Bill Dobbins, Found ing Principal of the Dobbins Group, said that the poten tial apartments are still in the planning stage, but they would be “luxury apart ments.” The Dobbins Group just finished the Easterwood Apartments located in Gar dendale.“We’re a long way from starting; we’re just in an ex ploratory stage at this point,” Dobbins said. “They’re very nice, upscale, on the upper end of the market. They’ll have a clubhouse, pool, and a very nice amenity package.” Dobbins said that the apartment’s price range would start at about $1,200 and go up to almost $3,000. In addition, a second piece of property south of the apart ments would be developed in the future for single-family homes.Dobbins said they hav en’t started working on that project, but they are purchas ing that piece with the apart ments. A third parcel of land that has not been purchased could eventually add to the development.Jefferson County Board of Education member and City of Clay Manager Ronnie Dixon said that the children who are school age would “shoehorned into the ClayChalkville feeder pattern, and there is simply no room.” “There’s just no possible way that an apartment com plex should fit into a space between Trussville and Clay,” DixonDixonsaid. explained that every school in the ClayChalkville feeder pattern is at capacity. The ClayChalkville feeder pattern has approximately 750 students at Bryant Park, 750 students at Chalkville, 750 at Clay Elementary, roughly 1,100 at Clay-Chalkville Middle School, and roughly 1,400 at Clay-Chalkville High School. “We just built me Bryant Park Elementary two years ago,” Dixon said. “That was to relieve crowding in Chalkville Elementary, so we reduced the student popula tion at Chalkville Elementary from roughly 1,000 down to 750, and we then inherited the children that live in Grayson Valley that for 14 years had been bussed over to the Pin son feeder pattern. They were put where they’re properly supposed to be in the ClayChalkville feeder pattern.”
Dixon said that where the proposed location is said to be, all of the school-age stu dents would be zoned to Clay Elementary, Clay-Chalkville Middle School, and ClayChalkville High School. The proposed apartments would also fall under the Cen ter Point Fire District. Dixon said that one of the things that would affect an apartment complex would be the height of the structure in consider ation of the ladder truck.
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By Loyd McIntosh For The Tribune CLAY — The City of Clay may be in line to get a new drive-through-only Chickfil-A on the corner of Old Springville and Chalkville Mountain Road. At the Clay City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 23, City Manager Ronnie Dixon outlined a proposal to TrussvilleDevelopersaddressCouncilaboutproposed Starbucks development on Chalkville Mountain Road
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By Hannah Curran Editor CLAY — The Clay Coun cil passed an ordinance to cut the grocery tax by two cents at the regular council meet ing on Tuesday, August 23. Alabama is one of only three states with no tax break or rebate for low-income house holds on groceries, and it appears that the City of Clay may be the first city in Ala bama that cuts the grocery tax.This ordinance removes two percent of the levied sales tax of four percent on certain food items as defined by the Supplemental Nutrition As sistance Program (SNAP) for a period of two years, begin ning November 1, 2022, and will end on October 31, 2024. This ordinance affects any food for the household such as fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry and fish, dairy prod ucts, breads and cereals, other foods such as snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages, and seeds and plants which pro duce food for the household to eat.According to Clay City Manager Ronnie Dixon, the premise of the ordinance is to help the people in Clay who shop at Piggly Wiggly, Pub lix, or either one of the Dollar General Stores. “As a way of trying to cut their grocery bill, because even though the legislature has talked about it for sev eral years, they still haven’t removed the tax on food that everyone has to pay,” Dixon said.Clay Mayor Charles Web ster said the two cents for two years would put about $1.2 million back in the pocket of the citizens of Clay.
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“I think it’s going to be good for our community; it’s going to help people out a little bit,” Webster said. “We can’t do a whole lot, but we were looking at ways to help the citizens of Clay with all the increases they’ve had, with a garbage increase, gro cery increase, and fuel in crease. So we’re just trying to figure out a way to help, and I think this is the fairest way that we get help the most peo ple in Clay across the board and be fair to everybody.”
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Clay Councilmember Chris Nail said the city has discussed the economic bur den that has increased over the last several years.
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“That’s kind of what we were thinking, when it was brought up that we could try to do something for our citi zens of Clay,” Nail said. “We thought about it, there was a recent garbage increase of over 50 percent. So what we did is we want to give back to the community and lessen theirNailburden.”saidthe city control’s it’s sales tax, so it’s their way to “lessen the burden of the economic impact of the infla tionary period that we’re in.”
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LEEDS – During a short meeting on Monday, Aug. 22, the Moody City Council passed two resolutions autho rizing them to enter into set tlements related to what was called the “opioid crisis.”
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From front page bring a new, drive-throughonly Chick-fil-A restaurant on a six-acre plot of land re cently sold to a private devel oper.“For the last two or three weeks, we’ve been commu nicating back and forth with an engineering firm who has been working on the property down here on the corner, and sometime in the near future, we will have the building drawings for a new Chickfil-A,” said Dixon. “It will be a new concept for Chickfil-A; drive-through only.” The property, sold fol lowing the passing of long time Clay resident Linda Harrell, is currently zoned residential and agricultural and will require rezoning to business prior to develop ment. According to Dixon, the restaurant’s plans have been designed to keep traf fic congestion to a minimum along Old Springville and Chalkville Mountain Roads, as well as to keep the envi ronmental impact in check. “I have the preliminary plans, and we’ve been work ing with the Department of Transportation to get the driveways lined up proper ly,” Dixon said. “There will be underground stormwater retention, so there should be no additional water going over to Old AccordingSpringville.”tomembers of the City Council, the Clay Chick-fil-A will be owned and operated by Mark Nich olls, the franchise owner of the Chick-fil-A located at Trussville Crossings Park way, and will have either three or four lanes, the first such concept in the area.
Moody joins other munic ipalities in settlements against the Janssen and McKesson pharmaceutical companies in regard to the manufacture of opioids.“There is, and has been, a tremendous problem, not just in the city of Moody but na tionwide, with the distribution of opioids,” said City Attorney James Hill. “Certainly, our fire personnel, our police person nel, have spoken to this fact.” Hill said the final numbers of the amount of money from the settlements had not been determined yet. “This will not be enough money to come close to the out-of-pocket costs that opi oids have cost the city of Moody from a personnel per spective and from an equip ment perspective, but the reality is that these funds are available, and we will have to use them for these purposes,” he continued.Hillsaid the funds can be used to offset the costs of the D.A.R.E. program and be used for SRO officers at the schools. To contact Nathan Prewett, send an email to nthomasp6@ gmail.com.
The Moody City Council met at City Hall on Monday night where they agreed to enter into the Janssen and McKesson opioid settlements. Mayor Joe Lee and Councilman Lynn Taylor were absent. (Photo by Nathan Prewett)
Place 2 City Councilman Dean Kirkner says the new Chick-fil-A should provide the city with a substantial source of tax revenue based on the sales figures of the nearby Trussville location, estimated at $10 million. “They do $10 million a year with two lanes. Imagine what they could do with three lanes,” said Additionally,Kirkner.Place 4 City Council Bo Johnson said the six-acre property may also include additional parcels that could be part of a more comprehensive commercial district.“They’ll have some out parcels. They don’t need but two or three acres even with three or four lanes,” said Johnson. “They can sell some parcels for some other kinds of commercial poten tial.”Dixon said he anticipates the rezoning to “happen fair ly quickly” at the next Plan ning and Zoning Committee meeting scheduled for Sep tember 15, 2022.
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“We’re going to engage with the high school, the travel ball baseball teams, the local clubs, and committees,” Roth said. “We’re just going to treat them to some flavorful food and have a good time watch ing sports on TV, whether after church on Sunday or bringing kids in after baseball games; it fits everybody’s needs.”
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As a way of trying to help the people of Clay overcome the increase in cost of living, such as gas and garbage ser vices, Dixon recommended a two-year period of reduced sales tax on grocery items to the “Thosecouncil. grocery items are defined by SNAP,” Dixon said. “Then, from October 1, 2022, until September 30, 2024, the sales tax would be reduced on those items by two cents.”Instead of paying a 10 cents tax, you would pay eight cents total. Dixon said the city only gets two cents of the tax because they “can’t reduce what the county and the state charge.”Dixon explained that if you spend $100 a week on groceries, you would save $2 a week on groceries. “If you save that $2 for 12 weeks, you would have $24, and your garbage service went up about that same amount,” Dixon said. “So it takes some personal responsibility to save the money, but that was the only way that I could come up with how we could impact anyone who wasn’t in a spe cial circumstance. Like ev erybody is not a senior adult, everybody doesn’t have chil dren, and everybody doesn’t own property, but everybody buysThegroceries.”ClayCity Council unanimously approved the ordinance, and the excitement among the council members wasIfevident.theychoose to buy gro ceries at one of those four places, they can say two per cent, “depending on how much they spend every week would depend on what that two percent was.” Dixon said the city’s pro fessional management had cut grocery tax. He explained that right now, the city can only start with two years, but at the end of the year, the council will have the opportunity to extend it for another year or forever.“It’s because the city has been managed well that we have a surplus,” Dixon said. “I treat it like it’s church mon ey. It’s not my money. It be longs to the taxpayers. So I don’t believe the city or the state or the federal govern ment should be a bank of any sort, no sort of repository or a depository. It’s the people’s money, and that’s the only fair way that I could think of to give them their money back.”
