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“Over the last year, we’ve been to so many doctors,” Landen said. “Paramedics would come to the house be cause I wake up in the middle of the night with my blood pressure extremely high, like 160 over 120, with a 135 heart rate in the middle of my sleep. So I just knew some thing wasn’t right.”
Choat said this study would lay out the infrastruc ture necessary to fix the prob lems.
TRUSSVILLE — The American Legion SSG Mi chael W. Hosey Post 205, Clay-Trussville, has an nounced several upcoming events.Robert Langford, second vice commander for Amer
TRUSSVILLE — A high schooler’s senior year is sup posed to be filled with excite ment and anticipation for the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another. How ever, for 19-year-old Landen Williams, the last 15 months have been anything but excit ing.Landen was diagnosed with COVID in April 2021, and his mom Jill explained that it appeared to be a mild case.“It was very mild, and we didn’t think anything about it,” Jill said. “He was over it in a few days and was go ing on with his life. He was actually a health coach at the YMCA.”Twomonths later, just like every year, Landen attended a youth camp at Pensacola Christian College, but this year would be unlike any oth er.
“After the night service, I was in my dorm,” Landen said. “We were just having fellowship talking and ev erything, and then all of a sudden, my resting heart rate
“Our problems are not near what Birmingham’s are, but it all goes hand in hand,” Choat
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Choat said this is the first step in getting a grant to study the infrastructure that’s need ed to correct the problems.
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CENTER POINT — The city of Center Point is hosting a HerScan Event for Breast Cancer Awareness, “early de tection can save lives.”
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Trussville will also have to match 20 percent, and Nor folk Southern has pledged $1.5 million. Trussville and Birmingham have pledged $250,000 each.
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Alabama, and he was taken to a physician in Birmingham, but those doctors were also stumped.“He was having stab bing chest pains, shortness of breath,” Jill said. “It was just very odd because he was very
TRUSSVILLE — The city of Trussville and Bir mingham teamed up with Norfolk Southern to over come the train problem that continues to plague the area. Trussville plans to vote on a resolution at the city council meeting on Tuesday, Septem ber 13, impacting the train crossingTrussvilleblockages.Mayor Buddy Choat said the $10 million Railroad Crossing Elimina tion (RCE) planning grant is for a “Withstudy.the help of Norfolk Southern and Senator Tuber ville’s office, Gary Palmer, Terri Sewell, [Trussville Coun cilmember Lisa Bright] went up there for her Appalachian grant that she got; she met with them on behalf of us,” Choat said. “We have been in discus sions with Norfolk Southern and Birmingham about trying to partner to resolve some of the issues we have, and this is where we are today.”
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Landen getting EBO2 at Sparrow Health and Performance. (Photo courtesy of Jill Williams)
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LEEDS – The Leeds Board of Education hired a new assistant principal at the elementary school during a special called meeting on Tuesday, August 30, where a budget hearing was also held.
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Landen was immediately taken to the emergency room, but doctors couldn’t find a diagnosis. So when his par ents arrived a couple of hours later, they took him home to
PINSON – The Pinson City Council passed a proc lamation Thursday, Sept. 1, recognizing and commending
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healthy and had no underlying conditions. Landen was my healthy child. He never was sick. He maybe had the flu once, and that was it. No colds, no sinus infections, nothing.”
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went up to 160, and my blood pressure was 160 over 120.”
Accordingsaid. to Bham Now, the city of Birmingham passed the resolution today to match the 20 percent re quirement for the RCE grant, and one of the factors for Bir mingham will be the elimi nation of “train horn noise for the South Woodlawn area enabling the construction of affordable housing.”
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LEEDS — The City of Leeds is excited to announce the plans for a new mural to be installed in downtown Leeds.According to the Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page, the mural will be located on the wall of the concrete parking lot locat
ly, it will come to fruition and address the issue that’s really not just Trussville, but all over the city of Birming ham.”
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TRUSSVILLE — The City of Trussville Parks & Recreation department is asking that all Trussville res idents take part in conducting a needs assessment survey that will inform its Master Plan.
Jill explained that she took her son to every hospital, doc tor, and specialist she could think“Weof. brought him back home and started scheduling a series of doctor’s appoint ments, where they poked, prodded, and ran tests, you name it, we had it done,” Jill said. “We’re trying to figure out what was going on; we thought it was his heart; we just didn’t know.”
As an extremely active teenager, Landen knew some thing was wrong, but nobody could give him an answer.
“I think it’s wonderful news,” Representative Danny Garret said. “I applaud the of ficials from the city of Truss ville and the city of Birming ham and Norfolk Southern for working together to try to solve a very serious problem. It’s good news, and hopeful
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Downtown Mer chants Association (TDMA) has announced the Back to School Art Scavenger Hunt winners. The TDMA are local business owners committed
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CENTER POINT — The Center Point City Council discussed and took issues with several points outlined in a proposed contract from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department during the Center
“Hopefully, we won’t have any more crossings blocked in Trussville,” Choat said.
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Train blocks South Chalkville Road. (Photo by Ron Burkett)
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, the city of Center Point is providing the first 20 onsite ultrasound scans to Center Point residents for free
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American Legion SSG MW Hosey Post 205 is an Al abama Non-Profit Corpora tion, and it is named after lo cal hero SSG Michael Wesley Hosey, who was killed in ac tion on September 17, 2011.
The meeting began with the budget hearing presented by Chief Financial Officer Ryan Miller, in which he gave an overview of the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2023, beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30. The report features funds to be received and generated from state, federal, local, and other financial sources.
Photo courtesy of Erica Huddleston and American Legion Post 205
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205 Trunk or Treat benefiting and honoring local veterans in Pinson
as early as today.”
They hope to see you at this fun event celebrating and supporting the local heroes.
“Rodney Scott’s Truss ville location sustained some minor damage to the pit room exterior late Saturday night. There were no injuries nor any damage sustained to the interior dining room. Our team is addressing the repairs needed to get the restaurant open as soon as possible. Cus tomers are encouraged to visit our Homewood and Avondale neighborhood locations and to check @rodneyscottsbbq Instagram and Facebook ac counts for updates on when the Trussville store will reopen.”
Authorities ask anyone with additional information to contact the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office at 205-6706000 or submit an anony mous tip to Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777 or on their website at persmetroal.com.www.crimestop
gan teaching fifth grade En glish Language Arts (ELA) before going on to be a PE coach and reading interven
The board then voted to approve a public works proj ect for a sign board at the Leeds High School softball field for an estimated cost not to exceed $50,000. The board
Among the projected out comes for the fiscal year is the general fund revenue, where the fund balance would begin as $3,718,965 and end with $3,235,837. Total revenue from the state, federal, local, and other sources would be $22,314626, with other fund sources being forbeenElementaryassistantboardmeetingAfterward,$337,818.04.theregularwascalled,andthehiredAprilJusticeasprincipalatLeedsSchool.ShehaswiththeLeedsdistrictfouryears,whereshebe
In other business, the board:
John Samaniego would like to thank all sup porting agencies for their as sistance in this investigation, as well as the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office.
