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By Terry Schrimscher For The Tribune
SPRINGVILLE — The Springville City Council met for the second regular meeting of June on Monday night, June 20. Much of the pre-meeting work session discussion focused on increasing security in response to recent shootings. See SPRINGVILLE, Page 8
Leeds author turns family legends into fantastic fiction loosely based on Leeds By Hannah Curran Editor
LEEDS — A native Alabamian, Ramey Channell spent her childhood in the deep and enchanted woods surrounding her rural home in Leeds, and See BOOK, Page 7
Leeds Board of Education recognizes ACT student, discusses code of conduct for vaping offenses By Nathan Prewett For The Tribune
LEEDS – At a Leeds Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, June 14, a Leeds High School student was recSee BOE, Page 5
Center Point Council votes ‘no’ to Jefferson County enhanced contract By Faith Callens For the Tribune
CENTER POINT — The Center Point city council decided to vote on the Jefferson County contract involving the request for the potential See CENTER POINT, Page 5
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No Mo: Brooks concedes GOP senate primary to Britt By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor
TRUSSVILLE — Mo Brooks conceded the GOP senate primary to Katie Britt Tuesday night, but couldn’t let Britt’s dominant victory go without taking a parting shot at his opponent. “Congratulations to the Democrats, they now have two nominees in the general election, Will Boyd and my opponent who they endorsed,” Brooks stated. By 8:30 p.m., Britt had a commanding lead over Brooks, winning with 67 percent of the vote to Brooks’ 32 percent. In her acceptance speech, Britt told supporters that “I promise you nobody will work harder in the United States Senate. I will work hard to make Alabama proud.” Britt was the chief of staff for retiring U.S. Senator Richard Shelby. She will face Boyd in the general election. If elected in November, Britt would become the first female senator elected from the state of Alabama. She would be the second to serve in that capac-
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ity, as Dixie Bibb Graves was appointed to fill Hugo Black’s senate seat for less than six months following Black’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1937. Britt, a native of Enterprise, graduated from The University of Alabama with a degree in political science. She was student body president at UA, and returned to the Capstone for her law degree. She served with Shelby’s office beginning in 2015 as deputy campaign manager and communications director. She became Shelby’s chief of
staff in 2016. Brooks, who is the sitting U.S. Representative from Alabama’s 5th Congressional District, will likely be replaced by Dale Strong, who won the Republican nomination for that seat according to projections from The Associated Press. Strong will face Democrat Kathy Warner-Stanton in the general election. The race for the Democratic nominee for governor was one of the tightest of the statewide races as of press time on Tuesday, with Yolan-
da Rochelle Flowers holding a slim 52 percent lead over Malika Sanders Fortier, who had 47 percent of the vote. The winner will face incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey in the general election. Ivey won the primary election against eight other Republicans on May 24 with 54.8 percent of the vote. In the race for Secretary of State, Wes Allen held a commanding 63 percent of the vote for the GOP nomination at press time over Jim Ziegler, who held 36 percent. For State Auditor, Andrew Sorrell was ahead at press time, with 58.54 percent of the vote, leading Stan Cooke. For the GOP Public Service Commission Place 1 primary runoff, Jeremy H. Oden led 51.51 percent to Brent Woodall’s 48.49 percent at press time. For the GOP Public Service Commission Place 2 primary runoff, Chip Beeker led Robert L. McCollum 61.47 percent to 38.53 percent at press time. To follow the primary election results online go to the Alabama Secretary of State’s website.
CCHS principal said decision to leave was ‘bittersweet’ By Hannah Curran Editor
CLAY — Clay-Chalkville High School (CCHS) principal Michael Lee has accepted a principal position at Orange Beach High School. Lee has served 22 years in the Jefferson County School System; it’s where his kids went to school, and Lee said making this decision was bittersweet. “It is just a tremendous opportunity for my family and me, something that I just couldn’t turn down,” Lee said. “I’ve told a lot of people who’ve asked me I love Clay-Chalkville, I’ve raised my family here, I’ve been the principal here for 10 years.” He started as a teacher, coach, and athletic director at Bottenfield Middle School before taking the assistant principal position at Minor High School. Then, in 2012, Lee got to serve as principal at Clay-Chalkville High School, a place he has called home for the past 10 years. “I love Clay-Chalkville; I love the city of Clay and all they did for the schools,” Lee
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said. “I’ve been treated amazing here, and it’s an amazing group of people. It’s like a family.” Lee explained that the decision to leave was a decision
that was best for his family. “It’s just a move; that was a good move for my family and me,” Lee said. “We have a great staff here at ClayChalkville, and I’ve had the
opportunity in 10 years to hire most of them. It’s just been a great 10 years of my life.” His memories and all that Clay-Chalkville has accomplished in the last 10 years will continue to be something he will cherish throughout his life. “It’s a bittersweet thing for me because I’m walking away from a great place and great people,” Lee said. “[Orange Beach High School] is going to be a new opportunity and a new challenge for us, and we’re looking forward to it.” Lee said that after many discussions with his family, he believes Orange Beach High School is a great opportunity he couldn’t miss. “I think it’s a great community,” Lee said. “It’s a great place to take my family and an outstanding school with people that want to do things and be great, and that’s what I want to be a part of.” Lee would like to thank Jefferson County School System and everybody in Jefferson County Schools for givSee PRINCIPAL, Page 8
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PHCC president, vice president transfer community center management to the city of Pinson By Crystal McGough For The Tribune
PINSON — Palmerdale Homestead Community Center president and vice-president Barry Wilson and Dorlin Terry announced at the Pinson City Council meeting See PINSON, Page 6
Main Street, library brought up at brief Leeds City Council meeting By Nathan Prewett For The Tribune
LEEDS – The Leeds City Council held a shorter than usual meeting on Monday, June 20, where Main Street was brought up, as well as the ongoing controversy regarding the public library. See LEEDS, Page 4
Clay Council offers assistance to Birmingham during World Games By Terry Schrimscher For The Tribune
CLAY — The Clay City Council met Tuesday night, June 14, for the first of two scheduled monthly meetings. The Council moved quickly through the brief agenda concluding the meetSee CLAY, Page 4
Trussville declares June Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council declared the month of June Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness at the city council on Tuesday, June 14. See TRUSSVILLE, Page 5
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