“I will say, we won’t do 20 years,” Mayor Buddy Choat said. “We generally structure it to 5-7 years depending on what we settle on.” The proposed site of the new 2,500 square-foot Star bucks is 5990 Chalkville Mountain Road. The structure will include both inside din ing and a double-lane drive thru.“It’ll be the only drive-th ru Starbucks on I-59 until you get to Gadsden,” Fitts said. “It’s a site market that Star bucks has wanted to get a deal done for quite some time.” Fitts said Streamline De velopment expects to close on the property within the next couple weeks and is looking to break ground next year. “I think the council would say they would consider it,” Choat said, “but until every thing’s signed, sealed and delivered, then we’ll have to come back and go through thisDuringprocess.”the regular coun cil meeting, Choat addressed citizen concerns regarding a proposed apartment com plex development on Service Road.“That property is not in the city; it is in the county,” he said. “I understand back in 1971, that property went be fore the planning commission to be rezoned. They turned it down, but the county com mission overruled and zoned it, and now it qualifies for apartments. The developer has plans to build a total of 500 apartments – if you can imagine – on Service Road, which we’re totally not in agreement with. We see that being a disaster for the traf fic and the people that live on that side of the interstate. So, we’ve had some discus sions with the developer; we have some requirements. We control that road – we took that road over from the coun ty a few years ago – and so we cannot deny them access, but we have to be happy with theirChoatplan.”said that the devel oper produced a traffic study, which the city of Trussville did not find sufficient, as it was done during the summer while schools were out. “We’ve asked them to come back with a different plan and we’ll wait on that,” he said. “They build nice looking apartments; it’s just not a good fit for us, and in particular on Service Road. So, we’re working very dil igently on that to make sure if it goes through, that we’re satisfied with the plan. But we’re not happy that it’s go ing on Service Road, I want to make that clear. In other business, the council held a public hearing regarding a public nuisance located at 4720 Norrell Drive and unanimously approved Resolution 2022-41 to abate thatThenuisance.council also approved Ordinance 2022-17, amend ing parts of Ordinance Chap ter 38 relating to storm water management bonds, in order to adjust those costs to reflect the current market.
TRUSSVILLE — WalkOn’s Sports Bistreaux has released building renderings and announced the potential opening date for the Trussville location.Walk On’s Sports Bis treaux, a Louisiana-based sports bar, was once named the No. 1 Sports Bar in Amer ica by MattESPN.Roth, Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux franchisee for the Birmingham territory, said opening in Trussville was always a priority, and they are looking forward to the oppor tunity to Walk-On’sgrow. received con cept approval for its new loca tion next to the new board of education building within the Hamilton Place Development in AprilRoth2022.said as of right now, there is not a set date for the opening.“Itwill probably be about a year from when we break ground,” Roth said. “We are getting our final bids on a con struction probably next Fri day, and then once we get that, it’ll probably take us a week or two to go through the bids and decide on which direction we’re going to go. I’m think ing we’ll open maybe in the Fall of The2023.”original Walk-On’s was started nearly 20 years ago by two LSU basketball players, Brandon Landry and Jack“TheyWarner.had a class while in school where they had to open up a business, and they drew up a business plan to open up a sports bar,” Roth said. “They actually forgot to put a kitchen on their proposal for the class, and so they end up getting a C in the class because of that.” Despite the class grade, the professor told Landry and Warner that the plan had po tential if they wanted to pur sue it. Thus Walk-On’s was born. The first restaurant loca tion was opened between Ti ger Stadium on LSU’s campus and Alex Box Baseball Stadi um.“They were very well po sitioned for their first location and had incredible success,” RothYearssaid.later, Warner wanted to get out of the partnership and sold his half to Drew Brees and another businessman from New Orleans. Landry remains with Walk-On’s as Founder and“There’sCEO. really no better way to describe the unique ness of Walk-On’s Sports Bis treaux,” Walk-On’s website stated. “We start every dish from scratch and use fresh in gredients to bring our mouth watering Cajun cuisine to life. And whether you’re here for dinner with the family, date night, cocktails with the girls, or to watch a game on the big screen, we’re always happy to share our Louisiana culture with you.” Walk-On’s first came to the Birmingham area in 2017, when there were “only about 10 to 50 locations open.” Roth explained that the Birming ham location in Graystone was number 33, and then in December 2021, the 60th Walk-On’s was opened in Hoover.The Trussville location will be the third in the Bir mingham area, and Roth said he wished they would have gotten to Trussville earlier.
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Webster expressed his ex citement about helping the community.“I’mexcited that we’re financially able to do some thing like that,” Webster said. “God rewards you for helping people. I think he will reward Clay for what we’re doing to help. I think it’s gonna come back to help us in the long run. We’re just looking for the fu ture to see, God rewards you for doing things for the good of others, and that’s what my prayer is that He rewards the city and we stay financially sound, and everything in the future.”Nail agreed with Webster that this is gonna help wheth er it be a minimal amount, but where every little bit right now“Sohelps.that’s my thought pro cess behind it, if we can help our citizens that’s what I’m for and I think this will help,” Nail said. “Whether they can can apply this little bit of money to something else that may help help them out. So, that’s where I stand on it.”
spoke to the Trussville City Council during the pre-coun cil workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 23, to request a sales tax revenue partnership for a pro posed Starbucks development on Chalkville Mountain Road. “It’s the vacant PNC Bank,” Fitts said. “We cur rently have it under contract right now … It’s for Star bucks, and I’m here to ask for some assistance from the city from a sales tax revenue per spective, splitting it.” Fitts suggested splitting the sales tax revenue into four parts, with two parts going to Streamline Development, one part going to Trussville City Schools, and one part going to the city of Trussville. The proposal was for this arrange ment to last 20 years or un til Streamline’s profit return breaks the $750,000 mark.
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Choat announced that all future meetings of the Truss ville City Council will be held at the new City Hall, located at 113 N. Chalkville Road. This is the former location of the Board of Education. The next meeting of the Trussville City Council will be Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, beginning at 6 p.m. Crystal McGough can be contacted at mcgoughcrys tal@gmail.com
“Our first restaurant opened 94 days before COVID, so that has slowed the growth of everything down,” Roth said. “We have bought land on Highway 11 across from the Winn Dixie between the school board building and the gas Walk-On’sstation.”philosophy is not just to be in the communi ty but to be a part of it.
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“I’ve done a historical search on it,” Knight said. “The planning and zoning board denied their request, and then the Commission overruled the planning and zoning board and put it on there in Trussville1971.” Mayor Bud dy Choat said he was made aware of this project about a month ago, and was immedi ately concerned with the po tential traffic impact on Ser vice Road. Choat said he was told the original plan was to have three phases. He said the first phase is 250 units, the second phase is at least 250 units, and the third phase is 21 single-family lots.
“We were not happy with the traffic study that was originally done, and request ed a second study be com pleted,” Choat said. According to Dobbins, a second traffic study is in the works and will be submitted to the city of Trussville in early September.
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“I, of course, haven’t seen any kind of drawings or any thing as far as the structure, but Center Point Fire District has already approached the four cities in the unincorpo rated area that they currently cover with the idea that they need a new 75-foot ladder truck and the cost of that one truck is a million dollars,” Dixon said. “So if they built a three-story structure, I’m sure the height of that truck would have to increase from 75 to 100 feet, which would mean the cost would in crease.”“It’s a great location,” Dobbins said. “We obviously like Trussville; it’s a very de sirable place to be.” The proposed apartments would have layouts for one, two, and three bedrooms, but Dobbins said the two and three-bedroom apartments are geared more toward roommates.Dobbins added that the apartments don’t cater to children and would not have playgrounds on the property.
“If a family wants to live there, obviously they can, but what we have done is designed it to where it works much better for people that are singles or roommate pro grams,” Dobbins said. “We got a really nice pool, fitness centers, and co-working ar eas; it’s all set up for that. What we don’t have are play grounds and kiddie pools and all the stuff that goes with a differentDobbinstarget.”said their target is the “just out of college student to 35 years old,” but there is nothing to say that families can’t live there. “That was our primary target in Lakeshore and in Homewood,” Dobbins said. “All over the southeast, where we develop, that is our target. We really don’t go after families, but the reality of that is that that’s not really the way apartments are de signed anymore. It’s not that we’re against families. It’s that families want to live in houses. They don’t want to live in Jeffersonapartments.”County Com
Afterward was to consider exemptions for garbage pay ment. Scott explained that in the previous contracts, there were special exemptions for those who are disabled that had to be approved by Jef ferson County. However, the city’s current garbage pickup service, Waste Management, does not accept exemptions. “So as opposed to telling those residents that ‘you have to pay now’ and a lot of them are on fixed incomes and things like that, we wanted to bring a proposal to the coun cil to see if the council want ed to pick up that cost going forward for those particular residents that passed that county exemption,” Scott said.The resolution was passed unanimously.Afterpassing items on the consent agenda, the floor was opened to the public, where several spoke. The first was retail strategist Jeff Sommer, who spoke on recruiting re tail and other businesses to the “Ourcity. role is to use demo graphics that we have at our fingertips, the systems we have, our expertise in real es tate, to identify the available assets on the ground here in Center Point – whether that’s vacant space, raw land, any thing like that and then we use our contacts – locally, regionally and nationally –to go recruit new retails and bring new brands to the mar ket,” he said. He pointed out possible national brands to bring to the city, such as a drive-thru coffee concept that he said was gaining popularity, as well as apparel stores and a national sandwich chain. He also mentioned the Eastgate Shopping Center and is in talks on bringing businesses there.Billy Hagood afterward expressed concern about sev eral dogs that his neighbor has that he said have been al lowed to run about and have been troubling him. He said that the dogs have been on his property and have killed several of his cats, as well as causing some damage. Scott said that he would be in touch with him to see what they can do.
The Center Point City Council meets the first and third Thursdays of every month at City Hall located at 2209 Center Point Parkway. To contact Nathan Prewett, send an email to nthomasp6@gmail.com.
garbage payment exemptions for disabled residents. City Hall is temporarily closed due to the discovery of mold and will be providing services remotely. The coun cil met at the Center Point Community Center on Sun hillTheRoad.council considered a proposal from LRY Media on providing services such as website design, social media marketing strategies, stra tegic communications, and others. The overall cost is an estimated $16,000. “It’s an expensive pro cess, and I understand that they do a great job at what they do,” said Mayor Bobby Scott. “It’s really important for what we’re trying to ac complish for the city, but we have to expect to break a few eggs to make the cake.”