April Justice was hired as assistant principal at Leeds Elementary School. (Photo by Nathan Prewett)
“Rodney Scott’s sus tained minor damage to the roof,” Shotts stated. “Clean up and repairs are underway and they may be back open
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“Just to be able to empower everyone around us. We’re all working for the same thing in making kids successful.”
Shortly before the meeting was adjourned, Superinten dent John Moore mentioned that the district is looking into another source to buy milk as the current vendor, Borden, closed its plants in Mississip pi and Alabama, prompting a search for a new distributor.
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Fire and Rescue responded to a roof fire at Rodney’s Scott’s BBQ on Saturday, September 3, at ap proximately 9:41 p.m.
“Shelby County 911 re ceived a report of a person suffering from a gunshot wound in the 400 block of Alexander Road, located in unincorporated Shelby Coun ty near the City of Leeds,” Shelby County Sheriff’s Of fice stated in a press release. “Deputies and medical per
ed at Parkway Drive and 8th Street across from Regions Bank and Leeds Jane Cul brethMayorLibrary.Miller has been working on this project for several months with TA Ser vices along with the cooper ation from Leeds Redevelop ment Authority to make this happen.TA Services is donat ing the mural to the City of Leeds, and the project is said to begin immediately. There are only a few mi nor changes to what the final mural will look like. • It will say “Welcome to” instead of “You are Wel come in” • It will say “incorporated 1887” instead of “estab lished 1877” This is what the mural is believed to look like. (Photo courtesy of Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page)
Rodney Scott's (Photo courtesy Tyler Webb)
PINSON — American Legion SSG Michael W. Hosey Post 205, Clay-Truss ville, Alabama’s Auxiliary, is hosting the 205 Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.The event will take place in the parking lot of the Post, located at 7257 Old Springville Road, Pinson, Ala. 35126 (the old Clay Li brary).The Auxiliary invites all community members to this event honoring all veterans and active military members. Donations are not required but are Membersappreciated.ofthe local American Legion Post 205, including the Auxiliary, the Legion Riders, and the Sons of the Legion, are invited to participate by decorating their trunks or bikes and handing out candy. There will also be a cakewalk and other activi ties.The American Legion is a Veterans Service Organiza tion (VSO) serving the needs of Veterans, their families, and the community.
Two juveniles have been charged on Friday, Septem ber 2, for the shooting death of a Leeds Accordingteen.to the Shel by County Sheriff’s Office, 16-year-old Cameron Paul Daffron was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Wednesday, August 31, at ap proximately 6:15 p.m.
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A second budget hearing and the regular meeting will be held on September 13. In addition, meetings are regu larly held at the Leeds Board of Education building at 6 p.m. on 1517 Hurst Avenue.
Rodney Scott’s released the statement below in re gards to the roof fire:
Two juveniles charged with murder of Leeds 16-year-old
Trussville FD responds to roof fire at Rodney Scott’s BBQ
The story will be updat ed when more information is available.
sonnel responded and at tempted to provide lifesaving measures, but their efforts wereInvestigatorsunsuccessful.”from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Of fice Criminal Investigations Division responded and im mediately began to follow up on leads in the case. Within 24 hours of the shooting, in vestigators had detained two juveniles in connection with the murder investigation.
According to Fire Chief Tim Shotts, the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but the fire investigator will be there Shottstoday.said damages to the roof were minimal and most ly contained to the roof.
On Friday, September 2, 2022, Shelby County Sher iff’s Investigators signed warrants formally charging two juvenile males with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder each.Shelby County Sheriff’s Office states that due to cur rent Alabama laws relating to
juveniles charged as adults, identifying suspect/offender information cannot be re leased by law enforcement. As a result, both juvenile males from outside Shelby County are currently being held in the Shelby County Jail, each on a $280,000 total bond.Sheriff
tionist.Prior to Justice, Rachel Haley was recently hired as principal of the elementary school.“I’m hoping to be able to do what Ms. Haley does in establishing those healthy relationships,” Justice said.
would include LED panels, a new seven-inning scoreboard, mountain pole, and truss and art. The overall estimated cost is $45,000.Theproject is projected to begin in the fall season. Board member Scott Sisk said they are looking at fundraising to help pay for costs.
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Approved its contracts with Impact Family Coun seling, Elizabeth Johnson Myers Interpreting, and Crescent Counseling.
Jill became a “momma on a mission” she began re searching everything she could on Long-COVID. Her persistence began to pay off when she discovered an ar ticle written about Dr. Beate Jaeger, a medical doctor who pioneered the use of apheresis in treating individuals with Long-COVID.Thearticle explains that microscopic blood clots were discovered in patients with Long-COVID, and Jill real ized this could be the cause of her son’s However,problems.Jillsaid no tests in the United States could accurately diagnose Landen with microscopic blood clots. So finally, having found a sliver of hope, Landen was put on a waiting list for treat ment in Europe.
Then Jill takes Landen to Dr. Payson Daugherty in Chelsea, and after a deep dive into research, Dr. Daugherty diagnosed Landen with LongCOVID. This type of COVID is when a person has not fully recovered from COVID-19 weeks or even months after first experiencing symptoms.
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In other business, the council approved the follow ing agenda Resolutionitems:No. 22-29, as sessing and determining a lien in the amount of $7,971.42 to be placed on property at 5237 Dewey Heights Road in connection to demolition of a building;
“I’ve been bald since May,” she said. “I do not ever want hair again. Never again. And I’m so excited be cause this month is Alopecia Awareness Month, and to get this proclamation on the first – I’m excited! … Not every body cares, and for the mayor
“I’ve been suffering from Alopecia for over 20 years,” said Sandey Green, found er of the local chapter of the Alopecia Areata Foundation.
“I’m very proud to be at this point,” Jones said. “I’ve served under all but one of the very first council persons. … I appreciate the opportu nity that they saw and gave me. I’m so proud to see what we’ve done with it and what this city is. I’m just proud to say that I’ve been a part of it. It wasn’t all I’ve done; it’s what the city’s done and they took me with them. I’m very grateful to have had the op portunity.”According to the procla mation, Jones has “faithful ly and diligently served as Zoning Official and Director of Public Safety for the City of Pinson 11 years prior to his retirement … (and) the Mayor and City Council of the City of Pinson wish to ac knowledge and congratulate and show its appreciation to Bob Jones for his service to the City of Pinson and its citi zens and Formeradministrators.”mayorHoytSand ers and former city councilor Dawn Tanner were in atten dance to show their support of Jones, as well.
