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“Those guys are so good at what they do,” Dailey said. “So it was an honor to open up for them and watch their show and learn from them, and they’re great guys. I can’t say enough good things about them.”Many of his song inspi rations came from growing up in Trussville, and Dailey wants aspiring singers/song writers to take the time to embrace everything around them.“Don’t be in a rush; I think for me, living in Trussville, in that small town life, was such an important thing to have in my back pocket to write songs about,” Dailey said. “I’ll just say, tuck that in and start writing songs about love and what’s happening in that small town, or wherever you’re at. Just write about what you know, write about what’s from your heart, and when you feel like you’re ready, move to Nashville or put those songs out into the world. I think that the big thing is just to write about what you know and practice the art.”
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TRUSSVILLE — Peoples Bank of Alabama has an nounced its continued expan sion in Jefferson County with the opening of its Trussville branch location at 305 Main Street in Trussville. receivesIrondalegrant$300Kgrantforrecyclinginitiative
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TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Schools (TCS) Board of Education (BOE) discussed changes to the Trussville Springs neigh borhood bus route and the new Hewitt-Trussville High School (HTHS) addition. TCS Superintendent Dr. Patti Neill said to make the new bus route work, there needed to be some changes. The first change was some boulders that needed to be removed on a “tight turn” go ing into Trussville Springs. Second, a “hold harmless agreement” was required so that if the bus went over the curb and damaged the grass or curb, TCS is not held re sponsible for those damages. Third, TCS asks that people in the neighborhood not park on the street where “on-street parking” is not designated. Neill said this particular route would go from the en trance to the clubhouse and include a new pick-up point located at the sideyard of 6563 Spring Street. There are reportedly 18 students in the Trussville Springs neighbor hood who ride the bus. “We currently have three buses going in [Trussville Spring],” Neill said. “One for elementary, one for middle, and one for high school.” Upon the approval of the “hold harmless agreement” at the board meeting, steps will be made to give a letter to ev ery student that exits the bus on Friday, August 26, explain ing the new pick-up point and a new time for the morning pick-up and afternoon dropoff. Parents will also receive a Blackboard reminder about the new Transportationinformation.Coordina tor Dale Posey explained that the elementary bus’s current pick-up time is 7:22 a.m., which will change to 6:55 a.m., and the afternoon dropoff will stay at 3:55 p.m. The middle school bus pick-up time will change from 7:11 a.m. to 6:45 a.m., and the af ternoon drop-off will be 3:45 p.m. The high school pick-up time will change from 7:30 a.m. to 6:40 a.m., and the drop-off time will change from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Posey said the time chang es are to accommodate if a train is blocking the tracks. “That’s putting Trussville Springs kids first on and then last off,” Posey said. “So if we get in the neighborhood and get stuck, then it’s only the Trussville Springs kids, and our bus driver stuck in there.”TCS liaison, Coun cilmember Lisa Bright, said that if the times do not accom modate the families impacted by the change, then they have the choice to take the children to school.“Being on Highway 11 is dangerous, to load and unload on a U.S. Highway where people are going 70 miles per hour, and [students] have to
Center Point to hold special election to decide on ad valorem tax increase
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CENTER POINT — The City of Center Point will hold a special election on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Center Point City Hall to allow qual ified electors to decide on au
CLAY — In a short and sweet city council meeting on Tuesday, August 23, the Clay City Council read a procla mation officially observing alopecia awareness. At the suggestion of a lo cal resident, City Manager Ronnie Dixon read Procla
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TRUSSVILLE — Main St. Soles, located at 107 Kay Avenue in Trussville, opened their doors on July 1, 2022, and for the past two months, they have been buying, sell ing, and trading the best soles to the community. They also have a variety of t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, and shoe se
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NASHVILLE — Dreams have become a reality as for mer Argo resident Johnny Dailey announces the release of his new song, “Got Mar ried.”Dailey graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School in 2009, and in 2013 he traveled north to meet with Sony executive Rex Schnelle, who expressed interest in the young singer/songwriter after seeing one of Dailey’s home-recorded music videos. Dailey said he never thought his dreams would come true, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. He started playing the guitar at 10-year-olds with his dad, and after getting the hang of it, he started to pursue writing music.“I grew up playing mu sic at First Baptist Church in Trussville,” Dailey said. “Played in the youth group and did that for a while. I grew up on some property north of Trussville, so I spent a lot of time listening to country mu sic. So those two things kind of came together, then I found Nashville and started trying to write songs, and that’s how I gotDaileyhere.”has accomplished many things throughout his career. His single “24” has over 1.1 million streams on Spotify alone, and he has 130 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify after only a hand ful of releases. In 2022, he signed a worldwide publish ing deal with Endurance Mu sic HeGroup.also shared the stage with Old Dominion. He takes those experiences with coun try music artists, and he learns how he can be better.
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TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Tribune has wel comed a new Director of Sales and Marketing to the team. Savannah Kilpatrick offi cially stepped into the posi
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BIRMINGHAM — Lo cal musical act The Burnells have a lot of history, first playing together a quarter of a century ago as “the Happy Burnells.” Now older and wiser, the band launches their new album, Turn to Now, on Wednesday, August 31 at Ha ven at 5 p.m. The new album, which will be available digitially through outlets like Apple Music and Spotify, will also be offered on vinyl and CD, said Mark Kelly, who pro vides vocals and plays acous tic guitar, ukulele and har monica on the album. “The record takes in. lot of styles and influences, from rock, country and western, and then factors in some folk music and gospel as well,” Kelly said. “It’s a pretty good mix, and I think it all comes out in the record.” The Burnells include Kat Beckham (vocals), Mike Fields (bass), Gary Hyche (lead guitar), David Kilmer (vocals, guitar), Jason Ruha (drums/percussion) and Kel ly. There’s not anyone named Burnell in the bunch. When asked about the band’s name, Kelly laughs and tells the story: “This group first started playing together about 25 years ago as the Happy Bur nells,” Kelly said, “and we got the name because drum mers are hard of hearing. We were trying to find a name, and someone suggested “The Barn Owls” and the drum mer said ‘The Burnells?’ and somehow that stuck.” And why were they the Happy“ThereBurnells?was a Southern Gospel group at that time called the Happy Goodman Family, and we stole ‘Happy’ from them,” Kelly said. The band reformed in 2019 and began to rehearse and play dates again, drop ping the adjective from their name.“We’re still happy, but we have some perspective over the last 25 years,” Kel ly said.The songs on the new al bum weren’t born of a happy time, however, most of them having been written during the Covid-19 pandemic. “My favorite song on the album is probably ‘Are You Happy Now,’” Kelly said. “These are all songs written during the shut-in phase of Covid, but lyrically I don’t think you have to take these songs at face value. There’s an undercurrent on them. For ‘Are You Happy Now,’ you can read it as a conversation or as a reflection of the sit uation we were all in at the time.”Turn to Now was record ed at Wishbone Studios in Muscle Shoals and produced by Billy Lawson, who wrote a pair of No. 1 country hits — “Learning as You Go” by Rick Trevino and “I Left Something Turned On at Home” by Trace Adkins. “We were really fortunate enough to get to work with Billy Lawson,” Kelly said. “He was a great guy to work with.”The legendary Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer Spooner Oldham also contributed to the album, adding music from the Hammond B3 organ to the track “Welcome to Nowhere Land” and playing keyboard on “Here We Rest.” “It was great to have him play with us,” Kelly said. “You couldn’t find a nicer, more humble guy. It was a real treat to have him there.” Travis Wommack — who was the longtime leader of Little Richard’s band — add ed guitar tracks on “Suspen sion” and “Orange See of Confusion,” while Brad Guin — who played in Alan Jack son’s band — added horns on “Suspension” and “Flow.” The Burnells play Wednesday night at Haven at 5 p.m., and the event is open to the public. Vinyl and CDs of Turn to Now will be avail able at the event, and they will be available at Seasick Records as well. Learn more about The Burnells HERE.