Cindy Cuellar, who was the sole member of council to vote against both resolutions, said that she sup ports the parks and library, but requested that the city postpone these decisions until it has a budget for the 2023 fiscal year. “I believe we are putting the cart before the horse,” she said. “I’m a numbers person, and we’ve taken on a consid erable amount of debt over this year. … I would like for us to have a budget for 2023 so that we have a clear picture of where we’re going to be. It doesn’t matter if we’re going to be paying this in phases. I’m not against the ballparks. I’m not against the library. But as a financial person, and one who’s entrusted by our residents with watching our finances, I first want to see a budget before we move forward with any additional things.”Several citizens in atten dance spoke in agreement with Cuellar, asking that the city wait until it has a budget before committing financ es toward the ballpark and library. A few, including li brary board member Jackie Crandall, spoke in favor of moving forward with both projects.“This has been something that the board of the library and the mayor have been discussing for a few months and something that we are very excited about,” Crandall said. “We would fully support moving forward and getting the ball rolling to continue the discussions to move forward towards a new library.”
The Leeds Water Works Board owns a building close to where they lease a room in the rear for office space. The board has allowed those involved in the Main Street program to use the room of the building, which is adjacent to the city hall’s annex. The doorway led to a space where restrooms and a kitchen are located. The walling now blocks access to these from the meeting room.
● Mayor Miller did not as sert that the LWWB construct ed the security barrier; this was a statement made by local media.
The City of Leeds sent out a statement regarding the situation and said the fol lowing:
● Employee data and oth er records are held in this same area on occasion.
● LWWB has no rights to convey access to a space that they do not own, for access to a restroom or space that is not open to the public, no more than the City could convey a space owned by LWWB.
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Pinson Historical Society President Stanley Moss (Photo by Crystal McGough)
The Water Works Board released a statement saying they did not build a wall there. They further stated that the City of Leeds erected the bar ricade.“The fact is we did not build that wall,” Water Works Board Chairman Eddie Moore said. “As a matter of fact, we voted to give money to that initiative (the Main Street pro gram). We had space to donate because we think that this is good for our Councilmantown.”Eric Turner confirmed that the board did not build the wall. He stated that when the wall first ap peared, he received a com plaint from the board and reached out to Mayor David Miller to ask why it had gone up, though he received no re ply.When it was brought up at the meeting on August 15, Turner asked Miller why it had been done. Miller said that it was a matter of security and that it had not been for the pur pose of walling off access to the “Itrestrooms.wasamatter of business security and really had nothing to do with shutting anybody off from the restroom,” Miller said during the council meet ing on Monday, August 15. But Turner did not agree that it had anything to do with security.“The way I look at it is that the city hall is owned by the community,” he told the Tri bune. “And those people are citizens, and they’re not go ing to pose any kind of secu rity threat. They’re only going in there to have Main Street meetings.”
● The Leeds City Hall An nex building is a working area of the City where occasionally taxpayer data, citizen data, and other privileged information is kept and discussed.
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Leeds City Hall (Photo by Nathan Prewett) the Pinson City Council dis cussed the event and its turn out Thursday, Aug. 18, at the regularly scheduled council meeting.“Ithink this was a very good event and everything worked well,” Councilor John Churchwell said. The event also coincided with the annual Rock School Reunion, and Churchwell said that 246 former Rock School attendees signed in as being present, though it is likely there were more who did not sign the book. “A lot of planning went into (the event) with the His torical Society, the library staff – Allison (Scanlan) was a great help with that,” May or Joe Cochran said. “Ma rie (Turner), Eric (Winfrey), myself, representing the city on most of that planning. Our public works guys were out there running carts; I had nothing but complements on those guys and how they rep resented the city … I think probably closer to the number of 500 people roamed through that facility that day and ex ceeded my expectations, to be honest. I think the decoration was fantastic … It was really a grand group effort.”
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● The granting of third-party access to the City Hall Annex exposed the City to liability without the City’s knowledge.
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● Recently, the LWWB leased its space, which is ad jacent to the City Annex, to a third party, thus giving the third-party full access through an open adjoining corridor to working City offices and meet ing spaces without informing the City of the third-party rent al so that proper steps could be made prior to the rental occupancy to address security issues and city liability.
● LWWB is welcome to continue their construction projects and install a bathroom for their new tenant, should they choose to do so.
● The actions taken to close the corridor have nothing to do with the particular entity nor with any particular indi viduals occupying the LWWB space; instead, it involves the above-discussed security is sues.“The Council had no involvement in the deci sion-making behind sealing off the doorway. Presumably, security concerns drove the decision,” Councilwoman An gie Latta said. “If that were the case, I would like to think that some sort of compromise could have been pursued that would have addressed those concerns while maintaining access to the restroom fa cilities. Again, however, the Council was not included in pursuing this action. I’ll leave it to those responsible to speak for themselves on the specific thought process that went into the decision to restrict access.”
Pinson Historical Society President Stanley Moss at tended the council meeting and shared his gratitude for the mayor and council’s in volvement and support of the Centennial Celebration. “On behalf of the Histor ical Society, I want to thank the city council for what you did,” Moss said. “The food, the T-shirts, I mean the trans portation, it was marvelous. I heard a lot of good comments about the event (and) about the community itself, espe cially from those who live away from here. “ Additionally, Moss said that the city of Pinson was the first community in Alabama to celebrate a bicentennial anniversary, which occurred in 2015.“Two hundred years,” he said. “We’re not the oldest community, as I told the His torical Commission, but they said we were the first ones to get it Whiletogether.”theCentennial Cel ebration and Reunion was happening at the Rock School, First Baptist Church Pinson’s Daycare/Kindergarten 50th Anniversary Celebration was taking place at Bicentennial Park. The mayor and council attended both events. Councilor Clinteshia Irvin announced that the final Mov ies in the Park will be Friday night, Aug. 18, at dusk, show ing “The Jungle Cruise.” Irvin also announced the 2022 Christmas Parade theme as “Ugly Christmas Sweater,” and sent out a special request to members of the community. “If there are any knitters in Pinson, please contact me,” she said. “I have a special or der for Mr. Mayor.” Prior to the meeting, May or Cochran stated that he would not be wearing an ugly Christmas sweater for the pa rade unless the council were to produce an Alfred E. Neu man Christmas sweater.” “It cannot be a sweat shirt,” Cochran said. “It has to be an actual sweater. If you can produce that, I will wear said ugly Additionally,sweater.”the council held a discussion regarding the potential name change of Oak Street West. Names that were suggested included Bi centennial Drive, Bicentenni al Lane and Pinson Park Way. The council also discussed adding a street name at the Pinson Sports Complex. Both items will be readdressed at a future council meeting. The next regularly sched uled meeting of the Pinson City Council will be Thurs day, Sept. 1, 2022, at Pinson City Hall, beginning at 7 p.m. A pre-council work session will take place prior to the meeting at 6:15 p.m. To contact Crystal Mc Gough, send an email to mc goughcrystal@gmail.com
● Had City been notified prior to any tenant leasing, all steps could have been taken to properly secure both spaces for both property owners with out any issues.
● The City sold property at 1408 9th Street to Leeds Water Works Board (LWWB) on April 10, 2020. ● LWWB subsequently gutted their property, includ ing the removal of bathroom and water fountain.
● Upon discovery of expo sure, the LWWB was notified that a wall would be erected to separate the areas between the two properties.
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By David R. Guttery, RFC, RFS, CAM President, Keystone Financial GroupTrussville, AL First, let me just say that ev ery wealth management plan is implemented with guardrails that are unique to the client. These guardrails address limits and tol erances for risk, and codify such things as objectives, and the time with which we have to achieve those objectives. There is no uni form, one-size-fits-all solution to investing through strange and unique periods of time. Wheth er we are in a recession or not, one universal truth still holds, and that is investment portfolios that are used to implement ho listic wealth management plans, should be individualized, and re flect the unique characteristics of the client.So,these thoughts are at a very high level. I have drawn reference to this graphic within previous articles. It is the economic cycle.