“A lot of long haulers, in three months, six months, eight months, their body re sets, and they get better,” Jill said. “We hoped that would happen with Landen, but it didn’t.”During Landen’s senior year, a doctor from Hungry flew to Atlanta, Georgia, to run some tests on him. Landen was given a device, “a special oximeter that mea sures a whole host of things in his heart,” and he was put on some“We’vemedication.been using the device since April to send measurements to Dr. Kulin, and while it was working, the medication wasn’t,” Jill said. “In fact, we got a call from Hungary, two interna tional calls from Dr. Shandor Kulin in Hungary, and he said Landen’s numbers are not im proving.”InMay 2022, Landen graduated from Mountain View Baptist School as vale dictorian, but his dreams of attending college have been put on hold. Instead, he now juggles a host of symptoms and struggles to breathe while completing simple daily tasks, such as walking to the mailbox.“He was valedictorian,” Jill said. “He was going to attend Pensacola Christian College; he had a scholarship there.”
During the treatment, the doctors were shocked to see a macro blood clot filter through the system, and that is when Landen was intro duced to “long-haul special ist” Dr. Jordan Vaughn in the Birmingham area.
goal.Throughout Landen’s journey, he hasn’t lost hope, and he continues to spread hope to everyone experienc ing the same problems as him.
The next meeting of the Pinson City Council will be Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, be ginning at 7 p.m.
Zoning Official and Public Safety Director Bob Jones on the occasion of his retirement.
Jill said that there are over 200 symptoms that can be as sociated with Long-COVID.
“They took his blood and filtered and oxygenated his blood, trying to relieve it,” Jill said. “The problem is that Landen’s lungs are taking in the oxygen; the microscopic blood clots are starving his cells of oxygen. The oxygen cannot get through to the or gans. So that’s why he’s hav ing all these pain stabbing chest pains, back, stomach, his liver, his kidneys, they’re fighting for the oxygen, and he’s in oxygen deprivation.”
to take out time to see about us, that’s Greeneamazing.”saidthat she will be holding an Alopecia Walk in Vestavia Hills on Sept. 17, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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A GiveSendGo campaign called “Moving Mountains for Landen’s Medical Jour ney” was set up to help pay for the medical expenses. The campaign has already raised $8,335 of the $35,000
After many hours spent praying, Jill said she received the verification from God that going to Larnaca, Cyprus, for the 6-week treatment is the best course of action to help Landen heal.
Left to Right: City Attorney Shane Black, former Pinson Councilor Dawn Tanner, City Clerk Marie Turner, Councilor Brad Walker, Sonja Jones, Bob Jones, Allison Jones, Mayor Joe Cochran, Councilor Clinteshia Irvin, former mayor Hoyt Sanders, Councilor John Churchwell, Councilor Glenda Kirkland
• Motion to purchase a lawn mower for Parks and Rec reation in the amount of $14,789.30; and Motion to put the purchase of a PA system out for bid.
“The county’s loss was our gain,” Sanders said.
The council also passed a proclamation declaring September 2022 “Alopecia Areata Awareness Month” in the city of Pinson, in order to create awareness for an au toimmune skin disease that results in loss of hair on the scalp and the body.
“We got on the list, and they said, ‘It’s gonna be six months to a year,’” Jill said. “I kept thinking, ‘Well, sure ly, in a year, he will be bet ter.’ I just had no idea that he would still be sick and getting worse.”They received an email that Landen had been as signed to Larnaca, Cyprus. Jill explained that Larnaca, Cyprus is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea and is the “only totally dedicated COVID clinic in the world.” Landen is sup posed to leave on September 30, but his insurance doesn’t cover out-of-country medical treatment.Fearful that she would not be able to give her son the medical attention that he needed, Jill began search ing to find somewhere in the United States that could help. Finally, Jill found the Sparrow Health and Per formance on Highway 280, and they did an Extracor poreal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation (EBO2) on Landen.
“In May, when I had just a little hair left, I was looking in the mirror … I didn’t want to wear a wig, I didn’t want to wear a weave; I just wanted to be me. So, I prayed about it and God told me to cut my hair – the little hair I had –and once I cut my hair, I felt free.”Greene said that she was her own biggest enemy be cause she was scared of how people would perceive her if she were bald.
• Ordinance No. 2022-19, changing zoning classi fication of 6121 Sunrise Drive to City of Pinson IH (Industrial Heavy);
“Please come out and sup port us,” she said.
• Motion to purchase fur niture for Zoning/Pub lic Safety Office in the amount of $6,474.62;
Landen was then diag nosed with macro and micro blood clots throughout his body by Dr. Vaughn. Landen was put on a triple anticoag ulant, but the medication has put a toll on Landen; it’s hard for him to walk across the room.
“The doctor said the first three to four weeks are going to be the worst,” Jill said. “He wants us on them for one to three months. We go back ev ery two weeks to see where Landen’s at.”
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Center Point’s most recent contract expired in April, and the city has been receiving services from the Sheriff’s department on a month-tomonth basis. The newest pro posal from Jefferson County is a three-year contract that would increase Center Point’s financial obligations from $51,000 per month to $53,500 per However,month.
Once a study is done, Cho at said that would help them see whether they can design this“Thisinfrastructure.$10million is just for a study,” Choat said. “So when you’re talking about do ing it, a revamping, so to speak of the rail service, through Birmingham, Trussville, all through the state of Alabama,
The Trussville Civic Cen ter is a multi-purpose facil ity with both a fitness center and event spaces. Serving the Trussville community since 2008.
In a brief meeting held at the Center Point Communi ty Center while the City Hall Building undergoes mold abatement, several members of the City Council voiced their concern about a new agreement put forth by Jef ferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway to continue offer ing police services in Center Point. According to Center Point Mayor Bobby Caldwell, the main sticking point is a request by Pettway for all mu nicipalities to sign the same agreement with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.
“In other words, if they had part of this infrastructure, par ticularly in Birmingham, but also in Trussville, there will be some areas where bridges can be built, and there are some areas that may have to go un derground,” Choat said.
This plan will be utilized to schedule projects and improvements for the next five to ten years. The sur vey, which takes around 15 minutes to complete, will be online through the month of September and can be found at https://www.surveymon
“While (Pettway) did say that he had no issues with much of the items that we re quire, I think his main thing was he wanted all of the cit ies in the county to sign the same contract,” Caldwell said. “That’s what I got from it. It’s not that he had an is sue with community policing or patrolling neighborhoods; he just wanted all of the mu nicipalities to have the same contract.”
“We have a lot of requests, and we have busy weeks sometimes, and we want to make sure that when residents call that cars are there,” Cald well said.
“They’re having a hard time keeping deputies as well as making sure that they’re not coming to the department
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Caldwell said during the work session earli er this week, Pettway indicat ed that the costs may continue to rise as the Sheriff’s Depart ment struggles to recruit and retain qualified officers, pay for fuel, and other costs.
Center Point City Council met on Thursday to discuss the sheriff’s policing proposal. (Photo by Loyd McIntosh)
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“This is what we’ve been telling people that have been complaining about it, that there has been some work be ing done to try and find a way to remedy, but it’s not going to happen soon or overnight,” Choat said. “It never gets done if we don’t start this because this is the first real chance we’ve had to make a differ ence in the blockings of Truss ville not only now but in the future.”
on Thursday, September 29, at Center Point High School from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event will have free giveaways, food, and health and wellness, vendors.