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In 1996, McKoy received the American Advertising Federation’s Silver Medal Award for outstanding pro fessional work, support of the advertising industry and service to the community and the local, state, district and national AAF organizations. She has represented Bir mingham in officer positions within the American Adver tising Federation’s Seventh District, including Governor of this five-state organization. McKoy has also served on national committees, served as AAF Eastern Region Chair and also served as the District ADDY Representative. She is also one of the Founders of the Alabama Advertising Ed ucationMcKoyFoundation.hasreceived sev eral honors for her participa tion in other non-profit orga nizations such as the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foun dation and the local Crisis Center.She has also served on the State of Alabama Board of Education Career Tech Advi sory Committee for over 20 years. She currently serves with the local chapter of the Eastern Women’s Committee of Fifty and on the Board of Directors serving Positive Maturity.Wanda McKoy
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His new song “Got mar ried” is about how life some times life throws you a curve ball, and you just run with it, and it ends up being the best thing that happened to you. “That’s kind of where the song came from, I met my wife when I lived in Truss ville, and we dated for about eight months and then found out that we had a baby on the way and got married,” Dailey said. “That’s just what the song is about, sometimes life doesn’t happen the way you plan, but it works out for the best. So I am excited for peo ple to hear it.”
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“Got Married” will be re leased on August 26, 2022, and listeners can find it on Spotify, Apple Music, You tube, Amazon Music, and other streaming apps. “I feel like I wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t met my wife and had our first son, which kind of caused us to move to Nashville,” Dailey said. “I think it’s about taking what life gives you, making the best of it, and running with it.”
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TRUSSVILLE — First, congratulations to the HewittTrussville Huskies on their resounding victory last night over Gadsden City. It was a sparkling win that showcased outstanding performances on both sides of the Unfortunately,ball. conduct from some spectators wasn’t quite as impressive as evi denced by a photo from the Trussville Police Department showing stadium grounds lit tered with trash. That should never be the case. It was even more disap pointing because my own child is part of the HTHS student body. This morning, I showed her the photo and reminded her that my expectation for her is that she be part of the solution, not the problem. She assured me that would be the case. I would imagine similar conversations are taking place in homes across Trussville this morning. In the last 20 years, I’ve attended more sporting events in Trussville than I can count. Along with watching a lot of terrific athletes, one of the great elements of those events are the supporting students, parents, and community mem bers.While every large group of people have a few bad apples, the fact is Trussville students and supporters have a long history of going above and beyond to do the right thing. Community pride is important here and that’s been the case for as long as I canTheremember.Trussville Police are to be appreciated for pointing out the problem with trash left on the ground in Husky Stadium. While it is embarrassing to see the photo, it can also serve as a wake-up call for all of us. I have every confidence that students and fans of Hewitt-Trussville will flip this negative to a positive posthaste. We’re all in this togeth er and together we’ll all do better going forward.
Your Small Business – January 10, How2023 to Start a Small Business or Taking your Side Hustle to Small Business – February 14, Workshops2023 will be held in the City of Leeds Annex at 1412 9th Street and last approximately an hour with qualified speakers on each topic. Plans are to schedule these monthly workshops through May 2023, so if you have a topic that you would like to see scheduled, please reach out to the Chamber. Based in Birmingham, Sabre Finance is a non-prof it, Community Develop ment Financial Institution, dedicated to serving the needs of small business owners and entrepreneurs through technical assistance and access to responsible lending capital. By partner ing with the Leeds Chamber of Commerce, they hope to provide tangible resources that you can apply to your current operations in your community.Thereis no charge to at tend workshops, and light re freshments will be available. A reservation is requested to plan food and appropriate handouts. Contact Sandra McGuire at (205) 965-9392 or aboutberhaveChambermayChamber.comSandra@LeedsAreatoRSVP.YoualsoRSVPonlineonthewebsite.YoudonottobeaChambermemtoattend.FormoreinformationSabreFinance,vis it www.sabrefinance.org. For more information about the Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce, visit sAreaChamber.com.www.Leed
From The Tribune staff reports LEEDS — The Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Sabre Fi nance, is excited to announce a series of free workshops planned for the local small businessThesecommunity.business work shops will be held on the sec ond Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. with a variety of important topics that are rel evant and beneficial to each business attending, no matter whether you are a new busi ness start-up or have been in business for a long time. The workshop schedule is as fol lows:
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Dailey also has a Debut EP called Dillashaw, which is actually named after a creek that runs through the property he grew up on, which came out last year. “We released one oth er song, “Beers In It,” last month, so [Got Married] will be the second song that’s coming out off a string of new releases,” Dailey said.
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thorizing an increase in the ad valorem tax. The City is pres ently authorized to and does levy and collect general ad valorem tax at a rate of $0.005 cents of the value of property located in Center Point and is assessed each year. In accordance with Amend ment 56, the Legislature of the State of Alabama authorized municipal corporations to lev el and collect each year ad va lorem tax at a maximum rate of 1.25 percent (12.5 mills) of assessed value upon a vote of a majority of the qualified electors of such municipal cor poration voting at an election called for that purpose. Center Point City Council will hold a special election for the purpose of submitting to voters of whether to authorize the levy of an additional rate of ad valorem taxation of $0.007 cents of assessed value each year for general municipal pur poses, which, if approved by a majority of qualified voters of the City voting at the special election, will result in a rate of ad valorem taxes of $0.012 cents of assessed value each year. For example, a $100,000 home located in Center Point would have a $1,200 ad valor em tax Generalbill. municipal pur poses for the ad valorem tax include but are not limited to: waste disposal, public safety, parks & recreation, and edu cation.“Our goal is to be able to provide our residents with the services and resources they deserve, and having one of the lowest property tax rates in the county makes that more difficult,” Center Point Mayor Bobby Scott said. “This is a vi tal step in that process to pro vide and plan for the future.”
#LetsTalk, now, therefore, the City Council, the City of Clay Alabama does hereby proclaim September 2022 as Alopecia Areata Awareness month to create awareness and support the initiatives of med ical and scientific research to find better treatments and pos sibly one day a cure.” Place 4 City Councilman Bo Johnson, who has a per sonal history with alopecia, made the motion to approve the “It’sproclamation.amazing the amount of people that would come up to me and say, ‘have you had brain surgery?’” Johnson said. “I had such a big section of hair gone; you can see my scalp. I had folks commiser ating with me thinking I had brain surgery, and I had to tell them, ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t have brain surgery. My hair is just fallingTheout.’”Clay City Council unanimously approved the proclamation with only Place 1 Councilwoman Becky John son absent due to illness. In Other City Business: • The City Council ap proved a measure to re duce the sales tax on cer tain food items sold at grocery stores from four percent to two percent. Discussed and approved a proposed drive-throughonly Chick-fil-A restau rant planned for the corner of Old Springville Road and Chalkville Mountain TabledRoad. further discussion of new measures provid ing increased guidance and regulation on rental properties throughout the city limits.
mation 2022-04, designating September 2022 as Alopecia Areata Awareness Month. Alopecia Areata is an autoim mune skin disease that causes hair loss to close to seven mil lion people, male and female, in the United States alone, with the onset of the disease often beginning in childhood. “Whereas the National Alopecia Areata Foundation is dedicated to providing ed ucational information creating awareness and raising funds to advance research of treat ments,” Dixon read. “Whereas the local chap ter of the Alopecia Areata Foundation also is dedicated to educating the community through its campaign, Don’t Stare Just Ask, #Alopecia
The move closer to home was an easy decision for Kilpatrick and her husband, and they are excited for their 2-year-old daughter Roman to grow up in such a great area.“We are really happy to be back in Alabama and near our roots, because we moved around so much,” Kilpatrick said. “Once we started a fam ily, we were like, we need to get back to our family to grow our own Kilpatrickfamily.”said she’s look ing forward to making new relationships and continuing relationships.“It’svery sales focused, but it’s also the ability to help businesses grow their busi ness and help lift them up as we lift The Tribune,” Kilpat rick said. “It’s just a really cool relationship dynamic that you get to have. I’m a perfectionist, so of course, organizing and creating pro cesses and seeing improve ment makes me very, very happy.”She’s explained that she’s excited to see what the future holds.“It’s been really cool to see how far The Tribune has come, how much it has grown since moving back, and I real ly look forward to being part of that growth and continuing to push these communities to grow even more,” Kilpatrick said.