The council also approved Resolution No. 2022-08-22B, adopting a transportation plan for the 2022-2023 fiscal year for the city of Argo, in accor dance with the Rebuild Ala bama Act. Contact Crystal McGough at mcgoughcrystal@gmail.com
Thomas Suggs has been appointed to fill the remaining term for Argo City Council Place 2 (Photo by McGough)Crystal
moving outside of city lim its and the council formally accepted his resignation on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. “I’m very excited,” Suggs said. “(Argo has) a great may or and great council, and I just feel that my knowledge will make it even that much better.” According to Resolution No. 2022-08-22, “after accept ing Councilor Hicks’ resigna tion, the City Council enacted Resolution No. 2022-08-08 that declared a vacancy … and the City received letters of interest for the vacant coun cil position through noon on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.” There were three appli cants for the position: Thomas Suggs, Mike King and Bob Carter. After hearing from the applicants at a pre-council work session, Mayor Pro-Tem Dusty Stinson offered a mo tion during the regular meet ing to approve Resolution No. 2022-08-22, with the recom mendation that Suggs be ap pointed to fill Council Place 2. The motion was approved 4-0, with Councilor Ann Brown be ing absent from the meeting. “It’s a hard choice,” Coun cilor Dennis Griffin said. “(They were) all good choic es. All the candidates are very capable of sitting up here and doing this, and the city appre ciates everything everybody does.”Suggs will serve the re mainder of the unexpired term, which will end the first Mon day of November 2025. “I also would like to say to Mr. (Bob) Carter and Mike (King), even though you may not have gotten to sit up here as a councilperson, I appre ciate all the work that y’all do in this city,” Mayor Betty Bradley said. “There’s other opportunities, other boards for you guys to sit on, and I’d appreciate it if y’all would just keep hanging in there with us because there’s a lot of other things to be done in this city. I appreciate all the effort that y’all do in the city already.” Suggs will be officially sworn in by a judge at the next Argo City Council meeting, which will be held on Sept. 12, 2022.In other business, the coun cil approved Resolution No. 2022-08-22A, authorizing the city to join the state of Ala bama and other local govern ments as participants in cur rent opioid settlements. The Resolution states, in part, “the opioid epidemic continues to impact commu nities in the United States … (and) the City of Argo has suffered harm and will con tinue to suffer harm as a re sult of the opioid epidemic; and … the State of Alabama and some Alabama local gov ernments have filed lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers … (and) the State of Alabama has entered into various Set tlement Agreements …; and whereas the City of Argo finds the terms of the current Settle ment Agreements acceptable and in the best interest of the community … That the City of Argo finds that participation in the various Opioid Settlements and Settlement Agreements is in the best interest of the City of Argo and its citizens…”
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Lastly,complex.wemust consider al ternative investments. Alterna tive, as the name implies, means something outside of the normal and customary box of standard investment tools. These can be real estate investment trusts, unit investment trusts, limited partnerships, and they can also include such things as structured notes, and market linked CDs. Very often, these alternative in vestments are limited to accred ited investors because of their complexity. However, in certain situations they can be very use ful tools for achieving the nega tive correlation, and the income for which we are seeking at this time.Having said that, I would also suggest that there are some very obvious tools that I would include in this category that are often overlooked, but could nonetheless be very useful. For example, the products of insur ance companies, including, but not limited to equity indexed an nuities, and cash value building life insurance, can be viewed and external complement to what we may maintain as a sleeve of fixed income securities in a broker age account. With universal life insurance for example, we have attributes including the guaran tee of principle, the tax-sheltered aspects of life insurance, and a fixed interest rate that is very often higher than what you can find with traditional fixed in terest products, and on par with the yield that could otherwise be generated from a sleeve of bond investments.Soagain, you really have to think outside of the box in an environment like this. The yield curve is more steeply inverted than at any other point over the last 20 years. The dollar is on the verge of setting a new all-time record high against the global basket of currencies. Treasuries are positively correlated with equities for the first time in 50 years. The University of Michi gan consumer sentiment survey is at an all-time record low. The Goldman Sachs housing affordability index is at a level that we haven’t seen since the early 90s. As we mentioned in our previous article, because of the strength in the dollar, gold, is also positively correlated with inflation. So, if you’re reading this, then I would strongly encour age you to work diligently with your source of holistic wealth management, to think outside of the box for solutions with which to meet such a strange period of time. In closing, let me just draw one last reference to the econom ic cycle chart that we viewed at the beginning of this article. In terms of clothes that you wear during changing seasons, there is always something to wear. In some cases, the choice of those articles of clothing is pretty ob vious, but in a difficult period of time like this, you really must think outside of the box for cre ative ways to find warmth during a cold recessed period of time.
I have encouraged people to think of it in terms of changing seasons. Imagine how your be havior is incentivized by what you feel. As we move from left to right on this chart, and the sea sons change from spring, to sum mer, to fall, to winter, and then back to spring, think about how that incentivizes your choice of clothing. During the summer, you’re wearing short sleeve shirts. During the winter, you’re wearing jackets. Clearly, as evi denced by economic metrics to which we drew reference within our last article, we are in the win ter season of this cycle. Therefore, the jackets that we are wearing consist of consum er staples, utilities, healthcare, mega cap pharmaceuticals, and energy. These are all durable areas of the economy. You will consume these products and ser vices, durably, regardless of the economic state within which we find ourselves. Portfolios change from season to season. What should be in your portfolio now, should reflect the season that we are in. I first saw this graphic 35 years ago when I was in school, and to my recollection, it has never been wrong. The key is un derstanding where we are in the economic cycle for this to be of benefit. Now having said that, I would also suggest that there is a deeper analysis to be made. At the present time, I would suggest that there is an equities part of this conversation, a fixed income part of this conversation, and then an alternatives part of this conversation. With the oddities that we observe today, and that we discussed within our last vid eo, you really do need to think outside of the box, because his torical anecdotes are of little val ue right now. As for equities, this is what I call Warren Buffett thinking. Stop for just a moment and con sider some very obvious things that are right in front of you. Who is the manufacturer of your razor blades? What company makes your toothpaste? Who makes your favorite bar of soap, dishwashing detergent, and fa vorite beverage? Who are the companies that make the things that you purchase consistently? Of all of the things that you con sume in a given month, which are the ones that you could not do without? These are what I call economically durable products and Asservices.Imentioned in my pre vious article, evidence suggests that 66% of American house holds are living paycheck to pay check, and the personal savings rate is at a low level not seen since August 2009. In that kind of environment, I would suggest that discretionary things, that you don’t necessarily need, will be the first things to be paired away from monthly consumerism. Therefore, we can expect the rev enues, and earnings of such com panies to likely be lower during recessed periods of time. So, avoid those companies. Rather, focus on the companies that pro duce the things, and services, that you will consume durably. Next, we must evaluate those companies in terms of finan cial health and strength. Which companies are trading at a low, and attractive forward P/E ratio? Which companies are paying a higher, and attractive dividend? It isn’t enough to identify the manufacturers of durable prod ucts and services, but you must further screen those companies for health, and positioning within their respective groups of peers. This helps to build what I call the dividend put. Put, being a metaphor, simply suggests that if I can build a larger, and steady stream of dividend income into a portfolio, the more insulated that portfolio becomes from day-today Atvolatility.avery high level, I have encouraged clients to think of it this way. If your overall return reflects a loss of 10%, but the things that you own are return ing a 5% dividend yield over the coming 12 months, then in my mind you are down net 5%. The construction of the dividend put is a very real way to offset the volatility of a recessed period of time. Those dividends can be constructed by using the stocks of companies that produce things that you are consuming durably. Those products and services will be among the last things to be paired away from a budget during a recessed period of time. I would also draw reference to the part of our last article within which we discussed ob servable actions by corporations today. Metrics regarding labor costs and worker productivity are very caustic right now. There is ample evidence that corporations are trying to be come leaner in this environment, not bigger. The most recent read ing on second quarter annualized labor costs showed an increase of 10.8%, while worker produc tivity declined by 4.6%. We saw similar metrics in the first quarter as well.So,what observable evidence do we have that corporations are attempting to become leaner in this environment? We have heard from process automation technology companies as well as information management com panies that revenues are being driven by enterprise-level pricing as companies attempt to stream line their automated industrial processes, and the efficiency with which data is managed, in an effort to employ fewer peo ple, remotely, and to replace the human element with automated processes. So, from a strategic hold standpoint, it would make sense to have narrowly focused holdings in such equities, while also maintaining large, nebulous footprints in the staples, utilities, pharmaceuticals and other such companies that I mentioned ear lier. Now, as for fixed income, I believe that every portfolio, regardless of the objective, and time, should have a component of fixed interest. Normally, this provides negative correlation against volatility, and buoyancy, through the inclusion of bond yield into the portfolio. As we discussed within our last article however, this is a very strange period of time. Treasuries and equities are positively correlat ed for the first time since 1972. Clearly, that was a very long time ago. Being positively correlated means they are moving in the sameThedirection.twovs the ten year trea sury yield curve is inverted to a degree not seen since the year 2000. An inverted yield curve simply means that you have prices that are going down as evidenced by rising yields. There are a myriad of reasons for this, but at a very high level it main ly comes down to there being a glut of U.S. Treasury debt on the global market. Again, we dis cussed this in greater detail with in our last article. For today’s discussion, it’s an important observation be cause we are not able to achieve negative correlation with market volatility by holding treasury securities for example that have historically given buoyancy to portfolios during times such as these. So, what do we do about it? At this time, we are focusing heavily on fixed income instru ments that are issued by the same corporations that I mentioned in the equities part of this discus sion. The health of these com panies is critical when you’re considering their fixed income issues. Furthermore, we seek to hold maturities of less than five years, with single or double A credit quality, or better, in an effort to minimize duration, and maximize yield into the portfo lio. This does not guarantee against negative price move ment, but so far this year, it has certainly been less pronounced than what we have seen from the treasury
(*) David R. Guttery, RFC, RFS, CAM, is a financial advi sor, and has been in practice for 31 years, and is the President of Keystone Financial Group in Trussville. David offers products and services using the following business names: Keystone Fi nancial Group – insurance and financial services | Ameritas In vestment Company, LLC (AIC), Member FINRA / SIPC – secu rities and investments | Ameritas Advisory Services – investment advisory services. AIC and AAS are not affiliated with Keystone Financial Group. Information provided is gathered from sourc es believed to be reliable; howev er, we cannot guarantee their ac curacy. This information should not be interpreted as a recom mendation to buy or sell any se curity. Past performance is not an indicator of future results.
