand-daughters Nicole Matthews, Natalie Parker (Stephen), and Neely Hill, two great grandchildren Theodore and Constance, one sister, Nellie Kelso, and a multitude of nieces, nephews, and friends, including his special friend, Nancy Manning.

Harvey was born on October 25, 1935, and grew up in Cullman County. He graduated from West Point High School in 1955 before joining the Air Force, where he was a part of the Strategic Air Command. He served in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Saudi Arabia, and Homestead, Florida. He was introduced to Sue while stationed in Homestead and they were married in November of 1957. While in Homestead, they welcomed their oldest daughter, Brenda, before moving to Birmingham and later adding Amy to the family. Harvey spent his civilian life in the tire business, first at Firestone, and later at Tire Engineers and Universal Tire. After retiring in 1997, he worked part-time jobs driving cars for wholesalers and driving guests of EWTN. He also started gardening and sharing a garden with his dear friend and neighbor, Alfred Peoples, for many years. He and Sue loved to travel with the senior adult groups at Deerfoot Baptist Church as well as with friends. He was a member of 85th Street Baptist Church and instrumental in the merging of 85th Street with Mt. Olive Baptist to form Deerfoot Baptist Church, where he was a member and deacon until his death.

Visitation will be at Deerfoot Baptist Church on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 11:00 am and followed by the funeral at 12:00 p.m. A private interment will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery afterwards.

The family would like to thank Amedisys Hospice, especially Carrie and Velvet, for their kind and compassionate care during our father’s final days. In lieu of flowers please send donations to Deerfoot Baptist Church.

Please know that Harvey and his family have appreciated the prayers, cards, texts, calls, and visits during his illness.

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2, 1935 ~ february 19, 2022 (age 86) august

Kathleen (Kat) Pendleton was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 19, 2022 at the age of 86.

The simplest pleasures in life brought great joy to Kathleen, and she always had an extraordinary ability to find happiness in any situation. The overwhelming peace she held was built on a strong foundation in her love for her Lord, Jesus Christ, which quickly became a testimony to all those around her - the children for whom she raised; the animals for which she loved; the plants she loved to care for.

Kathleen is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Brother John Pendleton and her son, Jimmy Honeycutt. She is survived by her five daughters and one son; Kathy Longacre (James), Sherry Hearn (Alan), Johnny Honeycutt (Julia), Becky Nappier, Denise Bryant (Tim), and Tammy Lang (Matt). as well as multitude grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The service will be held Saturday, February 26th, 2022 at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens, located at 1591 Gadsden Hwy. Birmingham. Visitation will be take place from 1 - 2 p.m., with the ceremony following.

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sports Hewitt-Trussville vs. South Panola. Prep baseball at Hoover. March 3, 4:30 p.m.

Moody vs. Pinson Valley Prep softball March 8, 5 p.m.

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Moody vs. Springville Prep baseball March 3, 4:30 p.m.

Springville’s Moore leads All-Tribune boys basketball team

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

TRUSSVILLE — While no area team made as deep a run into postseason play as they wanted, six of the seven boys’ teams in The Tribune’s coverage area made it into the playoffs, with Pinson Valley and Leeds both making a run to the Sweet 16 in their respective divisions.

There’s been a lot of good basketball played in this area, so it’s time to unveil the 2022 All-Tribune Team for boys’ basketball. With so many out-

Springville’s Derek Moore is fouled by Moody’s Mason Myers

standing players in the area, it was hard to narrow down the selections. Here are the players who made the team: Derek Moore, Springville A 6-6 power forward who could score inside but also had touch from outside the three-point arc, the Springville senior had an excellent 2022 season. Moore was a standout on a tough Tigers team that finished 25-6 and was runner-up in 6A Area 13. He was just as important on the defensive side of the ball, vacuuming up rebounds and blocking shots.

Caleb White, Pinson Valley An elite scorer, White was one of the leaders of a young Pinson Valley team that found its way into the Sweet 16, eventually falling to a Scottsboro team that was just too dialed in. Even in that loss, White kept firing, finishing with 24 points for the Indians, who finished 24-8 and won the 6A Area 12 title.

The sophomore will return in 2023 as part of a core group of Pinson Valley players who are eyeing another state title.

TRUSSVILLE — Three Hewitt-Trussville players made The All-Tribune team, though if you asked them, they’d probably rather still be playing basketball at this stage.

The Huskies weren’t the only team to feature multiple members, as Springville’s Tigers also featured multiple players on the roster. The Tri-

bune’s coverage area featured strong play from a variety of young women at each position.