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To obtain an absentee bal lot application for the October 11, 2022 election, write or visit the Absentee Election Manag er (City Clerk) at citycleark@ centerpoint.org or City Hall located at 2209 Center Point Parkway, Center Point, AL 35215.The absentee ballot appli cation must be returned to the Absentee Election Manager by the voter in person (or by the voter’s designee in the case of medical emergency voting), by U.S. Mail, or by commer cial carrier. No absentee ballot application may be mailed in the same envelope as another voter’s absentee ballot appli cation.Ifyou have any questions, contact Tameeka Vann, Ab sentee Election Manager, at 205-907-1324 or cityclerk@ centerpointal.org. For gener al questions regarding the ad valorem tax, contact the office of Mayor Bobby Scott or City Council President DM Collins at 205-854-4460.
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Part of the Pihakis Restau rant Group that includes Rodney Scott’s BBQ, Little Donkey Mexican Restaurant, Hot Dog Pete’s and Tasty Town Greek Restaurant and Lounge, Hero Doughnuts and Buns has grown to in clude locations in downtown Birmingham, Trussville, Al abama, Atlanta, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, with future locations secured in the Trilith neighborhood of Fayetteville, Georgia, and the Wedgewood-Houston neigh borhood in Nashville, Ten nessee.
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cross the street assuming peo ple are going to stop,” Bright said. “[Trussville Springs] is highly motivated to be on that bus, but if the time becomes a problem, then they have that right to make that choice to take the students to school.” Neill also discussed during the work session the addition of the C-Wing at HTHS. “We have 1,570 students at the high school right now,” Neill said. “Last year, we topped 1,600, and we prob ably will top 1,600 this year. So the maximum capacity for the common areas is 2,400 students. Those are the library spaces that all the students use, the capacity of the gym nasiums that all the students use, and your kitchen; how many students can you feed? And how many students can you seat? Well, at three or four or five or six lunch waves, we should be able to eventual ly feed 2,400 students but no more.”Neill explained that HTHS can hold 1,600 students, and they have room for about 30 more students this year as they come“Soin.there is ample space in our common areas, but the classroom space is almost full,” Neill said. “Phase one for growth is to finish out the basement, and that will yield eight classroom labs. That could be completed in one year, if we’re lucky, from the time construction starts be cause it’s mostly finished. So the maximum was 28 students per class, so by the end of the year, we will have eight class room labs in the basement that will be able to hold 224 stu dents.”Phase two for growth, HTHS is planning for three floors on “AddingC-Wing.two floors on C-Wing will give us the space for 448 more students, and that is 16 classrooms, times 28 students per class,” Neill said. “So ironically, the basement holds eight classrooms, and each floor holds eight class rooms. So two floors would hold 16 classrooms and 28 stu dents per Currently,class.”with 1,570 stu dents at HTHS and the addi tion of phase one to yield 1,794 for the 2023-2024 school year. Phase two is for two floors of C-Wing, which will yield 448 more students and gives HTHS 2,242 students. “If we have an alternate for the third floor, which we will, and we can afford the alternate, immediately, we will build out three floors,” Neill said. “That adds 224 more students, and the final capacity for phase one and phase two is 2,466 students. So that will make our common areas full as well.” During the board meeting, TCS BOE also tabled the first reading of the Board Policy 6.13.1 Mental Health for 30 days.Additionally, Chief School Financial Officer, Jim Kirk land, did the second reading of the Public Budget Hearing. The September Monthly Board Meeting will be on Sep tember 19, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of Central Office. There will be a Work Session at 5:00 p.m. before the Board Meeting. Both the Work Session and Board Meeting will be live streamed. A link to the live stream will be post ed on the TCS website at 4:45 p.m. on September 19, 2022.
A happy place for daily to lead by example,” Local Sales Manager, Maggie Wiginton, said. “The simplicity of great food made with good ingre dients in a bright atmosphere provides a jumping-off point for heroic efforts inside and outside the restaurant. Cus tomers look through our win dows to see doughnuts and buns being mixed, rolled out, and cut by hand.”
Mayor James D. Stewart, Jr., City Clerk Leigh Allison, Public Works Director Frank Pennington, and Assistant Public Works Director Albert Menifield traveled to Mont gomery to accept the award. It is the largest grant ever award ed by ADEM to a Class 2 mu nicipality, according to a press release from the agency. The grant will fund a new recycling pick-up vehicle as well as approximately 2,000 full-sized, 65-gallon recycling containers with lids. The new bins and truck will help to make the recycling program more efficient and reduce contamination. The city held a sign-up for its recycling program earlier this year with more than 1,500 households registering to participate. Irondale also published and distributed information on proper recycling techniques through social media and in side water bills. “We are excited to continue doing our part for the environ ment in the City of Irondale by making our recycling program more effective and efficient,” said Irondale Mayor James D. Stewart, Jr. “Irondale is a green city, with its trail systems, greenspaces, access points to the Cahaba River, and more — that is something we want to expand and protect for future generations to enjoy.”
The kitchen is a fastpaced, short-order style work shop where quality ingre dients are prepped, cooked, and assembled to the stan dards established by Chef and Founder Wil Drake and their culinary team. Heroes’ dining rooms and pick-up windows are cheerful outlets where the community gathers, kids play, friends and colleagues meet, and Heroes can emerge every day. The first location of Hero Doughnuts and Buns opened in 2017 on a beloved corner of Homewood. The restaurant quickly became a local favor ite and the menu expanded to include locally roasted cof fee, breakfast buns filled with eggs, meats, and cheese, and “lunch buns” stuffed with the now-famous Super Crunch Chicken and griddled burg ers.Drake is the creative mind behind Hero Doughnuts and Buns—a Birmingham boy with a desire to do good work and make life joyful. Drake’s culinary journey includes a degree in nutrition, work ing as a baker, hustling in a busy BBQ restaurant, flipping burgers, studying whole-an imal butchery, and preparing nutritious meals for those suf fering from eating disorders. Drake returned to baking with an earnest effort of not compromising quality and a commitment to hard work that has elevated Hero Doughnuts and Buns to its cherished place in the Birmingham community and beyond. A robust team of partners that includes founder Drake, Nick Pihakis and Pihakis Restaurant Management Group, Capstone Develop ment CEO Mike Mouron, and Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Chambers at the helm is key to the success of the brand.What started with a suc cessful small operation in its Homewood store has evolved into a family of Heroes. Stan dards of operation, culture, hospitality, and the quality and execution of Hero’s in credible menu are managed in each store, with each mem ber of the team playing a vital role. The result is a se ries of restaurants that offer a well-rounded, casual menu with choices that appeal to a wide audience and a chance to gather with friends, family, and the community whether the guest is a visitor to the area or one of Heroes many frequent, return customers.
Hero Doughnuts and Buns (Photo courtesy of Hero Doughnuts and Buns Facebook Page)
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Bill, often referred to as "BJ", is retired as CEO of Tractor & Equipment, past President of the Trussville City School Board, past director of Regions Bank, and Lifetime board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Alabama. Liz is a former Mrs. Senior Alabama. Spending sixty-five years married to one person is an accomplishment that deserves recognition.