To register for the event or learn more information, con tact Councilwoman Sharon Jones at (205) 825-6018 or email pointal.org.sharonjones@center
The HerScan screening in cludes a scan of both breasts with the axilla (underarm area), radiologist reading fee, and electronic access to your report and images.
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but mainly this one, it’s going cost hundreds of millions of dollars when it’s all said and done, but this has to be done before any of that can go any farther.”Choat said this agreement shows there is cooperation between Trussville, Birming ham, and Norfolk Southern.
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“That’s what they’re talking about when mitigating some of those crossings; they would actually close some of the at-grade crossings to
The request caused some raised eyebrows among sev eral City Council members
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“What they’re looking for is more room to add some more rail to get more trains in and out of Noris Yard,” Cho at said. “Since we’re here on the eastern side, and of course, Birmingham comes in from the other Choatside.”saidthis is good for Trussville, and finding ways to alleviate the train problems
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and then leaving the depart ment for better wages,” said Caldwell. “So I kind of under stand that, but the council, this being their first term, want to make sure that the residents know that they’ve been lis tening to them, and they want to have that accountability in there.”“The council is very con cerned about requests from the residents and what the res idents are looking for, so we want to make sure that there is a way that we can have some accountability from the department,” Caldwell said. “I’m sure it will get solved.” Caldwell indicated that Pettway has agreed to address the Center Point Council to discuss the current proposal at a future city council meeting.
Choat said underpasses would be designed more for the Birmingham area.
alone. Sometimes mammo grams and physical exams just are not enough, particularly in women with dense breasts,” the event flyer stated.
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The grant will look at ways to mitigate crossing, and Cho at explained that the study would look at crossings that they can close.
Point City Council meeting Thursday evening.
“I don’t believe that every municipality should have the same contract because every municipality doesn’t have the same needs or issues,” Place 5 Councilmember Ebonee Co pelandCaldwellsaid. said he met with Pettway and Jefferson County Chief Deputy Willie Hill for 90 minutes on Wednesday, August 31, working to devel op a framework for the county to continue providing police services in Center Point.
has been in the works for sev eral“There’smonths. actually calls ev ery Wednesday now with a group that we collaborate with and talk about what needs to be done next,” Choat said. “We’re gathering some in formation to submit with this application for the grant. So it’s a work in progress, but it’s essential if we’re going to get anything changed.”
where they would have, as I said, bridges or underground tunnels to go under those tracks,” Choat said. “Now the bridge could potentially be in Trussville at Mary Taylor Road.”The study will look at all crossings in Trussville to de termine the best course of action. Choat said they would close that at-grade crossing if a bridge is built.
3rd place – Hartley Harbison. (Photo by Hannah Curran)
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• Skinner Avenue
Regular Post Meetings: Second Monday each month
• Moores Street
• Section of Green Haven CoursonWay Boulevard Dorough Avenue Section of Beech Street Walnut Street
• 2nd Annual Veteran Out reach Event: October 16
The contest’s first through fifth place winners won a certificate, ribbon, gift card to Michael’s, and rec ognition at the Trussville Art Walk.
The American Legion Post 205 has several signif icant events coming up this year. The first one is Post 205’s reoccurring monthly Pub Night/get-together that falls on “the anniversary of troops withdrawal from Af ghanistan and in their mem ory we get together every month.” Post 205 meets on the third Thursday of every month at Red Robin.
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Langford said Post 205 is always looking for supporters for their active and thriving post.
“We eat a hamburger, have a cold beverage, and just get to know each other and camaraderie,” Langford said.
“We want them to know that they’re not alone, we appreciate your service, and we’re here to serve as a bea con and a pillar of support for them,” Langford said. “We have outreach events that our
LEEDS — The City of Leeds paving project is said to begin on Tuesday, Septem ber 6. The City will begin its 2022 Paving Project – as il lustrated in the map utilizing the link here.
Event dates to remember:
events/1187828291802644/https://www.facebook.com/ ?active_tab=discussion.TDMA’smission state ment is, “To support and im prove the Trussville down town business district by promoting the area through events, marketing, and col laboration with other stake holders.”
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2nd place – Lillian Katherine Phillips. (Photo by HannahCurran)
There will also be live art demos located in the parking lot between the old Straw Hat and Three Earred Rabbit. This corner of the downtown en tertainment district is one of the many stops you will want to make during your City Fest events.
Post 205 will also have a booth at Trussville City Fest
adult section is located be tween Axe Downtown and Three Earred Rabbit.
For more information, vis it the American Legion Post 205 website.
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goal is to promote American ism. For example, we’re in the schools; we recently noticed that some classrooms didn’t have flags, and we provided flags for those classrooms in our Trussville School System. So we promote Americanism and support our troops.”
• Football Stadium; • Your School; • Masonic Park; • Green Bridge; The SchoolClock;Bus; and Gazebo.
get a measly third or fourth place.”“Iwas so excited,” Phil lips said. “I had just got back from daycare after I left school, and my mom told me that I won.”
“It felt really good to win because I haven’t won a lot of first places,” Boone said. “I didn’t think I was going to win; I thought I was gonna
“This is our second year doing this, and we’re looking forward to growing it,” Pres ident of TMDA, Katie Cox, said. “We’ve had a lot of fun doing it.”
• Pub Night: Third Thurs day each month
this“Weyear.will have a booth set up right next to the Veter ans Memorial and the Fall en Warriors Memorial that’s being built,” Langford said. “We’re gonna have a booth that will provide a lot of in formation.”Another event to look for ward to is the Veterans Infor mation Fair at the Civic Cen ter, which will take place on October 16.
• Section of Mountain View Lane
4th place – Grant Bowen (Photo courtesy of Katie Cox) 5th place – Caroline Key. (Photo by Hannah Curran)
1st place – Keller Boone. (Photo by Hannah Curran)
Fallen Warrior Memorial: November 13
“Awesome, I was so excit ed,” Bowen said. “I liked us ing watercolors and drawing the “Iriver”felt really excited,” Key said. “My favorite part about the drawing is the rainbow in the Thebackground.”Trussville Art Walk is the Trussville Downtown Merchants Association’s next event in coordination with City Fest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. located the kid’s sec tion is located in the alleys between HOTWORX and DeDe’s Book Rack, and the
The American Legion serves as a pillar in the com munity to reach out to veter ans. Langford said the need to reach out to veterans is critical, especially nowadays when there are 20 veterans a day who commit suicide.
You can find more infor mation about the day’s event at fest-on-the-cahaba/.com/event/trussville-city-https://trussvillechamber.
ican Legion Post 205, said the American Legion is here for the community and its veterans. Post 205 meets ev ery second Monday of each month at the Clay Communi ty Center to discuss business.
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The winners are as follows:
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“I was very happy; I love drawing,” Harbison said.
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TMDA is grateful to all those who participated in the event and the contest. About 33 kids participated in the scavenger hunt, gathering fun surprises along the way for both kids and parents.