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It’s the singer and the song that makes for truly distinc tive and enduring artists. Lots of great songs and some mighty fine singing. Catherine Britt has a voice that instantly gets your at tention . . but unlike oth ers, it is the craftsmanship of this singer/songwriter who unashamedly boasts a worthy story to tell that truly keeps her audience Catherine’senthralled. new album is entitled Home Truths. They’re the best truths – di rect, personal, and from the heart. Just the way Cather ine Thissings.album is also a new beginning. This is Cather ine’s first release in over 20 years as a complete ly independent Australian artist. It’s a decision based on Catherine wanting com plete control of her career – and having ownership of her own recording mas ters and copyrights. That’s something that – now as a parent of two young chil dren – she believes is im portant – and something to pass on to them. This independence was possibly largely due to the loyalty and passion of Cath erine’s fans who have been with her on this ongoing journey of music and song. A crowd funding campaign more than exceeded ex pectations and was a mas sive statement of the belief Catherine’s fans have in her, her songs and music. Home Truths is significant also in that it was produced by Catherine – and per formed by her all dancing, all singing, super talented, and beyond versatile Aus tralian band of smolder ingly good players. It was mixed by Ted Howard and mastered in the USA by Jim AlsoDeMain.very importantly all the songs on Home Truths were written or co-written by Catherine. That’s the way it is with home truths –they need to come directly from the heart of the person doing the telling. She has lived a life in the world of entertainment most will never experience or dream of. The archetyp al Aussie girl from the coal works of Newcastle uproot ed herself at 17 years old and moved for six years to Nashville TN (USA) where she gained a deep knowl edge of country/roots/folk history as well as touring extensively and releasing top 40 Billboard hits. How did this happen you may well ask. Not every 17 year old moves from New castle to Nashville to pur sue their musical dreams. Well, the story is that a certain Elton John (yes, THAT Elton John – not to be mistaken for . . .) heard Catherine during one of his Australian tours in the early 2000s. So impressed with Catherine was Elton that he took her albums back to America with him and helped get a deal with RCA Records.Catherine’s recording ca reer commenced in 1999 when, at the age of 14, she released her first EP fol lowed in 2001 by her debut album release. Since then she has released six more studio albums as well as a Best Of Awards?album.Youwant awards. Over the course of her ca reer Catherine has collect ed a host of accolades, a legion of fans and a man tel of awards including the country industry’s high est honors, 2009 CMAA Female Artist of the Year Award, 2012 CMAA Single of the Year, 2013 CMAA Female Artist of the Year Award, 2016 Female Art ist of the Year, 2017 Vocal Collaboration of The Year for her celebrated single “F U Cancer” as well as APRA Award and CMC Artist of the Year nominations. 6 of Catherine’s albums re leased to date have been nominated for the ARIA Award for the Best Coun try Album release, which is a first for any Australian country artist. In 2010, Catherine was also pre sented with the CMA Glob al Artist of the Year award. Catherine’s talent has also seen her tour, perform and record with some of music’s most respected names in cluding Kasey Chambers, Paul Kelly, Sir Elton John, Steve Earle, Dolly Parton, Don McLean, Chris Isaac, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jack son, Guy Clark and Keith Urban to name but a few. To this day Catherine re mains the youngest Austra lian to ever perform at the Grand Ole Opry at the age of Not17.only is Catherine an accomplished singer/song writer, she has also proved herself as a formidable in terviewer and comfortable host during the time she was host of Australia’s na tional radio broadcast ABC Saturday Night Country where she showcased her own flavor on the popular program each week. She also shone on television as the host of CMC’s ‘Alt Country’ program and also as the Managing Editor & Owner of Australia’s ONLY Roots Music Magazine –Rhythms and founder and festival director of the pres tigious Silverton Sunsets Music Festival. Whilst her credentials to date are enough for most, Catherine’s drive to better herself and continue to im prove, as an artist is what has led her to continue on as one of Australia’s most successful singer/songwrit ers and Catherinebusinesswomen.isalsoasurvi vor of another kind – she is now five years cancer free, celebrating her re mission with 2015’s Bone shaker album. Another home truth is that Cather ine is strong, resilient and Anddetermined.attheend it all comes down to the singer and the songs. Catherine Britt is at a creative career peak on a musical journey that has seen her constantly evolving, developing and honing her craft. And you know what – she’s pretty darn good at it and getting better with every release. That’s a home truth you’d better take on board – sim ply ‘cause it’s true.
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october 18, 1946 ~ august 14, 2022 (age 75) Dana Faye McCluskey was born on October 18, 1946 and passed away in her home on August 14, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. She left behind her hus band of 14 years, William David McCluskey. She grew up in Boyles Methodist Church in Tarrant, Alabama. Dana graduated from Norwood School of Nurs ing, and worked as a Registered Nurse for 40 years at Carraway Methodist Hospital in Birmingham. She was a mother to three children, Scott, Brenda, and Rachael. She was grandmother to Patrick, Sarah, Allison, Jordan, Trace, and Bailey; and great-grandmother to Henry and Mattie. Dana’s visitation and service will be at Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Trussville, Alabama on Wednesday, August 17. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM, with the service immediately following at 12:00 PM.
Buford Harry Frazier, age 94 of Birmingham, AL passed away on August 16, 2022. He was a member of Chalkville First Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Faye Frazier. He is survived by children, Jeff Frazier (Donna), Diane Gingo (Kenny) and Ken Frazier (Darla); 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Visitation will be on Monday, August 22, 2022 from 1 to 2 PM at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 2 PM at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East.
Grief is feeling sad or upset at the mention of a lost loved one’s name while mourning is holding a graveside visitation on the anniversary of a lost loved one. Separating the two concepts can help make the grieving process a little easier. Mourn ing helps us contextualize grief. Mourning also gives you a way to work through the feelings associated with grief. A funeral or memorial service gives you an outlet to help you cope with grief. Grief may help you understand why you are emotional during a memorial service. Grief helps us move through loss. Understanding the differences between grief and mourning can provide the tools need ed to help work through your grief. When we have lost a loved one, most of us would prefer to ignore the feelings of grief. But research shows that doing so will only delay the healing process. For many, mourning is enough to help them start to process those feelings and emotions and begin the healing process. However, for some, after something as painful and traumatic as losing a loved one oc curs, more care is required. Our website and funeral home have resources available to help those who are coping with the loss of a loved one. We are here for you ... lean on us in your time of grief.
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Caldwell is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, R R and Helen Keller, maternal grandparents, Clois and Thyrza Caldwell, his mother, Patti C. Keller, and his nephew, AJ Pitman. He is survived by his father, Robert B. Keller, his brother, Robert C. Keller, his sister, Kindra Pitman, his brotherin-law, Kelly Pitman, his two nieces, Rachel and Hannah, and his nephew, Jonathan. In addition to family, he leaves behind countless friends whom he touched, inspired, encouraged, and taught how to live life to the glory of God. After winning many accolades and honors, Caldwell graduated from E.B. Er win High School as Valedictorian of his graduating class. After high school, he attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He served many years in the Boy Scouts, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He was a brother of Chi Phi Fraternity, Tau Chapter, serving in many leadership roles. He was a long-time employee of Domino’s Pizza and Ruby Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his honor to Sonrise Baptist Church, 2825 Sanie Road, Odenville, AL 35120 or Alabama Teen Challenge, P.O. Box 270, Lincoln, AL 35096. A memorial service will be held on September 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Sonrise Baptist Church. Memorial
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april 26, 1957 ~ august 15, 2022 (age 65) Russell Cowan Kizer of Trussville, AL passed away peacefully on Monday, August 15th, 2022, at the age of 65. Born in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Reverend Lawton E. Kizer and Kathryn Kizer Robinson. Being the son of a reverend, Russell grew up at Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. Russell earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Georgia Southern University in 1971, before moving to Birmingham, AL where he started his business in insurance. This business blossomed into Russell’s desire to help others manage their financial wellbeing. Over the next 31 years, Russell built a business based on the principles of serving his clients and promoting a Christ based approach to finances. Russell provided investment advice for over forty years. He was an Elite Producer with Cam bridge Investment Research and charter member of Dave Ramsey’s Smart Vestor Pro Advisory Council. He was also the “Founding Father” of Dave’s National team with roots dating back almost 20 years. Russell, being brought up in a Christian home, made sure to prioritize and model the importance of a strong relationship with the Lord to his fami ly. Russell and his family were members of First Baptist Church Trussville. When away from church and work, he most enjoyed being with his family and grandchildren, planning trips to the beach for all of the family, and watching anything related to Auburn athletics. He also loved gardening, working outside, and learning to fix anything by himself. Russell strived to constantly consume knowledge and better those around him. His three daughters and wife most fondly remember him for being the most selfless man in their lives. Russell was preceded in death by his parents, Lawton Edward Kizer Jr. and Kathryn Kizer Robinson. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Carol Vanderburg Kizer, his daughters Meredith Kizer McDonald (Drew), Madeline Kizer Cowan (Jaden), and Meleigha Kizer Swatek (Hunter), his grandchildren Reese Elaine McDonald, Wyatt James McDonald, and Charlotte Marie Cowan, his brother Lawton Edward “Chuck” Kizer III (Sally), his nephew John Lawton Kizer (Dana), and his niece Sarah Kizer Curry (Brian). Visitation will be held at 12:00pm on Friday, August 19th at First Baptist Church Trussville with a service to celebrate his life at 2:00pm. Russell’s earthly body will be laid to rest at Jefferson Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the NEXT campaign at First Baptist Church Trussville, 128 N Chalkville Rd, Trussville, AL 35173.
Caldwell Burns Keller, beloved son and brother, was called home to the LORD on August 15, 2022. He entered into this world on January 1, 1978, born to Robert B. and Patti C. Keller in Birmingham, Alabama.
december 28, 1952 ~ august 14, 2022 (age 69) Michael Arnold Fondren was born on December 28, 1952 to Arnold and Marga ret Fondren. He was the oldest of four children. He had three younger sisters, Cecilia Janet, Rodna Louise, and Charlotte Leigh. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Margaret Fondren and his sister Cecilia Jan Black. He is survived by his sisters Rodna (Mark) and Char lotte, his two nephews Stephen (Julie) and James (Sara), his two great nephews Josiah and Daniel, and his brother-in-law Mitch Black. Mike graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1971. During his high school years, he had perfect attendance. He was a part of the football team where he got the nickname, “Bear.” Mike was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy. He served six years on active duty and fourteen years in the Naval Reserve. He was a sonar tech on the U.S.S. Dewey. He retired from service on the U.S.S. Flatley. Following his active duty service, he worked for 30 years at Bellsouth as a lineman. He was a graduate of Jefferson State and attended Samford University. Mike was an avid sports fan. He especially loved Alabama football. He was a history buff and collected thousands of toy soldiers over the years. Mike was a follower of Jesus Christ. For many years, he attended First Baptist Church of Center Point. He taught Sunday School and regularly went visiting with the pastor. Prior to joining First Baptist church of Center Point, he was a member of the 76th Street Presbyterian church where he served as a deacon. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations please be given to Three Hots & a Cot located at 2124 Old Springville Rd Center Point AL 35215. Website address is cotsforvets.org
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Watson E. Gaither august 6, 1938 ~ august 11, 2022 (age 84) Watson E. Gaither, age 84, of Trussville went to be with his Lord on August 11, 2022 following an extended battle with cancer. He is survived by Margaret, his loving wife of 64 years, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews. He was an amazingly patient and kind man who was a longtime member of Trussville WatsonUMC. was in partnership at Apolo Business Machines and manager of the service department. He was an avid fisherman who enjoyed fishing with friends and teaching others to love fishing as well. He was a master craftsman with both woodwork and stained glass. Services will be held at Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Trussville, at noon with visitation an hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trussville United Methodist Church.