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Bill and Liz Criswell Roberts celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on August 30th lections ranging from Yeezy, Nike, Jordans, and more. Spencer Welch, co-owner of Main St. Soles, is a pas tor with a deep appreciation for good shoes. He has been wearing Jordans since the ear ly 90s.Spencer served two churches, and when he decid ed to focus on shoes, Spencer gave up one of the churches and began focusing on being a senior pastor. In the begin ning, he was mostly selling shoes online, on apps, and then a little bit locally. “I started doing this as like a side thing,” Spencer said. “However, it kind of got out of hand.”Spencer’s wife and co-owner, Meagan Welch, said it got to the point where you couldn’t get into the walkin closet, and the shoes spilled into the kitchen and the living room.“They were everywhere in our home,” Spencer said. “We decided that a storefront was probably our best option for doing it the right way. It’s just easier to have one location.” Meagan said the name of the storefront was a long dis cussion because they want ed something that screamed Trussville. She added that when people think of Truss ville, they think of Main Street.“We’ve tossed up so many different ideas,” Meagan said. “We just kept thinking ‘Main Street Heat,’ because many people call their nice sneak ers heat. Then we were like, people don’t know what that means. So we needed to fig ure out something where they understand it’s a sneaker shop. Then, with being a pastor, we were like, sole. We’re saving souls and selling soles.” When Spencer first started buying shoes, he explained it was easy because Jordan re leased one pair of shoes a year. “When Jordan released, you went and got the shoe,” Spencer said. “Everybody was stoked about it, and peo ple would be like, ‘Whoa, like yourSneakershoes.’”reselling has be come a big business, and Spencer still remembers how it was when you could go pick out what shoes you wanted. “I wanted to give that to people, for them to, to be able to go and see and feel and try it on,” Spencer said. “Not just have to order it online and hope it comes in and hopes it fits and all that stuff, but to give them the experience that I had where you could just go pick out what you wanted.” Meagan explained that if the store doesn’t have the shoes you want, they offer “Sole“It’sSearch.”called a grail,” Spen cer said. “Somebody has a shoe that’s like, ‘Oh, I wish I could get that shoe.’ That’s your per sonal grail; for me, it’s Jordan Elevens. I love these shoes; I want one in every color, but if somebody has a specific shoe, they can come in, fill out the Sole Search card, and I’ll go find it for them.” Main St. Soles also will buy your gently worn shoes, or “pre-loved” shoes as Mea gan calls them, clean them up, and resell Spencerthem.said the current shoes in the shop range in price from $100 to $400. Each room in the shop is set up different ly. In the front room, custom ers can find the “Kids Corner” and Yeezy’s. Then there is the “Jordan Room,” where are all the Stargaze T-shirts can be found. The far back room is the “Dunk Room,” which also houses the vintage tees. Main St. Soles prides it self on supporting local busi nesses, from Cahaba Designs creating the logo to selling a local brand called Stargaze in the “Everythingshop. we do is lo cal; everybody we work with pretty much is local; we really want to support our communi ty,” Meagan said. Spencer said he’s beyond proud of his community for also supporting this business. “It’s been pretty out standing,” Spencer said. “We weren’t really sure how it was gonna go, but the community has been here for us.” Main St. Soles hopes to get involved in more communi ty events, and there is talk of expansion. They also partner with “Soles for Souls” to pro vide gently used athletic shoes to kids in need. “We will be a drop-off for gently used athletic shoes,” Meagan said. “So if anyone has any gently used athletic shoes they want to drop off, we will take them.” For more information, check out Main St. Soles on Facebook and Instagram.
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The Roberts were married in 1957 after they graduated from Susan More High School, in Blount County, Alabama. They raised two sons, Jeff (Darcy) and Scott (Alandra) and they have been blessed with five wonderful grandchildren. Trussville is where they call home and are members of the First Baptist Church where Liz is still active in the choir.
Irondale Chamber announces Small Business Awards Luncheon
IRONDALE — The Great er Irondale Chamber of Com merce (GICC) has announced its September chamber lun cheon and Small Business Awards presentation. The lun cheon will be held on Thurs day, September 8, at 11:30, at Pine Tree Country Club (5100 Pine Whispers Drive in Iron dale).The winners of the Small Business Awards will be se lected in four categories: Emerging (in business less than five years), 1-10 employ ees, 11-50 employees, and 51100 employees. In addition, these winners will be finalists for state awards through a partnership of the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama and the Business Council of Alabama. Those winners will be announced at a luncheon at The Club on November 30. For a reservation link, please email GICC at diane@ irondalechamber.org or go ber,byDpBnl7vp?mode=Attendee.app.com/ap/Events/Register/berofcommerce.growthzonehttps://greaterirondalechamtoTheluncheonissponsoredGilbertReyesStateFarm.FormoreinformationaboutGICC,pleaseemaildiane@irondalechamber.org,visittheChamber’swebsiteatwww.irondalechamber.org,‘like’usonFacebook@IrondaleChamorcall205-478-2469.
Bank From front page Peoples Bank of Ala bama, headquartered in Cull man, Alabama, is a trusted community bank dedicated to serving families, individu als, workers, and businesses in North and Central Ala bama. “Having a full-service banking location in Truss ville allows the bank anoth er opportunity to expand our presence in the Birmingham metro market and continue to grow our brand in the neigh boring communities,” Brian Bertella, Jefferson County Regional Market President, said. “We are excited for the opportunity to prove to the Trussville community that our personal approach to banking sets us apart from every other bank.” They are in the banking business because they believe in helping individuals with their financial well-being. Whether it’s a loan to buy a couple’s first home or a com mercial loan to help a busi ness expand, its passion is helping its neighbors achieve their dreams. That’s why they are the people’s bank – be cause they care about people.
“We are honored to grow our footprint in the Birming ham market with this new location on Main Street in Trussville,” Chuck Herndon, Peoples Bank President, said. “Our board and executive management team are com mitted to delivering a differ entiated banking experience, and we invite you to visit this new location and meet our as sociates. We have invested in a first-class team of bankers who really care about people and stand ready to service the needs of our clients by devel oping relationships that last a lifetime.”Visittheir website at peo plesbankal.com and learn more about how you can save, grow, and invest with confidence –where people come first. Member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lend er.
Unique Local Marketplace struction and scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2023. “We are excited to build our first Freestanding Emer gency Department in the Trussville community,” Mar keting Director for Grand view Medical Center, Leisha Harris, said. “As we plan and look toward the future, find ing convenient access points for those we serve is imper ative.”Grandview Medical Cen ter has planned to build an emergency department in a new development across from Winn Dixie, formerly known as the Hamilton prop erty.The new FSED will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year. The facility will be staffed round the clock by a board-certified emergen cy medicine physician. The FSED will offer diagnos tic services, including CT, X-ray, and ultrasound imag ing, along with clinical labo ratoryForservices.patients requiring more advanced medical care, the FSED will have a helipad for air transport to support a streamlined transfer process to Grandview’s main campus during life-threatening emer gencies.Grandview FSED Truss ville will care for both chil dren and Mayoradults.Buddy Choat said in a previous interview that he toured a similar facility in Gulf Shores and has met with those involved in plan ning for the facility with Grandview Health. He said it will be an asset to the com munity.“It really is a 24-hour emergency room facility,” Choat told The Tribune. “It would be a great addition to Trussville.”
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What are Some Ways to Say Goodbye to a Pet?
Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is extremely difficult. Even though you know their time may be near, it can be hard to acknowledge. Pets provide us with unconditional love and support. When it is time to say goodbye to a beloved pet, you may want to do some things to make this time special and create special memories. Here are some ideas for ways to help say goodbye that might help lessen some of your pain at this difficult time.
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december 15, 1927 ~ august 20, 2022 (age 94)
Howard G. Ellison, age 89, of Odenville, AL passed away on August 21, 2022. Howard was the former owner of Painting Services Inc for 20 years. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1955. Howard was preceded in death by his wife, Maryon Jo Ellison. He is survived by his daughter, Nina Ellison McMinn; sons, Lance Ellison and Chris Ellison (Kellon); grandchildren, Meagan McMinn Waldrep (Brent), Garrett El lison, Mallory McMinn Scott (Jacob), Maddie Ellison, Matthew Ellison; great grandchildren, Carter Ellis Waldrep, Collyns Waldrep, Riley Emerson Scott and Tucker Ellison. Visitation for friends and family will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon with a chapel service beginning at 12:00 noon. Burial will immediately follow at Jefferson Memorial’s adjoining cemetery. Steve Walker is officiating.
