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The Trussville Tribune TRUSSVILLE • PINSON·CLAY • CENTER POINT • ARGO • SPRINGVILLE
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May 22 - 28, 2019
50 Cents Springville Tigers: The snowball effect By Shaun Szkolnik, sports editor
MONTGOMERY — After a heartbreaking loss to the Briarwood Patriots in game one of the AHSAA 5A State Baseball Championship, the Springville Tigers dusted themselves off and went to work, winning the next two games and winning it all. Tigers’ Head Coach Johnathan Ford commented on Springville having a big third inning in Game 2 and Game 3. “It’s like we always wait for that one big hit to kind of get us going,” said Ford. “And these guys, they really just feed off each other. So, when one of them gets going, it really snowballs. We’ve done it throughout, through the playoffs, through the whole season.” This was the Tigers’ first state win since 1992.
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Your Huskies are the 7A State Softball Champions By Shaun Szkolnik, sports editor
MONTGOMERY – A historic season for Hewitt-Trussville softball was capped off by the 7A softball state championship game against Sparkman on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The Huskies lost their first game in the double-elimination tournament to defending 7A champions Fairhope but came back strong with six wins against five teams. Hewitt-Trussville’s 7-3 triumph over Central High School gave the Huskies their first ever win in a state championship tournament. The Huskies had a more dramatic road than usual on their way to this win. The game, which was started on Thursday, May 16, at 4 p.m., had to be postponed due to a weather delay. Play resumed Friday, May 17, at around 8 a.m. The delay didn’t seem to do the Huskies any harm. A real nail-biter took place in the May 17 game against Spain Park. The Huskies had been beaten by Spain Park every other game in the season and things got dicey for the Huskies in the fifth inning when Spain Park put up eight runs. However, Hewitt-Trussville’s lead held and they won the game 12-9. See HUSKIES, Page 14
Pinson Waffle House customers, employees robbed at gunpoint From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
Eastern Area Landfill expansion over Trussville water source approved by ADEM
Trussville Redevelopment Authority reports possible violation to the Alabama Ethics Commission
PINSON — Jefferson County detectives need help identifying a person they say robbed the Pinson Waffle House at gunpoint. According to Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama, the robbery happened at 5:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Surveillance images show the man robbing customers and employees of the restaurant in the 4600 block of Pinson Boulevard. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama at (205) 254-7777. See WAFFLE HOUSE, Page 4
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Pinson working on fix for Splash Pad From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The attorney for the Trussville Redevelopment Authority (TRA) has contacted the Alabama Ethics Commission about a possible violation by a member of the TRA following questions raised during an interview with The Trussville Tribune after the authority’s May 7 meeting, according to a written statement from Rick Stotser, of Massey, Stotser & Nichols.
PINSON — The Pinson City Council met on Thursday, May 16, 2019 and discussed several items including Movies in May and issues at the city’s splash pad. Mayor Hoyt Sanders said the timer on the controller on the feature pump at the splash pad is malfunctioning. The mayor has installed a bypass switch as a quick-fix and to get chemicals to the water, but he’s working with Counselor Robbie Roberts to try and fix it permanently. Hoyt said there are options for the repair. The worst-case scenario would cost about $2,000 and that would mean having a company out of Ohio come to Pinson to fix the pump controller.
See ETHICS, Page 5
See PINSON, Page 5
By Erica Thomas, managing editor, and Scott Buttram, publisher
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