Here is the team: Jordan Hunter, Hewitt-Trussville Hunter brings a unique blend of speed and shooting acumen, but where she may shine brightest, honestly, is with her quick hands on defense.

She’s the kind of heady player you’d expect from a coach’s kid, as she’s the Huskies’ coach

Jordan Hunter (left) is one of Hewitt-Trussville’s top players and an easy pick for the All-Tribune girls basketball team.

From The Tribune staff reports

Tonya Hunter’s daughter.

Audre Benson Hewitt-Trussville Possibly the fastest basketball player in 7A, Benson’s ability to take the ball and streak past defenders is something to see. She has the ability to create one-on-one, and the Huskies were often at their most dangerous with the ball in Benson’s hands.

MOODY — The Moody Blue Devils softball team picked up two wins during pool play at the Sardis Tournament on Friday, February 25, 2022.

In the first game, the Blue Devils beat Ider 9-0 as Libby Higgins hit a double with three RBIs, while Emma Kile hit a double and a triple and scored twice. Faith Myers added a pair of RBIs, while Skylar Black and Taylor Rogers each added an RBI. Later against Pleasant Valley, Moody won again — this time 7-4 — as Ryleigh Hodges pitched four innings to pick up the win. Hodges allowed four runs (none earned) while allowing only four hits.

Maddie Barfield went 3-for-3 with a double and two triples, toting up four RBIs. Taylor Rogers went 2-for-3 from the plate with an RBI, while Libby Higgins and Faith Myers each added an RBI. Hayden 4, Moody 3 MOODY — Twelve hits and a dinger from Kendall Trimm wasn’t enough for Moody to overcome Hayden in girls’ softball here on Tuesday, February 22, losing 4-3.

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Hunter, Jones, Benson lead All-Tribune girls team

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

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Hewitt-Trussville softball blows out Mortimer Jordan

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

TRUSSVILLE — Sophomore pitcher Sara Phillips moved to 17-0 as a starter and the Hewitt-Trussville girls showed strong judgment at the plate, exploiting a Mortimer Jordan pitching duo that couldn't find the plate in Thursday night's 15-0 victory on 'Taylor Burt Day,' honoring their coach.

After walking Hannah Dorsett and Kenleigh Cahalan, Mortimer Jordan loaded the bases on another walk, and then Riley Rudick walked on four straight pitches for an RBI. During an inning where

much the same kind of pitching at Hoover, and we did not have as good a pitch selection (against Hoover in a 4-3 loss).

So we had good pitch selection and took the walks when she gave us the walks."

Hannah Dorsett doubled in the bottom of the fourth inning and eventually came around to score the final run of the game, officially run-ruling the Blue Devils.

As the senior second-baseman took her practice cuts in the on-deck circle, she approached the hitter before her with words of advice.

"The pitcher was obviously struggling and getting ahead in the count," Dorsett said. "But

girls basketball team. While she looked sharp in the circle, Phillips said that she's not where she wants to be just yet, and also credited the defense behind her.

"I really just tried to trust my pitches," Phillips said.

"This is my first game back, so I just tried to work on getting back into it. We have a really good defense behind me.

There's really no weak spots on our defense. We're strong everywhere ... I'm not back at 100 percent yet. I still have work to do."

Riley Tyree said the players' patience at the plate came directly from a strong practice on Wednesday.

Hewitt-Trussville’s Omari Kelly settles into the batter’s box. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)

Hewitt-Trussville baseball takes advantage of costly Pelham errors

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

Hewitt-Trussville’s Kenleigh Cahalan gets beaned in the first inning of the Huskies’ 15-0 romp over the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils. (Photo by Ron Burkett)

Mortimer Jordan faced 15 batters and changed pitchers, the Huskies piled up 10 runs.

From there, it was all over but the shoutin'.

"Our pitch selection tonight was much better than it has been," Hewitt-Trussville head coach Taylor Burt said afterward. "We saw pretty

in the previous three batters she was kind of getting more strikes, so I told her to be aggressive, tonot to wait for that strike — if it's there, drive it."

As for Phillips, she took the mound for her first start only three days removed from a run to the AHSAA 7A Regional finals with the Huskies'

"We did have a good practice yesterday, focused mostly on hitting," Tyree said. "We were working on finding our pitch, attacking early only if it's a good pitch. Sometimes you have to be patient, especially if the pitcher's struggling, you have to wait on your pitch."

TRUSSVILLE — For five innings, Pelham had Hewitt-Trussville on the ropes. but in the bottom of the sixth, with five outs left in the game, the Huskies took advantage of three errors to score four runs and win, 6-3.