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Jack Franks august 17, 1935 ~ august 21, 2022 (age 87) Jack Franks, 87, peacefully passed away August 21, 2022. He was born August 17, 1935, in Lamar County, Alabama. Jack was the beloved husband of Angie V. Pinkerton Franks, and they were married for 57 years. Father to dear daughters Elizabeth Ann Franks and Cynthia (Cindy) Jane Franks Sandford. Doting grandfather to Austin and Andrew Sand ford. Jack is survived by his sister Willie Mae Franks Robertson and brother John Billy Franks. He was preceded in death by his parents Woods Henry Franks and Earlie Virgin ia Miller Franks, brothers William Garland Franks, James Maxwell Franks, Fred Woods Franks, Marvin Franks and Harold Gordon Franks, sisters Helen Christine Franks Richards and Mary Francis Franks Simmons and son-in-law Randall D. Sandford. Jack graduated from Marion County High School in 1954 and Alabama Polytechnical Institute (Auburn University) in 1959. He served in the Alabama Army National Guard for six years and was honorably discharged. He was a civil engineer for over 30 years, and he enjoyed reading, gardening and solving mathematical problems. He loved researching and studying all types of subjects and you would often see him with a book or looking up a video to learn more about a subject. He loved his grandsons, and he could be found watching them in their many school and athletic activities. He was a wonderful Husband, daddy, and granddaddy who loved spending time with his family. Jack was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and involved in many church activities including ushering and leading as a commander in the Royal Rangers Program. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends and all who knew him. A celebration of his life will be held Friday, August 26, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. at the chapel of Jefferson Memorial in Trussville, AL. The Reverends Jerald Wilson and Ricky Bradford will officiate. Flowers and condolences may be sent to Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home & Gardens 1591 Gadsden Highway, Birmingham, AL 35235. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Backpack Buddies c/o of Leeds Worship Center P.O. Box 1110, Leeds, AL 35094.
april 13, 1933 ~ august 21, 2022 (age 89)
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6. Try to prepare yourself. While there is no way to really prepare for the moment, you can try to prepare yourself emotionally, spiritually and practically. Acknowledge grief feelings when they arise and spend time reflecting on what your pet means to you.
Betty Statham is preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years, William Richard Statham, Sr. (Bill); her parents Fred and Ethel Carlisle; and her two sisters Barbara Head and Vivian Carlisle. She is survived by her two children: Richard Statham (and his wife Bette) and Betsy Threadgill; her four grandchildren: Daniel Threadgill (and his wife Alicia), Leigh Ether idge (and her husband Chad), Drew Statham and Trey Statham; her eight great-grand children: Caleb Threadgill, Kinstyn Foster, Reagan Threadgill, Shiloh Etheridge, Riley Threadgill, Rainey Threadgill, Zade Etheridge, and Beckett Threadgill; and her many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends who loved her dearly. She was born in Birmingham, AL in 1928. She graduated from Phillips High School. Early in 1947 she met Bill Statham and on August 9 that year they were married. She and Bill loved to travel - they visited Portugal, Mexico, Canada, Hawaii, New England, California, Nevada and more. She was an active member of North Shelby Baptist Church. She was an avid reader and gardener. She loved teaching Sunday school, playing games with her friends and spending time with her family. In 2007 she wrote her life story and in it she stated that her greatest desire for her family “is that all of you will know, love and be obedient to our Savior, Jesus Christ our Lord, and we will all meet Bill in Heaven when we come face to face with our Lord.” She will be dearly missed here on earth, but we have comfort knowing she is worshipping Jesus her Savior in Heaven because her soul has journeyed home. She is now face to face with her Lord as she is presently beholding Jesus even more clearly than John did on the Isle of Patmos. [He was] dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. (Revelation 1:13-16) We look forward to the day we join her in seeing Jesus face to face, not in fear, but in the great hope of our salvation. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Women’s Ministry Fund at North Shelby Baptist Church, 4100 Belcher Drive, Birmingham , AL 35242.
Patricia Calhoun Greene december 24, 1941 ~ august 24, 2022 (age 80)
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7. Consider outside support. For many people, losing a pet can feel as devastating as los ing a human family member. After all, they are with you 24/7 and probably saw you through some tough times in your life. If you are finding it difficult to cope with your loss, seek out support from a mental health professional or grief support group.
3. Get support from friends and family. Let close friends and family members know what is going on and don’t be afraid to ask for support. If you need help making arrangements or someone to go with you to the vet, don’t hesitate to ask. If you just need someone to spend time with you to listen, it’s ok to ask for that too.
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Even if you do try to prepare yourself, know that losing a pet is hard. It’s ok to grieve and often that grief will come in waves, ebbing and flowing throughout the days, weeks and months following your loss. But hopefully, allowing yourself some time to prepare will help lessen some of your grief and make the transition to this new chapter in your life a little bit easier.
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William “Bill” H. Stearns, age 75 of Trussville, Alabama, was born December 23, 1946 and passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August 31 at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, 7500 Roper Road, Trussville, Alabama 35173, with Reverend Roy Hornsby officiating. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick and Myrtle Stearns; daughter, Amy Stearns; and sister-in-law, Phyllis Martin. Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Linda Hood Stearns; son, Scott (Elise) Stearns; son-in-law, Robert (Trish) Alexander; grandchildren, Lauren, Scarlet, and Caroline Stearns, Corey (Krysten), Sarah, and Hannah Alexander; great grandchild, Mason Alexander; sisters-in-law, Joan Martin, Sharon (Jeff) Miller; numerous nieces and nephews; a host of other family members and friends; and his beloved dog, Daisy. Bill graduated from Woodlawn High School then studied at Livingston State Com munity College and Regional Police Academy at Floyd Junior College. He was an Army veteran who retired from both Seaboard CSX Railroad and the Cedartown Police Department of Cedartown, GA. Bill also worked with Home Depot for about 10 years and in various places as a security guard throughout the last several years. He was a Shriner with the Center Point Masonic Lodge #872. Bill was an active member and Deacon at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church; and above all, he took pride in serving the Lord. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children or Sulphur Springs Baptist Church of Truss ville.
1. Give your pet a day to remember. Create a list of some of your pet’s favorite activities to do one last time. It might be simple things like going for a walk in their favorite spot. Or maybe even taking them somewhere new you’ve always wanted to take them.
Patricia Loretta Calhoun Greene, age 80, of Trussville, Alabama. She was born on December 24, 1941 and passed away on August 24, 2022. She was a lifelong resident of Trussville and a member of Taylor Memorial Methodist Church. She was a member of the UMC Women’s Ageless Hearts ministry. She was preceded in death by her parents, Amzi Allen Calhoun and Bessie Pearl Jones Calhoun and her siblings Betty Jo Calhoun Bass, Lola Mae “Doll” Calhoun Self, and James A. Calhoun. She is survived by her husband of 62 years David Greene and daughter Michelle Greene and many cousins, nieces, nephews, adopted grandchildren and friends. Patricia graduated from Woodlawn High school and upon graduation mar ried the love of her life. She loved Alabama football and enjoyed attending the home games. She was an excellent wife and mother who cared for her family and fur babies. She enjoyed going to the yearly Calhoun reunions and taking her famous potato salad that everyone loved. She loved going to the lake and driving the pontoon boat. She was the “Captain” of Logan Martin VisitationLake. will be on Monday, August 29 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM and service will begin at 2:00 PM at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home Trussville. The burial will follow at Jefferson Memorial Gardens.
5. Give extra hugs, kisses and love. Live in the moment. Give your pet all the extra love they deserve.
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William “Bill” H. Stearns december 23, 1946 ~ august 23, 2022 (age 75)
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Mrs. Betty Carlisle Statham was welcomed into the Heavenly Kingdom at 94 years old on Thursday, August 18, 2022. The visitation will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville, AL on Friday, August 26, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 pm. The funeral and graveside services will follow at 2:00 pm in Jefferson Memorial Gardens (Garden of the Christus).