Wreath Across America: December 17
The landmarks include:
• Section of Railroad Avenue
The kids had fun trav eling to the different busi nesses, including Shirley’s Florist, Cookie Dough Mag ic, DeDe’s Book Rack, Dis cover Chiropractic, Meals by Misty, Carroll Pharmacy, Amari Curb Market, and Whistle Stop Garden Shop, looking for clues at each stop to bring them to their next lo cation.Inthe end, they had the option to enter the contest by creating their own Trussville artwork, including the eight landmarks they found on their clues.
• Faye Street
• Self Street
• 1st place – Keller Boone, • 2nd place – Lillian Kath erine Phillips, • 3rd place – Hartley Har 4thbison,place – Grant Bowen, 5thand place – Caroline Key.
The kids’ artwork from the contest will be displayed at the Art Walk among oth er talented artists from our community. They will also have entertainment starting at 10 a.m. from the Kool Kats, with line dancing from the Birmingham Square Dance Association Dancers with caller Pat Kotal of the Kurly Q’s at 12 p.m., and the Steel City Jug Slammers starting at 2 p.m. til 5 p.m.
• Cahaba River;
When asked how they felt about participating, each win ner shared said they were ex cited to be picked.
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The week of September 6, crews will begin paving preparation activities, and in the week of September 12, crews will begin applying pavement.
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Jo Ellen (Thompson) Lee
He was preceded in death by grandparents Roy and Geneva Nix and Odis Smith.
To know Skye was to love him and if he loved you then you were truly one of the lucky ones. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Jefferson Memorial Gardens in Trussville from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a memorial service to follow. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to ALR/sober living, The Foundry, Jimmie Hale Mission, or your local drug and alcohol rehabilitation ministry or your local homeless shelter. If you have any questions about funeral planning please email: askeddie@jmgardens.com Jefferson Memorial FUNERAL HOME AND GARDENS AskEddie
As the suicide rate climbs in each part of the United States, supporting those near to you is vital. Supporting those you know and love can be as simple as a phone call or a quick text message to check in on them. Dropping by to make sure that they are well and taking care of themselves can be an important way to support someone after a recent traumatic loss.
february 4, 1937 ~ august 26, 2022 (age 85)
She was valedictorian Hewitt Trussville High School 1954. She taught kin dergarten for 6 years at First Baptist Church of Chalkville and 7 years at Ru hama Baptist Church. She loved “her” children and would rejoice with their accomplishments. One story she told often was when a little girl named Regina learned to jump rope! She was so proud. She had kept a paper made by the child for every child she taught in 5 yr kindergarten and would give them that paper to them on their high school graduation. She worked in the lunchroom at Clay Elementary for 10 years-again sharing love and kindness. She was a loving and supportive wife, Sunday School Teacher, PTA Chairman, WMU member, choir member, neighbor, and friend. Everything she did she gave her all with love and kindness. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Flora Thompson, a son, David M. Lee, and her loving spouse, of 62 ½ years, R. Olen Lee. She is survived by her daughter, Linda L Loggins (Allan); three grandchildren, David Loggins, Joe Loggins (Laura), and Amy Slawson (Bob); eight great grandchildren, Jacob, Dylan, Ben Ethan, Gabe, Anna Grace, Isaac and Stephen; two brothers, Don Thompson and Dick Thompson (Donna); a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
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Sara Jean Barker, 97, passed away peacefully Monday evening at the beau tiful Hospice of West Alabama. Ms. Baker has resided at Regency Retire ment Village in Tuscaloosa. She was a member of Irondale United Meth odist Church. She is survived by 3 children, Brenda Coss (Jerry), Connie Pendley (Ronnie) and Ronnie Barker (Patti); 6 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Alta Mize; her loving husband, James A. Barker and 5 brothers. The family wish es to thank all of her caregivers at Regency and Hospice for the wonderful, loving, caring attention they provided.
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Catherine Rose Gallagher on January 30, 1954, and they were together for 64 years. The couple had 4 children, Donna Essig (Ernie Essig), Richard Linn (deceased) Kim Linn (deceased), Carol Bonham and Kathleen Goodwin. Five grandchildren, Emily Adkins (Michael Adkins), Jennifer Linn Smith (Calvin Smith), Jesika Cater (Randy Cater), Brandon Verwyst and Katelyn Goodwin. Seven great grandchildren. Richard was best known for his humor and love of family and very dedicated to his neighborhood community. He was a great storyteller who shared many stories of his adventures growing up and his railroad days. Richard loved Alabama football and would always pull for those Auburn Tigers when they were not playing Alabama. Richard is preceded in death by Catherine Rose Linn - spouse, Richard Linn - son Wallace Linn - father, Annie Mary Linn - mother. The service for Richard Wallace Linn will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 , at 11:00 a.m. Holy Infant of Prague Catholic Church in Trussville, AL. Visitation: Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Holy Infant of Prague Catholic Church, Trussville AL. Burial: Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens, Trussville, AL. Memorial donations can be made in Richard’s name to St Jude’s Hospital.
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Visitation will be on Tuesday August 30th beginning at 8:30 for the family. Friends are invited from 9:00-10:00 for visitation in the chapel with a service at 10:00. Burial will follow in the Field of Honor. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Trussville, AL.
She was always proud of being “an Avondale kid”. Her parents worked at Avondale Mills in Birmingham, and she lived there until she was 12 years old. The Mill had bought land and sold properties to the workers. Her dad dy bought property in Morning Side Heights as it was called. The house was built of wood, but the home in love.
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Mr. Grady K Lancaster of Trussville, AL, age 93 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 25, 2022, in his home surrounded by his children. He was born on August 11, 1929 in DeNoya Oklahoma, the son of the late Grady and Frances (Nickell) Lancaster.
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Patricia Ann Shadix Potter, 77, of Pinson, Alabama passed on August 27, 2022. She went peacefully to her heavenly home after a long illness. Patri cia was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and forever friend. Married 57 years. She enjoyed family, cooking and spoiling her grandchil dren. Always selfless, caring, and thoughtful. She always went above and beyond to help others. As a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Pinson, she served the church as a Sunday School teacher, Acteens Leader, VBS, Church Training, and Outreach Groups. She never missed a chance to send a birthday card, get well, congratulations, or inspirational note. She was preceded in death by her father, Gordon Shadix. She is survived by her husband, Joe; her daughter, Dawn Smith (David); her son, Jody Pot ter (Jami); her mother, Dorothy Shadix; her brothers, David Shadix, Danny Shadix (Carolyn), Donny Shadix (Robin); her grandchildren, Faith, Joe, and Noelle Potter. She leaves behind a host of cherished family, and dear friends. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Myasthenia Gravis Foundation.
january 16, 1992 ~ august 28, 2022 (age 30)
Skye was born in Birmingham on January 16, 1992. He grew up in Center Point and attended Erwin Elementary and Bridgepoint Christian School. Skye was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and also attended FBC of Centerpoint.
Skye had the soul of a gypsy and was a wanderer. He was always up for a good adventure. He loved the beach, nature, rubber ducks, and his favorite show--adventure time. to those struggling as he was.