The Huskies’ Riley Quick pitched all seven innings, picking up the win, throwing 88 total pitches, with 60 of those for strikes. He struck out 10 and only allowed two hits.

Unlike earlier in the week when the Hewitt bats exploded for 8 runs in one inning, this time the Huskies had to rely on a little luck and then manufacture runs.

Baker Green walked in the bottom of the fourth and then scored on a passed ball.

The Huskies took the lead on a series of unforced errors in the bottom of the sixth after Baker Green singled on a line drive to right and Kurt Kizer singled to left. Quick was then

hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jack Ollis then walked to score a run. A wild pitch led to two more Huskies crossing the plate — Tyler Blake (courtesy running for Green) and Jackson Kendrick (courtesy running for Quick) — and Ollis advanced to third.

“I thought they outplayed us for five-and-a-half innings,” Hewitt-Trussville coach Jeff Mauldin said. “Going into that inning, they had one hit and scored three runs, an error and a couple of walks. I made a bad pitch call on the one hit. We’re not playing great, we’re not playing with a lot of energy. We were supposed to play these guys yesterday. No excuses, but your clock gets changed — you’re supposed to play, you don’t play, we’re messing with the tarp for two days, off and on, working on the field for hours before we play — that shouldn’t be an excuse, but we’re human and it happens.

“I was proud of Riley. He walked two guys, I make a

bad pitch call. He gives up the single. Then he throws the ball away on a bunt. But you never saw him flinch. He just kept pitching, giving us quality pitches and giving us a chance to be in the game.”

But the Huskies weren’t done. A passed ball meant that Kizer scored, and then a throwing error led to Ollis scoring.

By the time the sixth inning was over, Hewitt-Trussville had scored six and Pelham had allowed four runs on two hits and three errors.

Quick allowed one hit in the top of the seventh before the Huskies closed the game out.

“It was one of those games where you just kind of have to grind it out there at the end,” Quick said. “I didn’t have my best stuff, and I think that was pretty obvious. But I still got the job done. But it’s just one of those games where you have to trust your teammates.”

The Huskies host Helena tonight at 6:30 p.m.

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Leeds softball drops two to Chelsea in Greenwave Classic

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

LEEDS — The Green Wave drew a tough bracket in their own tournament, facing a Chelsea team that had beaten them 3-0 the previous evening. For a while, it looked like Leeds was about to avenge that loss, jumping ahead 3-0 early before Chelsea made a pitching change and the Hornets fired back for a 5-3 victory as time ran out.

Under the Greenwave Classic rules, tournament games have a 70-minute “drop dead” rule, meaning that the game stops immediately once the time limit has been reached.

Leeds went up 2-0 in the first when Maddie Payne doubled and drove in Zoie

Leeds senior Zoie Galloway takes a ball outside during Leeds' 5-3 loss to Chelsea on Saturday, February 26, 2022.

(Photo by Bobby Mathews)

Galloway. Then in the second inning, starting pitcher Emma Machen singled. Her courtesy runner, India Rogers, stole second and then third — and then went home on a Katelyn Howard single.

Up 3-0, Galloway says she felt the team may have relaxed a little.

“The first pitcher, I think we saw the ball better against her because we saw her yesterday,” Galloway said. “We

kind of adjusted to her pitching and we made a lot more contact than we did yesterday ... we were up, and I think we thought we had the game in the bag, and we kind of just slowed down to their game.”

A number of things went wrong for the Green Wave, as a throwing error ended up with a baseball in the Leeds dugout, allowing the first run to score for Chelsea. Hornets took advantage of a dispirited Leeds squad to surge ahead for the victory.

“We have to do a better job of playing faster on defense,” Leeds coach Erin Wright said afterward. “It’s a standard we’ve set, it’s a standard the kids have set. We have to do a better job on that.”

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Springville tops Arab, Pinson Valley, loses to Homewood From The Tribune staff reports

SPRINGVILLE — Springville’s varsity baseball team took two games here as Albertville hosted Arab, Pinson Valley and the Tigers on Saturday, February 26, 2022.

In the 11 a.m. varsity game, Springville rolled to a 5-1 victory over Arab behind Brady Gillespie, who pitched 4-and-a-third innings with eight strikeouts.

Caleb McCarty led the way offensively with a pair of hits, while Zach Brown, Asa Morrison and Gillespie each also had a hit.

Jordan Nichols threw five innings and struck out six to lead the Tigers to a 10-0 vic-

tory over Pinson Valley.