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Ann McGrath, age 95, of Trussville, passed away on August 10, 2022. She was a member of Holy Infant of Prague Catholic Church. She is survived by her loving husband, John McGrath; her daughter, Anne Buckner; her son, John McGrath (Holly); her grandchildren, Allison Buckner, Kelly Patterson (Hodge), Caylee Ir ving (Kellen), Brandon McGrath; and great-grandchildren, Hodge Patterson V, Mack Patterson, Colton Irving, Camden Irving. Funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, August 13 at 12PM at Holy Infant of Prague Catholic Church in Truss ville. Entombment will follow the service at Jefferson Memorial Gardens.
Melford “Cubby” Jones was born on January 25, 1924 and passed away on August 15, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. He is proceeded in death by his wife Pauline Maddox Jones, mother, father, two brothers and one sister. Cubby was a World War II Veteran, he retired from Hayes International as a flight line su pervisor, was a member of Park Avenue Baptist Church in Oneonta where he served as a deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. His daily activity in volved going to the Oneonta Senior Citizen Center where he enjoyed playing cards, dominos, and other activities. He also loved Braves Baseball, Alabama Football, and collecting jokes from the internet. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Jones Deliz (wife of Marco Deliz). Grandchildren, Lane Christly Bass (Ja son); Jordan Nicole Deliz; John Anthony Deliz. Great Grandchildren, Liam Ezra Hanson, Evelyn Garnet Bass, Gannon Nathanial Bass, Graison Zabriel Bass, and special nieces, nephews, extended family and friends who loved him dearly. Cubby’s visitation and service will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville, Alabama on Saturday, Au gust 20, 2022. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM, with the service immediately following at 12:00 PM. Graveside Service will be held at Martins Memorial Cemetery in Clanton, Alabama following the service.
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Moody’s Davion Dozier lines up against Pell City on August 19, 2022. (Photo by Hannah Curran)
Jaylen Mbakwe takes Clay-Chalkville's first play from scrimmage in for a 75-yard touchdown. The Cougars beat Briarwood 48-0. (Photo by Ron Burkett)
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Moody rolls over Pell City in Jake Ganus’ debut
Clay-Chalkville pounds Briarwood to open season
The first week of high school football in the state of Alabama — for some reason ridiculously called ‘Week 0’ — is done. Let’s take a look at what we learned about teams in The Tribune’s coverage area, along with a few obser vations about other teams in and around our area. Clay-Chalkville The defending 6A champs looked great in overpowering a former playoff foe in Bri arwood. While the offense was naturally very good, I thought special teams were really strong. When the Lions fumbled a kickoff, Matthew Yafondo scooped it up and scored; Mario Byrd returned a punt for a touchdown. And yards.toquarterbackFBS-levelledfenseheldthedefensively,Cougarsanofthat’sbya160totalOfnotein6A:Hueytown lost its open er to 5A Ramsay. I thought the Rams would be improved, but not enough to take down the No. 2 team in 6A. The Cougars and Golden Gophers play this Friday in Hueytown, and head coach Drew Gilmer will not let his team go into that atmo sphere thinking they’ve got it in the bag.
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Alabama commit Jaylen Mbakwe got things started for Clay-Chalkville after the defense forced Briarwood to punt. Mbakwe took a swing pass from Kamari McClellan 75 yards to the end zone on the first offensive play of the game for the Cougars. After a missed two-point conversion, it was 6-0 with 10:23 to go in the first quarter.
“I said all week that’s what I was going to do,” Mbakwe said. “Starting Sunday, I said that first ball, if I got good blocking I’d take it in.” Zac McCray busted a 53yard touchdown run with 2:37 left in the quarter. McCray finished with 157 yards rush ing on 11 carries, averaging more than 14 yards per car ry behind a big, experienced offensive line. It was a stand out performance on a team looking to replace 6A state
By Loyd McIntosh For The Tribune PELL CITY — The Jake Ganus era began in high-fly ing fashion Friday night as the Moody Blue Devils throttled the Pell City Panthers 55-21. In the win over Pell City, Moody ran two successful fake extra point attempts for two-point conversions, re covered on an on-side kick to start the second half, ran a Pell City fumble back for a touchdown, and continuously spread the Pell City defense wide leaving gaping holes for Blue Devil backs and receiv ers to gallop through at will. “We’re aggressive and we’re always going to be ag gressive,” said Ganus follow ing the victory at Pete Rich Stadium in Pell City.” I’m young. People say I shouldn’t have gotten this job at 28, but we’re going to be aggressive. That’s who we’re going to be.”The offensive start of the game was Davion Dozier, a 6-4, 200-pound senior wide receiver. Quarterback Cole McCarty’s favorite target on the night, Dozier shined in the 2022 season opener with eight receptions for 235 yards, three touchdowns, and was one yard short of a fourth score — in the first half. “When you give the ball to No. 4, good things happen,” said Ganus. “If you knew how hard he’s worked since I got here in January and how
CLAY — This was a wh uppin’.There’s really no oth er way to say it. Reigning 6A state champion ClayChalkville scored on offense, on defense and on special teams on their way to a 48-0 win over Briarwood Christian on Friday, August 19. And the scary thing is that it could have been worse had the Cou gars not settled into a running game that sapped the will of the Lions defense and drained time from the game clock.
Hewitt-Trussville vs. Gadsden City. Prep football Friday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. Clay-Chalkville vs Hueytown. Prep football Friday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. Leeds vs. Pell City Prep football Friday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.
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KIMBERLY — Even as an assistant coach shouts “HUMILITY!” in the back ground, Leeds defensive linemen Kavion Henderson and Devonte Megginson are not shy about their goals for 2022.“We want to be the best defensive line in 5A,” Hen derson said. “Me and (Meg ginson), we want to be the best edge rushers in 5A.” Whether they will achieve that goal remains to be seen. On Friday night, the two of them, along with the rest of the Green Wave defense, keyed an effort that held Mortimer Jordan to 146 total yards in a 21-7 Leeds victory. Unofficially, the Leeds defense sacked Mortimer Jor dan’s Garrett Ames 7 times in the game, and limited the Blue Devils to 66 yards rush ing.“I thought they were phe nomenal,” Leeds head coach Jerry Hood said. “Some of (the sacks) were very timely.” That defensive effort was necessary to buoy the Green Wave offense, which rallied from early struggles to score two touchdowns late in the first half to take a lead they would not relinquish. The starring role went to sopho more Conner Nelson, who hauled in a swing pass from quarterback Jarod Latta and ran through tacklers for a 6-yard touchdown late in the firstNelsonhalf. would finish the scoring in the fourth quarter, with a 16-yard run from the quarterback position. “We just stuck with it,” Hood said. “Didn’t try to get outside our comfort zone, and some runs started busting.” Tailback Jeremiah Hunter led the Green Wave (1-0) with 110 yards, most of it coming in that second quarter surge. With the Blue Devils (0-1) leading 7-0 and without a first down through nearly two quarters, Hunter broke loose for runs of 20 and 43 yards to move the ball deep into Mor timer Jordan territory. Three plays later Christian Howard scored from 7 yards out, to tie the “Wescore. had them pinned pretty much the first half,” Mortimer Jordan Dusty Goode said. “Right there late in the second quarter they took advantage of some things and took the lead on us. We never were able to re cover.”The Blue Devils had claimed the lead on a 54-yard drive in the first quarter, that featured two 3rd-down con versions and one conversion on 4th and 16. Mortimer Jor dan’s Terence Gaines scored from a yard out to give the home team an early lead. “You just got to keep go ing,” Megginson said. “Can’t get too high on the highs, too low on the lows.” It would be the last time Mortimer Jordan would threaten to score the rest of the game. After their offense tied the game, Leeds’ de fense forced a three-and-out, putting the offense back on the field with 3 minutes to go in the first half. A run by CJ Douglas on a fake punt moved the ball to the Blue Devil 6, and Latta found Nel son for the go-ahead touch down three plays later. “We’re finding out about ourselves,” Hood said. “No body got hurt, so we’re ready to move on to next week and see what we can do.” Leeds will face Pell City next week at Homer Smiles Field in its home opener. Mortimer Jordan will travel to face Springville. Pinson Valley’s Taurus Chambers (21) shakes off a tackle as he carries against Florence during their game Friday in Florence. (Photo by Dan Busey, TheTimesDaily)Florence
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By Jonathan Bentley The Daily Mountain Eagle JASPER — Center Point’s Jabari Collier and Troy Bruce put on a show Friday night at Jasper Ki-Ro Gambrell Field. The duo had a hand in eight touchdowns as the Eagles earned a 55-27 victory in the season opener for both teams. Jasper stayed within strik ing distance in the open ing half, but was done in by four-touchdown effort by Collier and Bruce in the third quarter, turning a 30-20 lead into a 55-20 advantage. Seven of Center Point’s eight touchdowns came via the big play. Collier had touch down runs of 47, 67 and 13 yards and also had touchdown passes of 42 and 24 yards. Bruce’s touchdown runs cov ered 23, 69 and 31 yards. Jasper now hits the road for three consecutive weeks, play ing at Cullman, Ramsay and Fairfield. Center Point took the open ing drive to the Jasper 2-yard line before fumbling the ball away. That would be rare mis cue for the Center Point of fense.The Eagles scored on their next two possessions. Bruce broke free for a 23-yard touch down run for the first score. A 2-point pass from Collier to Demario Hicks made the score 8-0. Collier went 47 yards on the first play on Center Point’s next possession for a 15-0 lead.The game was a shootout over the final 7:17 of the first half with Jasper scoring three touchdowns and Center Point adding a pair of scores and a field goal. Down 18-0, Jasper’s Micah Pledger put the Vikings’ on the scoreboard with a 33-yard run into the endzone. After a Bruce 69-yard score, Pledger struck again, taking the kickoff back 60 yards for the score, cutting the lead to 24-12. Both teams added a touch down in the final minute of the half. Collier hit Harold Hollo man on a 42-yard touchdown pass for a 30-12 with 47 sec onds left in the half. Jasper had enough time to strike back with quarterback Spencer Ros enfeld connecting with Cory Shephard on an 8-yard pass. The two connected for the 2-point conversion as well to make the score 30-20 at the half.That was as close as Jasper wouldCollierget. scored on runs of 67 and 13 yards and added a 24-yard touchdown pass to Bruce. After a Bruce 31-yard run made the score 55-20, Jas per added the final score on a Tanner Morrow 60-yard pass to Garrett Busby. Center Point’s Jabari Collier looks to evade Jasper defenders in the Eagles’ 55-27 victory on Friday, August 19, 2022. (Photo by Ron Harris, The Daily Mountain Eagle)
FLORENCE — Pinson Valley did not waste any time on Friday.TheIndians got the open ing kickoff and marched down the field to set the tone in their 34-14 win against Florence.Pinson Valley, which had 366 yards of total offense, was led by quarterback Keywone Posey. Posey threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns. Posey made throws from the pocket, on the run and everything in between. He averaged 20.9 yards per com pletion.Amare Thomas hauled in two of those touchdowns to go with 119 receiving yards. The Indians, coming off a 10-win season, led from their opening drive. They marched down the field and took a quick 7-0 lead. They led by at least two scores for most of the night. Florence had chances to make the game closer, but made costly mistakes. The biggest being a strip-sack that Pinson Valley recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. Pinson Valley plays McA dory at home next Friday.