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Dennis Lee Teate, 94, widower of Genevieve Himwich Teate, passed away, Saturday, August 20, 2022. Born in Red Level, AL, he was the son of the late Willie and Myrtle Wiggins Teate. A former diesel mechanic, he was a Navy veteran of WW II and was devoted to his family. He is survived by his children, William (Lisa) Teate and Barbara Burdine; sisters, Evelyn Smith and Joyce Hagan; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services and burial will be held in Alabama.
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4. Keep a journal or make a scrapbook. Take pictures, save mementos, and make a scrap book. Or record your thoughts and feelings in a journal.
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Moody’s Cole McCarty threw four touchdowns and ran for one more as Moody swept past Sylacauga. (Photo by Hannah Caver-Curran)
TRUSSVILLE — Hewitt Trussville struggled at times last week against one of the top teams in Alabama. This week, there was no struggle. Hewitt’s defense set the tone early, and the offense was near perfect in the first half, amassing 390 yards of total offense in the first half alone. Gadsden City took the opening kickoff and quickly went 3 and out. Hewitt took the punt and 12 plays later Noah Wahl was left wide open pre snap and Peyton Floyd found him for an easy touchdown pass. The PAT was good and Hewitt had a quick 7-0 lead. After another 3 and out, Hewitt took over at their own 45 yard line. The Huskies took advantage of the field position and 4 plays later, Floyd would call his own number for a 7 yard touchdown run. The PAT was good, and Hewitt quickly jumped out to a 14-0 lead. After a quarterback change, Gadsden City would find short lived success, but the drive would stall at the Hewitt 46 yardInline.the second quarter, Hewitt was on the move again. Floyd would score his second touchdown run with 9:51 on a fourth down from the 1 yard line. The 2 point conversion was no good, but Hewitt was Gadsdencruising.wouldgo back wards on its next posses sion, resulting in another 3 and out. After the punt, Donovan Price would take a screen pass 57 yards to the TitanKennedy15. Mitchell would find paydirt a few plays later and after the PAT, Hewitt led 27-0.
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Hewitt-Trussville blew the doors off Gadsden City 64-17 on Friday, August 26, 2022. (Photo by Ron Burkett)
— The Jake Ganus era continued its win ning ways Friday night as the Moody Blue Devils sent the Sylacauga Aggies back down U.S. 280 with a 58-24 loss. But the night was about much more than that. It was Ganus’ first home game at Moody as well as the first game with the new turf field, and the community was out in full force.“The stadium was full at 6:15,” Ganus said. “It’s unbe lievable. I couldn’t be prouder to be part of this community and to be the coach here. Our people are amazing. We’ll need them again next Friday.” On to the football game. The fireworks started with less than 2 minutes off of the clock as Blaine Burke wrote his name in the Moody histo ry books with the first touch down, a 4-yard scamper, on the new turf at the 10:19 mark.“I thought about that be fore the game.I was like, ‘I wonder who’s going to score the first touchdown.’ I’m just thankful it was me,” said Burke, who ended the night with 13 carries for 147 yards, two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions.“My coaches are responsible for how well I did tonight and my o-line blocked their tails off.My quarterback put me in great positions.Without them, I wouldn’t be anything.” After the first touchdown for Moody, Sylacauga struck back and tied the game on a Connor Twymon run from 2 yards out. Moody’s next drive stalled out and they gave the ball back to the Aggies. Despite untimely penalties, Moody was able to get the ball back to open the second quarter.
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Pinson Valley survives late push by McAdory
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Center Point’s Troy Bruce went off for 250 yards rushing and five touchdowns against Aliceville. (File photo)
Posey put the Indians up 7-0 after a 28-yard connec tion with a diving Ivy in the end zone. Damien Gonzales added the point after, and it looked like Pinson Valley might have an easy night of it. But McAdory would fight back, scoring with 11:42 re maining in the second quarter on a four-yard touchdown run around the right side by quar terback Jacob Clopton. The game remained tied at 7 until 9:56 in the third when Posey hit senior slot receiver DeMarion Hatton for a 46yard pitch-and-catch. Gonza les added the PAT, and it was 14-7."I used to play running back, and making people miss in the open field is what I do," Hatton said. "So when they moved me to slot ... it's like all I've got to do is catch the ball, and I can make people miss."The turning point in the game came on the Indians' next possession, as Taurus Chambers broke off a 15-yard run for a first down. The Indi ans then went on a seven-play drive that consisted of noth ing but running plays, driving the ball through the heart of the McAdory defense.
Pinson Valley’s Keywone Posey (left) led the Indians to their second win of the season on Friday, August 26, 2022. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)
CLAY — The defending 6A State champion ClayChalkville took down Huey town at home Friday night 42-8.In what could have been a redemption game for the Gophers after losing to the Cougars in the state cham pionship game in 2021, the Cougars proved to be too much to handle. The Golden Gophers got on the board first with an 8-yard run from quarterback Center Point blows out Aliceville
PINSON — It wasn't al ways pretty, but Pinson Val ley got the job done against McAdory here on Friday night, August 26, with a 2113 victory that wasn't secure until a final defensive stand by the Indians forced a turn over on Quarterbackdowns.
Keywone Posey, who didn't have his best day passing, knelt down to run the clock out on the final play, and Pinson Valley moved to 2-0 on the season. The Indians will have a week off before they host the No. 1 team in 6A, Clay-Chalkville in the fourth week of the sea son."We made way too many mistakes, and we've got to be better conditioned," first-year head coach Lee Guess said. "That was the first thing that came to my mind. We were not making it through the third quarter, and we have got to be able to find a way to lessen our mistakes and less en getting cramps." Guess relied on his de fense to bail the Indians out, and the stop unit rose to the occasion, forcing four turn overs — a fumble recovery by T.J. Metcalf, an interception by Tevis Metcalf, an intercep tion by Rod Ivy, and another pick by Amare Thomas — and sacks by Jacobi Jackson and Zi'keith Springfield. "McAdory gave us a re ally good game," Guess said. "I knew they were ready to come out and get a chance to clean up some of their first game under the rain. I know they had a tough time con trolling the ball. I knew they'd give us the best game they had, and they did ... Hat goes off to our defense. They kept us in that game. They did ev erything they needed to."
The Eagles scored again in the first quarter when Bruce went into the end zone from 7 yards out. A missed PAT made it 19-0, and Center Point was just getting started. Bruce scored the next two touchdowns for the Eagles, adding runs of 66 and 16 yards in the third quarter. By the time quarterback Jabari Collier found the end zone on a 65-yard jaunt of his own, it was all but academic. Collier ended the night 5-of-12 for 26 yards and an interception, while he ran 10 times for 69 yards and a score. Aliceville’s TyJarian Wil liams went 15-for-28 and 195 yards, with KeyAnthony Wilder hauling in eight catch es for 137 yards. and Alicev ille controlled the clock for most of the game, scoring in the first, third and fourth quarters against the Eagles. The Yellow Jackets led time of possession 38:43 to 8:41 for the Eagles and outgained the Eagles 371 total yards to 321.But it didn’t matter. In sto ried Legion Field, the Eagles flew to a 30-point victory, with Gerrell Perry provid ing the final score for Center Point with a four-yard run. Defensively, KeMarius Horne led the Eagles with six tackles, including one tackle for loss and an interception. Kaleb Parker Holt was the next leading tackler for Cen ter Point, with five, including four solo tackles. DeMario Hicks sacked Williams once on the Centernight.Point plays at Huffman on Friday.