Brown, Payne Bryan, McCarty and Trey Bessiere each had a hit for the Tigers.

Homewood 3, Springville 1 The Springville Tigers tied the Patriots with a run in the fifth, but Homewood scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning and closed out a scoreless top of the seventh to win 3-1 here Thursday night, February 24, 2022.

Bryan Payne took the loss for Springville, allowing one hit and two runs and a walk in the sixth.

Caleb McCarty started for the Tigers, allowing four hits and one run over five innings, and Zach Brown and

Springville dropped a 3-1 decision to Homewood last week.

(Photo courtesy of Springville Baseball)

Jacob Neal each had a hit for Springville.

Springville center fielder Brady Gillespie scored af-

ter walking in the fifth when Asa Morrison hit a grounder to reach on an error from the Homewood third baseman.

Clay-Chalkville had little trouble with Huffman on Saturday, February 26, 2022. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)

Clay-Chalkville run-rules Huffman

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

CLAY — Saturday morning’s game between ClayChalkville and Huffman was the blowout that almost wasn’t, as the Cougars burst out to a 19-0 lead, but held on to win 20-10 after five innings.

Star shortstop Javon Hunter threw two strong innings from the mound in relief, and an overmatched Huffman squad never put the ball in play against him, as he struck out the side in both innings that he pitched.

Once the Cougars were up big, Clay-Chalkville coach Landon Robinson put the subs. That’s when the Viking bats came alive, scoring 10 runs in the top of the fifth as the second unit for the Cougars had trouble fielding and throwing.

“We pulled our start-

ers to try to get some of our young guys some game action and get them some reps to get them ready if they ever have to go in when it’s not 17-0 and it’s a big-game situation,” Robinson said. “We got some guys who are maybe not quite ready yet. That could be on me, not getting them enough reps; it could be on them, maybe not taking the reps they get in practice seriously. But a situation like this can be eye-opening for some guys.”

For his part, Hunter re-entered the game at shortstop after his stint on the mound, offering a stabilizing influence to the Cougars. He batted in the bottom of the fifth and came around to score the 20th run of the game.

“I feel we’ve got to be more disciplined throughout the game,” Hunter said.

“We’ve got to finish games, cut down on the errors.”

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Moody From page 9

Trimm and Riley Mitchell both went 3-for-4 from the plate, but the Blue Devils couldn’t convert those hits to runs. Maddie Barfield and Libby Higgins each went 2-for-4.

Hollie Graham took the loss, pitching seven innings and scattering six hits. She walked eight batters and had a pair of strikeouts on the day.

The loss brings Moody to 1-4 on the season so far. They’ll play at Southside-Gadsden at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 24.

Softball From page 11

Moody's Mason Trimm looks to score during the 2021-2022 season. (File photo)

Boys

From page 9

Mason Trimm, Moody The 6-5 senior was the backbone of a Blue Devils team that went 19-11 and wound up as the runners-up in 5A Area 11. Trimm is the kind of player that wears his heart on his sleeve and pours everything he has into every game.

He displayed great versatility for the Blue Devils during a season that saw them improve over their 2021 results and make the playoffs.

Tanner Chambers, Leeds Chambers, a senior, became a deep threat who wasn’t afraid to put the ball up from anywhere on the court. The trash-talking Green Wave guard could get inside his opponents’ heads to create mental errors on the other end of the floor. Despite not being the biggest player on the floor, he became one of the leaders on a gritty Leeds team that went 19-12 on the season and finished second in

Girls

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D’Yona Jones, Hewitt-Trussville The first healthy season for Jones showcased why she’s a great player. The Huskies were one of only two teams to defeat Vestavia in the regular season, and they did it the first time by going to Jones again and again in the low post. She was money on the blocks all season, making baskets and drawing fouls.

Makalyn Kyser, Springville Nominally a shooting guard, Kyser never really acted like it. She was the tough heart of a very disciplined Tiger defense, and she was enough of a physical presence that she could be tough to defend down low, too. Her abili-

5A Area 1o.

Terry Coner Jr., Pinson Valley On a team full of players who could score, Coner broke out during his junior season to become a bona fide threat for the Indians. In a very physical contest early in the season against Gadsden City, Coner was bloody but unbowed, stuffing his nose with tissue to stop the bleeding so he could get back out on the court and score for the Indians. That’s the kind of player you want on your team.

The sixth man: Kolby Seymour, Moody Seymour came off the bench for the Blue Devils for most of the season, and his presence on the court could immediately change the game for Moody. Seymour could score from the outside, but his true gift was his fearlessness.