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april 26, 1925 ~ august 29, 2022 (age 97)
The funeral for Jo Ellen will take place at First Baptist Church of Chalkville on Friday, September 2nd at 2:00 p.m. with visitation for family and friends held from 12:30 p.m. until time of the service. Burial will immediately follow at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East in Trussville. Presenting the Eulogy and prayer by her grandsons, David and Joe Loggins and her grandson-in-law, Bob Slawson. Pastor Stan Prewitt is officiating.
In addition to his parents, Grady was preceded in death by his devoted wife Shizuko, his son-in-law Jim Duran, granddaughter Jaime Duran Laird, sisters Virginia Lancaster, Marilyn Robbins and Dot Vernon.
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Encourage your friend or family member to enter counseling for their loss. Professional help is one of the best ways to help work through such grief and finding practical and profes sional mental health support can be the difference between moving through grief with grace or sinking deeper into despair. If needed, volunteer to go with them to a grief counseling seminar or a group therapy session: your support likely will make it easier to get help.
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He lived a life of service to his country and his city of Trussville. His sense of community was fostered at a young age while helping his father plant some of the iconic Trussville oak trees and culminated in his tenure as a City Councilman from 1980-1988. He was a faithful member of Holy Cross Episcopal Church and earlier in life at Truss ville First United Methodist. He was also well known for his many acts of kindness for his neighbors which included cutting grass, offering rides and sharing the fruits of his garden for which he was so proud.
february 18, 1945 ~ august 27, 2022 (age 77)
september 8, 1932 ~ august 28, 2022 (age 89)
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She was baptized at age 12 at New Prospect Church now known as First Baptist Church of Chalkville. She would sing in church with her twin broth ers. She attended until her marriage in 1954. Returned 3 years later and was still a member at the time of her passing.
Jonathan (Skye) Smith, age 30, of Birmingham passed away on Sunday, Au gust 28th, 2022. He is survived by his parents, Anthony and Stacey Smith of Pinson; one brother, Gavin Smith of Odenville; one sister, Morgan Decker (Tim) of Remlap; two nephews, Aaron and Gavin Decker; one niece, Addie Grace Decker (who adored her uncle Skye); grandmother, Barbara Smith of Dora; several aunts and uncles; cousins by the dozens; and multitudes of friends, many he considered family.
Thank you for being an example of a true and faithful servant. You will forever remain in our hearts and we will love you always! "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:" John 11:25
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Offer to help your friend or loved one clean up the space left behind by the person they lost. Cleaning up a room can be painful for anyone but it can be especially painful after a difficult loss. Encourage them to keep some clothing and photos from a better time: that may ease some of the pain of loss. Encourage them to donate any other clothing pieces that could maybe help someone else in need. Make a photo collage out of any photos that may be left behind and frame other treasured items the deceased kept. These mementos can help provide a place to remember the person at their best rather than focusing on the troubled times.
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Richard Wallace Linn, 89, passed away on August 28, 2022, at St. Vincent’s Hospital Birmingham. Richard Wallace Linn was born on September 8, 1932, in Birmingham, AL, to Wallace Linn and Annie Mary Linn. He had seven sis ters, Mary Elizabeth Lind (deceased), Rita Alderson, Mittie Jane McNalley, Patricia Ann Doss, Paula Pope (deceased), Theresa Kirnbauer and Margie Rose Starkey. Richard went to John Carroll High School and then joined the United States Army National Guard, Special Troops -Dixie Division 31st In fantry during the Korean War. He started his career with Southern Railway now known as Norfolk Southern Railway until he retired after 35 years as a Communication & Signal Supervisor at Norris Yard in Irondale, AL. Richard continued his dedication and love of the railroad by serving as a Board Mem ber for 33 years with the Railroad Community Credit Union. Richard married
Jo Ellen Thompson Lee, age 85, made her heavenly journey on August 26, 2022.
As a loving dad, Paw Paw, brother and friend, he is survived by his four chil dren: George (Sandy) Lancaster, Lois Duran, Alan (Debbie) Lancaster, Ann (Scott) Walls, his grandchildren: Kelly (Jason) Turner, Blake (Jessica) Lancast er, Pete (Jillian) Morrison, Ryan (Kara) Lancaster, Kyle (Shannon) Lancaster, Laurie (Adam) Hodges, Hunter (Brandy) Walls, Jase (Jess) Walls, Seth Lancaster, Alex (Katherine) Walls and Anna Lancaster. He is also survived by 23 great-grandchildren with one great-grandchild and one great great-grandchild on the way. He also leaves behind sisters Carol Massey and Jo Stanley, brothers Ken and Bob Lancaster, a host of nieces and nephews along with a multitude of friends both near and far.
Grady graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School in 1946 at the age of 16 and enlisted in the US Army Sep tember of that same year. He moved quickly up the ranks, retiring at the highest level of an enlisted soldier as a Command Sergeant Major in 1968. He served in the U.S., Korea, Germany and Japan and is recognized as a WWII veteran. After 22 years in the military, he took a position with the Social Security Administration where he worked until 1989.
august 11, 1929 ~ august 25, 2022 (age 93)
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The Huskies never trailed in the game. They took the lead with 9:30 left in the first quarter when Floyd hit Kadarius Barnes for a 19-yard touchdown. Riley Rigg added the PAT, and Hewitt led 7-0.
rio Craver returned to action on Clay-Chalkville’s ensuing possession.
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Center Point’s defense held the Vikings in check for most of the night, limiting the home team to 192 yards over all and only 56 yards on the ground.The Eagles got on the board with less than two minutes gone on the clock as Bruce scampered 17 yards for a score and Collier added the two-point conversion to make it 8-0 with 10:22 left in the first quarter.
By Britney Bailey For The Tribune
By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor
TRUSSVILLE — The Huskies rolled up 555 yards of total offense and quar terback Peyton Floyd had a hand in six touchdowns as Hewitt-Trussville easily han dled Oak Mountain to get its first 7A Region 3 win of the 2022 season, 48-14.
Rodrekus Johnson put the first points on the board for the Cougars with bare ly 4 minutes off the clock in the first quarter with a 1-yd touchdown run. A pick from DeAntuan Matthews gave possession back to the Cou gars after the kickoff, and then star wide receiver Ma
yards in the first half, some thing like that.”
Floyd ran for 113 yards and four touchdowns, and went 19-of-25 for 273 yards and a pair of scores on a night when almost everything seemed to be clicking for the Huskies.
Hewitt-Trussville head coach Josh Floyd addresses his team after the Huskies whipped Oak Mountain 48-14.
Clay-Chalkville’s Kamari McClellan throws a pass earlier this season. (Photo by Ron Burkett)
The defense set the tone, too, getting to Oak Moun tain quarterback Will O’Dell early and often. Junior defen sive lineman Tyrell Averhart had three sacks on the night.
two-point conversion from McCray to up the lead to 26.
CLAY — The Cougars dominated the Pell City Pan thers 58-0 at home Friday night to remain undefeated and push their winning streak to 19 games dating back to their 16-0 campaign in 2021.