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With 5:09 left in the third, Chambers bulled in from four yards out to make it 21-7. McAdory wasn't done, though. After Ivy intercepted Clopton, the Indians couldn't do anything. On the Yellow Jackets' next possession, Clopton hit JaCory Whitted on a 36-yard TD strike over the top. A missed PAT made it 21-13."Coach Guess is an of fensive guy, but he really just knows the game of football," T.J. Metcalf said. "We just go out there and execute. Even if we mess up, we've got that next-play mentality." With McAdory threaten ing on the Indians' side of the 50, Metcalf locked up Whit ted on the right side one-onone, refusing to give the big receiver a chance to make a break on the ball, and Thomas — nominally a wide receiv er — made a diving catch at the three-yard line on fourth down to end the Yellow Jack et threat."Wehave to remember to tell him that it's fourth down, you don't have to intercept it," Guess said. "But it's hard to tell a receiver not to go get that ball, so I'm not going to fault him for that."
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Clay-Chalkville's Zac McCray breaks free against Hueytown. (Photo by Ron Burkett)
BIRMINGHAM — Troy Bruce ran for five touch downs on 11 carries, toting up 250 yards on the ground and Center Point blew past Aliceville 48-18. Bruce got the scoring started with a 15-yard run with 9:21 left in the first quar ter, and the Eagles led 7-0 after an Antonio Sebastian extra point. The star running back then found paydirt about three-and-a-half minutes lat er, breaking off a 53-yard run to make it 13-o after a failed two-point conversion.
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The Green Wave (2-0) led 21-0 after the first play of the second quarter, and 24-7 at halftime. They finished with 167 yards of rushing offense, 160 of it belonging to Nelson and tailback Jeremiah Hunter. “Jeremiah Hunter and Conner ran really tough to night,” Leeds head coach Jerry Hood said. “Even when we had good blocking, and Pell City defenders would get on them, they still tried hard.“I’m proud as heck of this football team right now.” Leeds senior quarterback Jarod Latta helped account for all three Green Wave touchdowns in the first half, accumulating 151 yards pass ing before exiting the game with a foot injury before halftime. His second score, a 26-yard toss to Miles Jones on fourth down from the 26yard line, capped a 98-yard drive in the first quarter that put Leeds in control. One possession later, a swing pass from Latta to Nelson turned into a 39-yard TD as Nelson bulled his way through multiple Panther de fenders.“We all run the ball pretty hard,” Nelson said. The Panthers (0-2) scored right before half on a 26-yard pass from Caleb Groce to Colin Smith, then controlled the ball for most of the third quarter, ending in a 31-yard field goal to narrow the mar gin to “Right24-10.now we’re just not playing very hard,” Pell City head coach Steve Mask said. “We can blame it on a lot of excuses, but the bot tom line is I’ve got to do a better job coaching and find a way to instill some heart in them. I’ve got to find a way to instill some pride in them. Right now those two things are Themissing.”Green Wave, how ever, dominated the fourth quarter. With Nelson lined up at quarterback, he and Hunter combined to drive the ball 69 yards in 9 plays, culminating in the sophomore sneaking in from 3 yards out. Nelson added one more TD on the next possession, dashing around the left end on what appeared to be a botchedLeedshandoff.now prepares to open region play at home against Springville, while Pell City will travel to face Clay-Chalkville.“Justagreat total team win,” said Hood. “That’s what this team needs to do, is get better ... each week. I’m proud of the kids.”
SPRINGVILLE — It was a rough night for the Springville Tigers as the Mortimer Jor dan Blue Devils spoiled their home opener, 38-0. The young Tigers squad was looking to bounce back after an opening week 35-0 loss to Etowah County on Thursday, August 19. How ever, penalties, turnovers, and inconsistent play hampered the Tiger’s ability to deal with the Blue Devils. The Tigers received the opening kickoff and start ed the game on a positive as sophomore Brandon Thrasher returned the kick to the Ti gers’ 41-yard line. However, Springville’s troubles quick ly began as quarterback Asa Morrison was forced to call a timeout on the Tigers’ first play of the Springvillegame.Head Coach Jon Clements accepted the blame for the confusion on the opening play but also said that the team has to learn to be consistent and develop where it counts the most - between the “Weears. can’t we can’t start the game with a timeout. It’s just bad and that’s my fault. We’re better than that,” said Clements.Throughout the night, Springville’s offense was able to move the ball on Mortim er Jordan’s offense and, de spite the final score, actually played well defensively much of the game. However, Clem ents said his team has to learn how to put solid series on both sides of the ball together and close the deal.
CLAY From page 10 Earl Woods, leading 6-0 after an unsuccessful point after. The Cougars would answer right off the bat in the second quarter when quarterback Ka mari McClellan found Jaylen Mbakwe for a 37-yard touch down pass to tie it up. A 2-pt conversion pass from McClellan to Jabari Sta ples gave the Cougars their first lead of the night with 11:05Thatremaining.scorebroke it open for the Cougars. With 6:45 to go in the second quarter, running back Zac McCray added on 6 more for ClayChalkville, and followed that with a 2-point conversion run to make it 16-6. The Go phers held Rodreckus John son up in the end zone for a safety shortly after, making it 16-8.McClellan, not to be out done, slipped into the end zone on a 5-yard run with just 30 seconds to go in the half to add on to the Cougar lead. The PAT was no good, and the Cougars were on top 22-8 go ing into Cougarhalftime.defensive line man Devin Finley added to the lead with a 70-yard pick six to tack on another score. Johnson would add on two for the Cougars with a suc cessful conversion run with just under two minutes left in the Thethird.dominant Cougar de fense would hold the Gophers scoreless for the remainder of the game. Clay's defense held Woods to 7-of-19 pass ing with no touchdowns and one interceptioin. Woods was more successful on the ground: he ran 25 times for 118 yards and a TD. Johnson would score again in the third quarter with two minutes remaining on a 1-yard run to increase the Cougar lead to 28 after a unsuccessful PAT attempt. With only 1:40 remaining in the game, Johnson burned the Gopher defense for a 20-yard touchdown run to put the ic ing on the cake for the Cou gars.Cougar head coach Drew Gilmer gave praise to his of fensive line for setting the tone for the team. “I think for our offensive line, setting the tone and be ing physical right up front and so by doing that, it allows us to rely on the run and hit our shots where we need to," Gilmer said. "Our offensive line played really physical and done a good job at con trolling the line of scrim mage.”Johnson led the Cougars on the ground, carrying 23 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns, while McCray had 9 carries for 53 yards and a score. McClellan threw for 139 yards, going 10-for-16 with a touchdown and an in terception.DJBarber led the defense with 10.5 tackles overall, while Matthew Yafondo had 9 tackles on the night. The Cougars take on Pell City at home on Friday, Sep tember 2 at 7 p.m.
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Moody From page 9 Burke scored his second touchdown of the night on a 55-yard burst at the 11:16 mark of the second quarter. The defense held and got the ball back into the hands of the Blue Devil offense, but Cole McCarty would throw a picksix to Sylacauga’s Quandavius Swain to tie the game at 14. Now that McCarty had that out of his system, he would hit Davion Dozier for a 53-yard strike that saw the wide receiv er make a spectacular catch for the score.Sylacauga took more than 5 minutes off of the clock before adding a field goal to make it 21-17 with just 18 sec onds left in the half.Moody re turned the kickoff deep inside Aggie territory, but a penalty would back them up to their ownInstead30. of taking a knee, McCarty found Dozier again for a 70-yard touchdown to end the half. McCarty went 9-for-16 for 229 yards, with four passing TDs and one score on the ground. “To me, that changed the game,” Ganus said of the play. “It was just a regular day. We just took what they were giv ing us,” said Arkansas com mit Dozier of his performance (four catches for 177 yards and threeThetouchdowns).trainwould keep roll ing, as McCarty would get a touchdown on the ground from 1 yard out and then find Dozier again for a 9-yard touchdown pass, followed by a 23-yard touchdown pass to Kolby Sey mour.Before Sylacauga knew it, Moody was up 51-17 and clicking on all cylinders. “We just made some ad justments (at halftime),” Ganus said. “Give credit to Coach Jones and the defensive staff. The kids just have to set tle down early on.” Sylacauga would score another touchdown with 9:04 to go in the game, but Moody would get the backups in volved as Abram Jackson broke numerous tackles en route to a 67-yard touchdown to seal the deal at 58-24.