Leeds takes down Mortimer Jordan
Center Point blows out Jasper
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Pinson’s Posey passes Indians past Florence
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“Our defense really stepped up there in the second quarter and got two huge stops when it was still pretty close.” In his debut as Pell City’s head coach, Steve Mask said while the result wasn’t what he had hoped for, there were many positives to focus on as the Panthers regroup after several sub-par seasons. “We ran the ball pretty good, but we just couldn’t stop them there for a while. We had a turnover, got behind two touchdowns, and panicked a little bit I think,” said Mask. ”Give Moody a lot of cred it. They’ve got a good team. They’ve got a good quarter back, a guy going to the SEC and you can see why.” In the end, the night be longed to Moody and their new head coach. “Really, I’m just proud of all of our guys,” said Ganus. “We fought hard. It’s been a long journey since January and I’m just real ly happy that we got to this point.”Moody will be at home on week two, hosting the Syla cauga Aggies on Friday, Au gust 26.
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Hewitt-Trussville falls to Central-Phenix City
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PHENIX CITY — Hewitt-Trussville tried its best to shake Central-Phenix City upfront Friday night, but it did so with little success in a 37-21 win for the Red Devils, perhaps most evidently in the thirdDownquarter.two scores and fac ing second-and-11 at their own 15 yard line, the Huskies got tricky, calling an end-around that ultimately got blown up. Central linebacker Lance Pitts swooped in to strip a handoff that Georgia commit AJ Harris fell on in the end zone to pad an already sizable Red Devil lead.“They got a lot of penetra tion back there tonight, and that's what happened on that play,” Hewitt-Trussville coach Josh Floyd said. “I don't know the whole thing that happened, but watching it live, I know they got a lot of penetration and made a play, so that gave a little bit of separation.”
Central had 495 yards of total offense, with quarterback Jaylen Epps logging a 17-for-28 passing night 231 yards, a touchdown and an interception, as well as 102 rushing yards on 10 car ries. “I thought, for this first be ing his first start, in this kind of atmosphere, that kind of game, he did great, absolute ly great,” Central head coach Patrick Nix said of Epps. “Missed a couple balls (on) his reads, but overall, I thought he looked really, really good and showed what he can do. "He's a dynamic runner, throws the ball well and he's just gonna get better and better with experience and reps and seeingNixthings."alsosaid he thought Auburn commit Karmello En glish — who had five recep tions for 41 yards and a touch down — had such a significant early impact that it shifted to Huskies’ defensive focus to the future Tiger and gave way to the Red Devils rushing at tack.Romelo Green and Zack ariah Simmons provided that spark on the ground, with 180 yards of combined offense and three scores for Central. Green logged 38 rush yards on seven carries as well as three catches for 49 yards, and Sim mons logged 93 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries.
CLAY — Clay-Chalkville didn't need Mario Craver on Friday night, as the Cougars dismantled Briarwood 48-0. The junior wideout was pres ent on the sidelines, dressed in a jersey but no pads, and head coach Drew Gilmer said Craver will be out for multiple games at the start of the sea son.Craver, who had a break out year in 2021 for the Cou gars, finished that season with 46 receptions, 937 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns, av eraging 20.4 yards per catch as a sophomore.Craver'sabsence is not in jury-related, Gilmer said.
It was a Red Devil win to start the year, as Central held off a pesky Hewitt-Trussville for the two-touchdown victory at Garrett-Harrison Stadium, and while the Central offense showed up when it needed to, its defensive front proved a vi tal x-factor.
Running back Blaine Burke got things started for the Blue Devils, scoring on a fiveyard run on Moody’s opening drive with 11:04 on the clock. Pell City kept things close for a while in the first half, Moody’s defense stopped Pell City on their opening drive, answering with a drive that found McCarty scrambling multiple times before laser ing the pigskin to his favor ite target twice in important situations; once on a fourthand-long finding Dozier at the six-yard-line, followed by some clever improvisation as McCarty finding Dozer in the end zone. The extra point was no good as Moody opened to a 13-0 lead with 5:40 left in the first quarter. Pell City answered with a 55-yard touchdown run with 4:06 left in the first quarter, but that would be as close as the Panthers would come as Moody’s defense rose to the challenge to shut them down to close out the first half with 35-14“Atlead.the end of the day, we knew it was going to be a physical game,” said Ganus
Moody From page 9 much he’s grown as a young man. It goes way past the football field. He’s destined for Dozier’sgreatness.”highlights includ ed a 67-yard touchdown pass from McCarty over the middle with 9:07 on the clock in the second quarter to put Moody up 28-14, and an 81-yard pass from McCarty over the middle which ended up with Dozi er scampering down the left sideline until he was brought down at the one-yard line. Most of Dozier’s produc tion came after the catch as the receiver proved to be ex ceptionally tough to tackle, stiff-arming and throwing off defenders all night, defying his lanky “Everyoneframe.says I’m small and I’m skinny but I’m phys ical,” said Dozier, who has committed to play college football for the Arkansas Ra zorbacks. “I put a lot of work in the weight room and a lot of work on and off the field, so that’s what helped me to do that tonight.”
championship game MVP Ed Osley from 2021. “I really didn’t (expect to get the ball that much),” Mc Cray said. “We’ve got three other backs that have been do ing a great job in practice, so I really didn’t think I was going to get the ball that much.” Following the departure of Osley due to graduation, Mc Cray said the backs at Clay have a lot to live up to. “Yeah, a little,” McCray said. “I’m gonna have to put some respect on it, because he was a good back and I want to go and do the same thing that he did.”The Cougars would score again 10 seconds later when Matthew Yafondo scooped up a fumbled kickoff and motored 23 yards in for the score. Bravis Cave powered the two-point conversion in, and with time winding down in the first, Clay-Chalkville led “I20-0.thought the kids played hard,” Cougars head coach Drew Gilmer said. “We had good tackles. We took care of the football for the most part. You know, we said that whoever played the cleanest would win. We cause a few turnovers that we were able to take advantage of. But again, I’m so proud of our kids and how hard they played. I thought we played clean for the most part, but we have a lot of work to do going into nextClay-Chalkvilleweek.” didn’t score in the second quarter. What they did instead was break Briarwood’s spirit. The Cougars went on a 16-play drive from their own tw0-yard line all the way to the Lions’ 18 on a drive that ate up clock. When Clay turned the ball over on downs with 3:50 left in the half, Briarwood man aged just three-and out. The Lions got anoth er chance when the defense stripped McClellan near mid field, but the Briarwood of fense could again get nothing going. That was the story for most of the night, with ClayChalkville racking up 398 yards of total offense to 160 for TheBriarwood.Cougars got on the board in the third quarter when Cave scored on a run from 17 yards out to make it 26-0 with 5:40 remaining in the period. From there, Allan Cotton scored on a nine-yard jaunt to make it 32-0 with 11:52 remaining in the fourth. That’s when Mario Byrd stepped up to return a punt 78 yards for a score. “My coach told me to get out of the way,” Byrd said, laughing. “Coach told me to get out of the way, but by that time I had the ball in my hands so I just had to do something withJamarqusit.”
Pinson Valley’s Taurus Chambers (21) shakes off a tackle as he carries against Florence during their game Friday in Florence. (Photo by Dan Busey, The Florence TimesDaily)
Jones capped the scoring with 1:54 left in the game when he intercepted a Briarwood pass and returned it for a 75-yard pick six. Aar on Osley added a two-point conversion (his second of the night) and that made the final 48-0.