He was the epitome of an annoying defender who never gave his opponents an inch, but he would also sacrifice his body and drive, drawing

fouls on the offensive end of the floor.

Coach on the Floor: Isaiah Sims, Pinson Valley Sims, a senior, lost six games this season due to fracturing a bone in his foot during a physical game against Gadsden City before Christmas. While he rehabbed, he stepped up on the sidelines, becoming — according to multiple sources on the team — a kind of player-coach for the younger Indians. He could score and played physical, exacting defense, but his real value to the Indians was as a leader.

Honorable mention: • Ray Rolley, Hewitt-Trussville • Jaylen Hudson, ClayChalkville • Gavin Gooch, Springville • Ford Barnes, Leeds • Cam White, Pinson Valley • Cason Kersh, Springville • Davion Dozier, Moody • Jamal Jordan, Leeds • Kenneth Richardson, Center Point

ty to box out and get rebounds puts her squarely on this list.

Abbie Talton, Springville Talton, a senior, was the offensive machine for the Tigers. She’s a 1,000-point scorer, and was dangerous from anywhere in the halfcourt, from inside to outside.

Pure shooter. But even when her shot wasn’t falling, Talton was concentrating on doing the right things on defense to disrupt Springville’s opponents.

The Sixth Woman: Kamoriah Gaines, Clay-Chalkville The ‘sixth woman’ designation for Gaines is a bit misleading, as she was a huge presence for the Cougars this season. A dangerous scorer, she could take charge of a game. Injuries to other players also forced her to become a floor general at times.

Coach-on-the-Floor: Zoie Galloway, Leeds Three-sport athlete Zoie Galloway was already successful before she ever stepped foot on the court for Lees this season. Galloway, badly injured in a car accident in the Spring of 2021, came back to play volleyball, basketball, and now softball for the Green Wave. She’s tough, she’s a leader, and everything you could want in a gutsy player.

Honorable mention: • April Hooks, Hewitt-Trussville • Tanita Swift, Center Point • Maddie Barfield, Moody • Katelyn Sims, Leeds • Bella Bullington, Springville • Chrischandria James, Hewitt-Trussville

Chelsea 3, Leeds 0 — pool play Despite strong pitching from senior hurler Emma Machen, Leeds couldn’t muster any offense in the Green Wave’s first game of the Greenwave Classic, falling 3-0 to Chelsea here on Friday, February 25 in temperatures that dropped into the 30s as the game progressed.

Chelsea’s Olivia Trout took a shot to deep center for a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning to put the final points on the board. Chelsea allowed one hit over the course of the time-shortened game.

Moody’s Maddie Barfield (Photo by Josie Howell, The St. Clair Times)

The Hornets’ Hardy Erwin pitched four innings and allowed one hit, striking out three and walking none.

“Our pitch selection was fine. Their pitcher was spinning the ball a little bit, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen at practice,” Leeds head coach Erin Wright said.

“Next game, I expect us to make adjustments. This time of year we’re trying to get our kids to see some ground balls and hard-hit balls coming at us.”

A bright spot was the play of second baseman Tanner Galloway, who helped turn two double plays — one in the second inning with a strong throw to Katelyn Howard at third base and then again in

the third when she tagged a Chelsea runner and threw to Maddie Payne at first.

It’s a case of continuing to improve for Galloway, who is an eighth grader in her first year as a varsity player.

“It made up for my play the other night,” Galloway said of her tag and throw to Payne. “I tried to do it then but we got called back for it, because apparently I just didn’t tag her. But it made me happy because I got to make up for that error.”

The Green Wave won their second game in pool play as Wright’s words were prophetic. The Leeds bats came alive for a 10-4 victory over West End. Leeds will play today at 4:30 p.m.

Hewitt-Trussville’s girls golf team (Courtesy photo)

Hewitt-Trussville girls golf wins Helena Open, named Argo Hardware Team of Week From The Tribune staff reports

HELENA — The Hewitt-Trussville girls golf team won the Helena Girls Open earlier this week.

The event was held at Oak Mountain State Park.

The Huskies finished in first place, 18 shots ahead of sec-

ond-place Homewood.

The Huskies had a team total of 225. They’ve been named the Argo Hardware Team of the Week.

Hewitt-Trussville was led on Tuesday by freshman Molly Davidson who fired a round of 67. Davidson was the low medalist by seven shots.

Senior Gracie Davidson shot a round of 77 and finished in 4th place overall individually. Aubrey Payne was the third counting score for the team as she shot a round of 81.

The team will be in action again March 7-8 as they travel to Hoover Country Club for the March Madness event.

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