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“We grew up tonight,” Ganus said. “We got over the mistakes that would have made us hang our heads.” Moody hosts 5A Region 6 foe Alexandria next week.
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LEEDS — In its Week 0 trip to Mortimer Jordan, Leeds’ offense took nearly 2 quarters to make a first down. They would need only one play to top that in Week 1. Senior quarterback Ja rod Latta found sophomore Conner Nelson for a 36yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage for the Green Wave. It would be the first of 4 touchdowns the sophomore would score — two receiving and two rush ing — in a 38-10 victory over the Pell City Panthers. “I’m not going to say too much, but I can run a little bit too,” Nelson said after the game. “I can throw and do pretty much whatever, I guess.”
Hewitt-Trussville is looking sharp. Leeds beat a physically gifted Shades Valley team to start the season (and the Green Wave is 3-0 as I write this); Shades Valley will be very good by the end of the season. ClayChalkville has good coaching, good height and good athletes, so they’re going to be a chal lenge for anyone in their area. I know that football is the driving force in sports in this area. But don’t forget about the young women who are playing their guts out on the court this fall. They deserve your sup port, too. Bobby Mathews is sports editor of The Tribune and the author of the novel Living the Gimmick. Reach him on Twit ter: @bobbymathews or via email: villetribune.com.bobby.mathews@truss
Shades Valley’s Thomas earns Player of the Week
TRUSSVILLE — The numbers are a little staggering, so start with the score: 64-17. That's the measure of differ ence between Hewitt-Truss ville and Gadsden City on Fri day night, as the Huskies won their home opener and moved to 1-1 on the Hewitt-Trussvilleseason. did pret ty much whatever they want ed on Friday, making sure that fans would remember the Ti tans for all the wrong reasons this time. With 5:51 left in the third quarter, the Huskies were up 51-0 after Riley Rigg booted a 23-yard field goal. From there, the subs came in en masse as Hewitt-Truss ville, already a young team this season, looked to get some of their even younger talent involved with some sig nificant playing time. All told, the Huskies racked up 549 yards on 74 plays — that really is Husky Fast, right there — and totaled 30 first downs. Their performance Fri day night earned The Tribune Argo Hardware Team of the Week award for the Huskies. Starting quarterback Pey ton Floyd went 20-of-28 for 289 yards passing with three touchdowns and added 11 car ries on the ground for 58 yards and two t0uchdowns. Backup signal-caller Jack Ollis went 3-for-5 for 35 yards passing and a score of his Hewitt-Trussvilleown.piled up 225 yards on the ground, and with running back by commit tee. Kennedy Mitchell ran nine times for 73 yards and a pair of scores, while Jaqson Melton carried eight times for 64 yards. All told, eight different runners saw actin on the night. It was much the same at receiver, as 10 different Hus kies caught a pass during the game. Jadon Loving led the Huskies with four receptions for 74 yards, while Donovan Price caught three balls for 65 yards. Melton and Jacob Ser ena also caught three passes each. Brett Moseley, Jeremiah Hill, Brooks White and Alijha Gardner each caught a touch downThepass.defense limited Gads den City to 135 yards of total offense, including -11 yards rushing.Jordan Sherman recorded 4.5 tackles to lead all defen sive stats, including two sacks and two tackles for loss. Hunt er Jones had 3.5 tackles, while Braylon Chatman and Carson Zeitvogel each recorded three stops. On the defensive side of the ball, 23 different play ers recorded at least one tack le orHewitt-Trussvilleassist. moves into region play on Friday, September 2 as they host Oak Mountain.
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IRONDALE — Some times The Tribune’s Player of The Week is a kid with all of the stats. That’s the way it could have broken this week, because there were three players — Moody’s Cole McCarty, Center Point’s Troy Bruce and Hewitt-Truss ville’s Peyton Floyd — who each scored five touchdowns on Friday Sometimes,night. though, the award goes to a player who sees the moment and meets it head on. This week, that was Christian Thomas. The Shades Valley senior wideout did a little bit of everything on Friday as the Mounties went into Fairfield and won in double overtime, 34-28. He scored four touch downs, kicked a pair of extra points and scored on a twopoint conversion. But the most important thing Thomas did for his team came on the Mounties’ possession in dou ble Shadesovertime.Valley’s defense had already stood up against Fairfield. Tied at 28 and need ing a stop, the Mounties’ Malique Steel made a tackle for a loss of five yards. On second down, junior corner back Kendall Odom broke up a pass in the end zone. On third down, Carterius Ford deflected a pass to force an in completion. On fourth down, Fairfield attempted another pass. Odom got a hand on the ball and ended the Tiger threat.On the Mounties’ next possession, Thomas got the ball on a screen pass 10 yards away from the goal line and took the rock home for the walk-off touchdown. They say timing is every thing. For Thomas against Fairfield, that’s absolutely true. He came up with the biggest play of the game when his team needed him the most. He served impressively as placekicker, going 2-for-3 on PAT attempts, showcasing a versatility that not many outside the Mounties family realize.The muscular, 5-foot6, 160-pound wide receiver plays much bigger than his size. Thomas is an athletic and versatile player who — along with quarterback Steve Brown — makes the Mount ies offense dangerous. “At any given time, he can make a highlight reel, rather it’s on offense, special teams, or defense,” said Shades Val ley offensive coordinator Baniko Harley. “C.T. is one of those players that just makes coaching a little less stress ful.”For the late-game heroics, the versatility and because of what he means to Shades Valley, Christian Thomas is The Tribune’s OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports Player of the Week. John Goolsby contributed to this report.
Shades Valley's Christian Thomas (No. 6) is The Tribune's OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports Player of the Week. (Photo by Morning-Trice)Roderick
person, I recall the dustup that Reggie Jackson caused in the New York Yankees clubhouse when he told one reporter that he was “the straw that stirred the drink” of the team’s success. The rift in the locker room took a lot of healing, and it sank the Yankee’s morale for a while. That’s something that I don’t foresee happening for the Hewitt-Trussville volleyball team this season. Their only loss on the year came against a very good Helena team on Au gust 23, and they bounced back two nights later to drop Mor timer Jordan and then Vestavia during a tri-match at Bryant BankDueArena.tosome personal cir cumstances, I haven’t been at volleyball matches during the early part of this season like I was last year, but the Huskies’ opener against Springville was a fun matchup made all the more entertaining because of how well the Springville fans travel. They show up for their sports teams. I was really pleased to see a lot of the Hewitt-Trussville student body there for that trimatch with Springville and Al tamont. Often, women’s sports get overlooked by everyone who’s not a parent of one of the student-athletes competing, and that’s a shame. I hope to see that kind of support con tinue for Hewitt throughout the season. I know it means a lot to the Iplayers.encourage everyone to go out and check out one of the local volleyball teams.
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The Husky defense had Gadsden City heading in the wrong direction on the ensuing drive. After anoth er punt, the Titan defense would show some signs of life, forcing a 3 and out of theirHewittown. would get the ball back once more before half time and 92 yards on 9 plays, resulting in another Peyton Floyd touchdown pass. The PAT failed and Hewitt led 33-0 at halftime. The Titans would start the 3rd quarter with another 3 and out. After a nice Brett Moseley punt return, the Husky offense took only 3 plays to score, with Kennedy Mitchell powering his way to a touchdown with second and third effort. The PAT was good, and the Huskies led Gadsden40-0. quickly punted back to Hewitt, and the Hus kies would score again on a screen pass to Brett Moseley. The extra point was good, and the Huskies led 47-0 in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Riley Rigg would add a field goal to make the score 50-0. The Huskies would empty the benches for the re mainder of the game. Gadsden City would man age a 40 yard Gabriel Grito field late in the 3rd quarter, to cut the lead to 50-3 and two more touchdowns after the game was well in hand in the fourth Hewitt’squarter.reserves would add 2 more touchdowns. The final score was 64-17.