(Photo by Bobby Mathews)
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BIRMINGHAM — Cen ter Point wide receiver Harold Holloman caught three passes for 112 yards and the Eagles’ defense smothered the Huff man Vikings and forced three turnovers en route to a 32-6 victory on Thursday, Septem ber Senior1. quarterback Jabari Collier went off, going 10-13 for 273 yards and two touch downs while also rushing for 102 yards on 13 carries. Troy Bruce had a quiet night for him with 85 yards on 16 car ries and three touchdowns.
The second quarter be longed to the Cougar defense.
A few minutes later, Floyd struck again — this time with his feet — running for a 38yard touchdown. Rigg’s extra point was good, and with 4:01 left in the first quarter, it looked like the Huskies might put it away early. But on the ensu
The Cougars weren’t done. Bravis Cave slipped into the end zone from one yard out to add 6, and a suc cessful 2-pt conversion put the Cougars up 34-0 to end the first quarter.
Cougars shut out Pell City
Huskies climb over Oak Mountain
O’Dell went 7-for-17 for 57 yards on the night, most of which came on one play in the fourth quarter.
By Todd Robinson For The Tribune
Linebacker DJ Barber added to the lead with a pick six to start off the quarter, making it a 40-0 ballgame at the 10:08 mark. Jaylen Mbakwe put on another 6 for the Cougars with a 65-yard reception from
Collier then hit Deontae Shufford for 34 yards and a score, and Holloman hit Me khi Brown on the two-point conversion to make it 16-0 for Center Point with 2:07 left in the first.
“I thought we were the more physical football team,” Hewitt-Trussville head coach Josh Floyd said after the win. “I thought we really won the battle on the line of scrim mage. Defense really set the tone. I think they (Oak Moun tain) had something like 39
Craver had sat out the first two games of the Cougars’ season, but quarterback Ka mari McClellan wasted no time in finding him for a 20yard touchdown pass to make it 12-0 after an unsuccessful PAT.Johnson rolled up an other touchdown on ClayChalkville’s next possession, going 10 yards up the middle into the end zone to put the Cougars up McClellan18-0.found Craver again for another score on a 9-yard pass and a successful
It took one play for the Green Wave to retake the ball, as Leeds’ Joshua Lee re covered a loose ball. Nelson scored from 2 yards out, then from 44 on the ensuing pos session. At halftime, the score was
Conner Nelson and the Leeds Green Wave ran past Springville 41-14 on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Photo by Ron Burkett))
Leeds (3-0, 1-0) got an other staunch effort from sophomore Conner Nelson. Starting at quarterback in place of injured senior Jarod Latta, Nelson rushed twice for 25 yards to open the game. On the third play he handed
But the Valley Cubs were not ready to go away, as they drove the ball down the field and saw Tyler Brown punch it in from four yards out, mak ing the score 29-21 headed into the final stanza.
The Valley Cubs finally attempted a few passes on
LEEDS — Jerry Hood says his offense has a special incentive for its overpower ing run “Wegame.wanted to get 500 yards rushing,” Hood said. “If they do that, they get pizza on Thursday.”Hood’s Green Wave didn’t quite reach that goal, coming up with a mere 483 yards on the ground in a 41-14 win over Springville, to open play in 5A Region 6.
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“We aren’t satisfied with a 15-point win over Alexan dria,” Ganus said. “We have got to fix the penalties. That’s on us. We can’t let that control us. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
MOODY — The Blue Devils welcomed the defend ing 5A Region 6 champions Alexandria to The Bill on Friday night in the first region game for both teams. Relying on a balanced offensive at tack, the Blue Devils put up nearly 500 yards of total of fense in a 42-27 win and im proved to 3-0 on the season.
Nelson accounted for 180 total yards, 154 of them on the ground. He scored 3 firsthalf touchdowns, and has now scored 9 touchdowns in 3 games.Hood was particularly complimentary of his offen sive“We’reline. missing our start ing left guard, Taylor Pull iam,” Hood said. “We started a freshman center, and then a junior left guard, and then 3 sophomores. And so I’m proud as heck of them.”
Leeds throttles feisty Springville squad
Blaine Burke carried the rock 23 times for 229 yards and three touchdowns as Moody made a statement win by defeating reigning 5A Region 6 champ Alexandria. (Photo by Hannah Caver-Curran)
“Oh, this is a big one be cause it’s the next one. Obvi ously, Alexandria has a lot of tradition,” said Moody head coach Jake Ganus. “Our kids never quit, they played hard until the Moodyend.”jumped out of the gate early in this one with Blaine Burke starting things off with a 41-yard touchdown run at the 8:35 mark in the first quarter. The Blue Devils gave Alexandria a short field with an attempted on-side kick and the Valley Cubs ran the ball nine consecutive times, the last one a 1-yard run by Anto nio Ross to tie it up at 7.
Moody closed out the quarter by answering with a touchdown of their own, a 1-yard run by Burke. The 2-point attempt put Moody up 15-7.
their next drive, with the last one picked off by Moody’s Zane Smith, setting the Blue Devils up at their own 7. The long field did not hinder the home team as they took it the distance, finishing the drive with Cole McCarty finding his favorite target of the night, Kolby Seymour, for a 29-yard touchdown to put Moody up 22-7. That is how the half ended.
With less than a minute off of the clock in the fourth, Burke — who finished the night with 23 carries for 229 yards and three touchdowns, scored his final one from 39 yards out to put Moody up 36-21.On the next drive, Alex andria threw an interception that Chase Jackson took 57 yards to the house to make it 42-21 with 9:08 to go in the game. Alexandria tacked on one more touchdown from Brown before the final bell rang, making it a final of 4227 Moody.
off to a sweeping CJ Douglas, who carried it 42 yards for a game-opening touchdown.
them.” The ensuing Leeds drive failed to yield points, and the Tigers (0-3, 0-1) took over at their own 22 after a failed fake field goal.
“I was proud of them,” Hood said. “This is one of those games, you want to measure yourself by a stan dard of how you play. Can you play better this week than you did last week? Hopefully we’ll look at the film and see some really good things.”
Coming out of the locker room, it looked like Moody was ready to pile it on as they held Alexandria and made them punt; however, the punt was muffed and Alexandria found new life at the Blue Devil 35. The next play, Ross got another touchdown and closed the gap to 22-14. On the next drive, McCarty, who finished the night 13 of 17 for 227 yards and two touch downs, once again found Sey mour, this time for a 59-yard touchdown with 7:56 to go in the Preparationthird. was the key to the victory, said senior quar terback McCarty.
Tailback Jeremiah Hunter controlled the action for most of the second half, returning the half’s opening kickoff to the Springville 43, then cap ping the ensuing drive with a 2-yard score. Hunter would finish with 162 yards for the Green Wave. Fellow tailback Miles Jones capped the scor ing for Leeds, with a 13-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Asked about Seymour’s breakout performance, Mc Carty added that “Everyone on our team is a weapon, and they gave Kolby the opportu nity and he took it tonight.”