"We've got a few things we're dealing with with Ma rio," Gilmer said. "He'll be back here soon, and we're looking forward to his return." Gilmer did not specify a timetable for Craver's return to the field.
By Adam Cole The Opelika-Auburn News
Clay-Chalkville plays at Hueytown on August 26, and Craver will not be available for that game. Hueytown, which made it to the 2021 6A finals before falling to the Cougars, lost its opener to Ramsay 41-28.
Of the 64 plays HewittTrussville ran on offense, more than a quarter of them ended with forced negative yardage or no gain. Highly touted defensive line recruit Tomarrion Parker also had a big game for the Red Devils with 3.5 Offensively,sacks.
Clay-Chalkville's Craver to sit out for several games
Jabari Collier, No. 10, Center Point Cole McCarty, No. 2, Moody
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Clay-Chalkville named Team of the Week
By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor CLAY — The Cougars picked up right where they left off in 2021, extending the state's longest current win ning streak to 16 games and absolutely wrecking a team with an FBS-level quarter back, shutting out Briarwood 48-0.The scary part is that it could have been worse — much worse — for Briar wood. The Lions muffed a punt in the second quarter that could have been blocked had Clay-Chalkville not been set up for a return, and then came Clay-Chalkville's backbreak ing 16-play drive from their own three-yard line into Bri arwood's red zone. If the Cougars score on either one of those opportuni ties, the score changes to 60-0. That's why Clay-Chalkville is The Tribune's Argo Hardware Team of the Week for Week 0. There were some mixups, some things that will undoubt edly need fixing — "Some things we have to clean up," head coach Drew Gilmer said after the win on Friday — but the Cougars came out and made a statement with this
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New head coach Jake Ganus never be confused Nuke Laloosh from the movie Bull Durham (kids, ask parents), but he did, in fact, “announce (his) presence with authority” in the Blue Devils’ 55-21 victory over Pell City. Let’s be clear: This ain’t the same ol’ Blue Devils. Cole McCarty threw for 363 yards, passed for four touchdowns, and ran another in. Davion Dozier had 235 of those yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone, and he looks stronger, faster and flat-out bet ter than last year. It’s pretty clear that the stan dard at Moody has been raised. That’s bad news for Sylacauga, who visits Friday night as the Blue Devils reveal their new turfed field to the public. Hewitt-Trussville Is this a down year for 7A, Region 3? Hewitt-Trussville, Thompson and Hoover all lost in the first week of the season. When is the last time that hap pened? I don’t know off the top of my head, but I do know that the Huskies are gonna be all right. Peyton Floyd threw for 222 yards and two touch downs against one of the better defenses he’s going to see all year, and the Huskies’ defense will be very good — and possibly great — down the stretch. Quick shout-out to senior linebacker Hunter Jones, who nabbed an inter ception in the last first game of his high school career. The Huskies will next play Gadsden City this coming Friday, and they’ll likely get back to their winning ways in their home opener. Shades Valley I’m going to be blunt here: Last year’s Mounties team would have folded. With 35 seconds to play in the game and Stanhope Elmore driving to potentially take the lead and win the game, Shades Valley instead made their stand. The Mounties held on fourth down and preserved a tight victory over one of the more storied programs in Al abama high school football history. Successful seasons hinge on moments like that one. Reuben Nelson won a state title at Ramsay back in 2016, and you’d better believe he’s set on making the Valley a contender again. Shades Valley next travels to Fairfield, which will be a big test to see where the team is early in the season. Center Point Trash talk is all fun and games until Jabari Collier and Troy Bruce run for 454 yards and combine for eight touch downs. Just ask the Jasper Vi kings, who were chirping all night at the Eagles as Center Point put on a show, winning 55-27. The Eagles’ defense looks salty, too. One of the things about Center Point is that they demand respect. If they feel disrespected — by fans, by officials, by their op ponents — they are even more dangerous. Coach George Bates has some tough, talent ed players on that squad, and they play to win. Center Point hosts Al iceville Friday in the Eagles’ home opener. Pinson Valley Keywone Posey came to play. The sophomore — that’s right, sophomore — quar terback threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns against Florence as Pinson Valley won 34-14. Amare Thomas hauled in two scores on 119 yards receiving, and sudden ly Pinson — who seemed to be poised for another down year — looks like a contender again. Lee Guess gets his first win as a head coach, and peo ple will be getting back on the Indians’ bandwagon. The de fense was impressive as well, stripping the ball and scoring a touchdown of its own.
Center Point’s Collier, Moody’s McCarty share Player of the Week honor
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By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor TRUSSVILLE — In the end, there just wasn't enough data to separate a pair of quar terbacks for The Tribune's first Player of the Week award, so Moody's Cole McCarty and Center Point's Jabari Collier share the honor. What counts more? Mc Carty's 16-for-21 passing for 363 yards and four touch downs, with 18 yards on the ground and a rushing touch down to boot? Or is it Collier's 206 yards on the ground, four rushing touchdowns, 8-for-11 passing for 173 yards and a touchdown?Bothquarterbacks ac counted for five touchdowns. Both of their teams won. Both QBs put up 55 points on the scoreboard. McCarty had 381 total yards. Collier had 379 total yards. McCarty hit 76.19 percent of his throws. Collier hit 72.73 percent of his. Both guys led their teams to road victories to open the season. So maybe McCarty has the slight numerical edge. But is itBothenough?quarterbacks ben efitted from stellar per formances around them. Moody's Davion Dozier caught eight balls for 235 yards and three touchdowns. Center Point's Troy Bruce rushed for 240 yards on 18 carries for three touchdowns. Here's the thing: McCa rty is everything coaches said about him coming into the season. He's extremely accurate, with a strong arm. There's not a throw he can't make. Great kid, too. The in tangibles are there for him: leadership, football intelli gence, the ability to make something happen where it doesn't look like it can. But the same thing can be said of Collier. While he doesn't have McCarty's arm, Collier is blazingly fast — in the 100 meters, he's faster than his running back — and he's got the athletic ability to get into the open field and make people miss. He's another great kid who has all of the intangi bles that a coach would want in a young man who leads his offense. Collier is judicious with his throws, as he doesn't have to make them with the same frequency as McCarty. Nobody likes a tie. That's natural. But in this case, it couldn't be avoided. The numbers are too tight. The in tangibles are too close. Both guys deserve to be recognized after the week they had. Mc Carty and Collier. Collier and McCarty. This is Collier's third time being named Play er of the Week after winning the award twice in 2021. This is McCarty's first time earn ing the Collierrecognition.willlead Center Point in the Eagles' home opener against Aliceville on Friday, August 26, while McCarty leads Moody in its home opener on the same night against Sylacauga. Also considered for Player of the Week: Davion Dozier (Moody), Troy Bruce (Cen ter Point), Keywone Posey (Pinson Valley), Zac McCray (Clay-Chalkville). Center Point's Jabari Collier (left) and Moody's Cole McCarty (right).
win. Briarwood put up three touchdowns on the Cougars in the second round of the 2021 playoffs before ultimately fallingThis56-21.time, a shutout. New starting quarterback Kamari McClellan wasn't per fect, but he didn't have to be. McClellan finished 8-of-15 passing for 144 yards, with one touchdown pass. That one came on the first play of ClayChalkville's first possession, when Jaylen Mbakwe took a swing pass 75 yards for a score. McClellan even punted twice, with a 36.5-yard aver age.Mbakwe had 94 yards receiving and the one touch down, averaging more than 23 yards per catch. Zac McCray busted up the interior of the Briarwood defense for 53 yards for ClayChalkville's second score. McCray, a senior who said he didn't expect to get the ball quite as much as he did — 11 carries, 157 yards, one TD — made the most of his touches. Most of the Cougars' run ning was done by committee, though. Allan Cotton got the ball eight times and ran for 43 yards, while Bravis Cave had seven carries for 40 yards.
Pinson Valley hosts McA dory in the Indians’ home opener Friday night. Leeds The Green Wave strug gled with Mortimer Jordan before pulling out a 21-7 road win. And listen: Winning ugly sure beats the heck out of looking great and losing. Here’s one thing I know about Leeds football: Those kids will be nose-to-grindstone at practice, and they’re going to be in every game. They’ll look more impressive when their offensive line returns to full strength. That can’t come soon enough for the Green Wave.Leeds hosts Pell City in the Green Wave’s home open er on Friday. Springville The Tigers suffered through a rough first game against a very good Etowah squad. There are bright spots: new starting quarterback Asa Morrison will do well as the season progresses, and as the younger starters on the Springville team begin to understand what real game speed is like, I expect to see improvement there as well. The Tigers could show that improvement as soon as this Friday, when they host Mortimer Jordan. It’s a long season, folks, and we’re just getting started. Bobby Mathews is sports editor of The Tribune and au thor of the novel Living the Gimmick. Reach him on Twit ter: @bobbymathews or email him at villetribune.com.bobby.mathews@truss
Both Cotton and Cave scored for the AaronCougars.Osley even got into the act for Clay-Chalkville, scoring a pair of two-point conversions for the Cougars. Osley is, of course, the young er brother of 2021 6A MVP Ed Osley, who is now playing for TheUT-Martin.blowout wouldn't have been possible without the defense throwing up that goose egg, though. Matthew Yafondo led all tacklers with six solo stops, while Randall Cole had 5.5 tackles, includ ing four solo tackles, three as sists, a half QB sack — shared with Jamon Smith — and 1.5 tackles for loss. D.J. Barber had five tackles, including four solo, two assists and one tackle for loss. Arshaun Davis had a huge game, with four tackles — three of those for a loss — and a sack. Devin Finley added 2.5 tackles for loss, and a quarterback sack as well.Clay-Chalkville's next opponent, Hueytown, is a rematch of the 2021 6A title game. The Cougars will be on the road against a Golden Gophers team looking to re bound from a 41-28 loss to 5A Ramsay in Week 0.
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