“Our guys got effort,” Springville head coach Jon Clements said after the game. “They got guts, man. That’s who our kids are. I want it to translate to more success for
“I attribute it to coaches and the team,” Seymour said. “We just kept playing until the whistle, every play.”
By Will Heath For The Tribune
every other week,” McCarty said. “We took it seriously and worked every day.”
It was a play from the Leeds defense that ultimately helped break open the game.
With Leeds holding a 13-0 advantage, Springville’s Ste phen Morrison broke loose for a 75-yard touchdown run on an option play. Morrison finished with 164 yards rush ing and throwing, accounting for both Tiger touchdowns.
“That27-6.was a huge momen tum shift,” Clements said.
“We treated this week like
The offense tallied 511 yards total.
Blue Devils pull away from Alexandria
By Johnny Sanders For The Tribune
“It was a good night,” Hood said. “They’re getting better every Springvilleweek.”will travel next week to face region foe Southside, in Gadsden. Leeds will hit the road to play St. Clair County in Odenville.
Seymour finished the night with eight catches for 181 yards and a pair of scores.
Eagles
In this case, "the man" was Alexandria, the defend ing 5A Region 6 champions, a powerhouse program that essentially eliminated the Moody Blue Devils from playoff contention last season by beating the Blue Devils and injuring one of their best offensive players.
ing kickoff, Oak Mountain’s Devan Moss found a hole and went 92 yards for a touchdown to put the Eagles on the board.
“I honestly felt like if executed, we’d be the bet ter team,” Peyton Floyd said after the game. “The O-line played really good tonight. Receivers made plays, run ning backs made plays. I thought the coaches called good plays for us, and we just executed.”Hewitt answered the bell on their next possession as
“What changed the game was stopping the run,” said senior linebacker Braylon Chatman. “Coaches empha sized that all week because they’re a heavy run team. So coaches said that if we could stop the run, we were going to beatFloyd‘em.”then put the game away in the fourth quarter with a 52-yard burst that found paydirt with 11:33 left in the game. That made it 4814, and the Huskies cruised from there, substituting play ers en masse with a little more than six minutes left in the
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After14-0.Oak Mountain's Devan Moss pulled the Eagles within a score by virtue of a 92-yard kickoff return, the Huskies had another chance to add to the scoreboard be fore the end of the first. With 3:45 left in the quarter, Floyd led a nine-play drive that saw him finish with a 12-yard run to paydirt to make it 21-7.
Devils — and they were — the victory over the reigning region champs is the equiv alent of throwing down a gauntlet to every other team in the region.
game.This is the seventh straight year that Hewitt-Trussville has beaten Oak Mountain.
Kicker Antionio Sebas tian added a 22-yard field goal — his first of two on the night — with 9:30 left in the second quarter and the Eagles led From19-0. there, Bruce added to the Center Point lead with a 12-yard run for a score. The two-point try was no good, and the Eagles led 25-0 with 2:08 left in the half.
Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Floyd named Player of the Week
In other words: They beat "the man" in Region 6.
All of that was before half time, when the Huskies led 41-7. By the time Floyd was pulled in the fourth quarter to let Jack Ollis get some reps at quarterback, it was clear that Floyd had led the Huskies to their first 7A Region 3 win of the season.
MOODY — Ric Flair told everyone: To be the man, you've got to beat the man.
Big region win earns Moody Team of the Week
It'slead.nearly impossible to overstate what this win means for Moody. If the first two wins of the season were statement games for the Blue
Peyton Floyd file photo
Center Point’s Jabari Collier tucks the ball and runs. (File photo)
From page 10 McClellan. McCray added the two-point conversion to give the Cougars a 48-point lead at Thehalftime.Cougar defense reared its head again in the third with a safety to increase the lead to 50-0. Sophomore Adam Osley put the last 8 on the board in the fourth with a 4-yard touchdown run and a 2-point conversion.
Floyd led another scoring drive — this time only two plays — and burst into the end zone from 38 yards out to make it
By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor
TRUSSVILLE — Pey ton Floyd threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for four more on Friday as he led the Hewitt-Trussville Huskies to a victory against an over matched Oak Mountain.
Kennedy Mitchell added an other score with 1:10 left to play in the second quarter on a 32-yard scamper to make it 41-7.After the break, Hewitt’s defense allowed its only score of the night as Davion Foster rushed 20 yards for a touch down to make it 41-14. But overall, the defense looked just about as nasty as adver tised.
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Peyton Floyd
After a scoreless third quarter, Sebastian added a 24yard field goal to make it 28-6 with 11:03 left in the game,
Floyd would score again in the second quarter with a two-yard touchdown run with 8:11 left in the half, and then hit Brett Moseley on a screen pass for a 71-yard touchdown.
It wasn't, however, as the Huskies ended up scoring in three plays on their next drive when Floyd found Brett Mo seley on a 75-yard screen pass for another score.
Cole McCarty put in another strong performance, going 15-for-19 for 250 yards and twoWhentouchdowns.Alexandria's Tyler Brown punched the ball into the end zone from four yards out near the end of the third quarter, it cut the Blue Devils' lead to 29-21. But there was no panic on the Moody side line. Instead, Burke answered with a 38-yard score of his own and then on Alexandria's next possession, Chase Jack son snared an interception that he took 57 yards to the house and extend the Blue Devil
It didn't matter that Da vion Dozier had what was — for him — a quiet game. With the Valley Cubs key ing on Dozier, Blaine Burke went off, carrying the rock 23 times for 229 yards and three touchdowns. Kolby Seymour proved his versatility and de pendability again, catching eight balls for 181 yards and a pair of scores. Quarterback
He set the tone for the offense on the Huskies' first possession, leading a 13-play drive capped by a 19-yard pass to Kadarius Barnes. With 4:19 left in the first quarter,
Floyd went 19-for-25 passing for 273 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and ran in four other scores, toting up 113 yards on 14 carries.
Garrett Murphey added the ex tra point, and it was 14-7 with 3:45 left in the first.
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That's why the Blue Dev ils are The Tribune's Argo Hardware Team of the Week.
Floyd was able to find Moseley multiple times, as well as Jadon Loving and Jaqson Melton and a host of others. All told, eight Huskies caught balls on the night as Floyd was able to read the de fense, make quick decisions and find the open receiver.
Kemarius Horne led all defenders with eight solo tackles and also added an interception, while Malik Brown had four solo tackles and a pair of assists. Camer on Bonner recorded a pair of sacks on the night as well.
led another scoring drive, this time an 11-play effort that sapped the will of the Eagles' defense. By the time Floyd powered in from two yards out, it felt like the game was all but over.
By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor
So does beating the man now make Moody "the man"? It's a step in that di rection, for sure. The victory makes the October 14 rivalry (and region) game against Leeds all the more import ant. Both teams will likely go into that contest undefeated, and there will be both pride and playoff implications on the Soline.there's still a few steps left before Moody can be con sidered "the man" in Region 6. But what everyone knows for sure is that they're The Tribune's Team of the Week.
Floyd ran for a 12-yard score. A missed PAT made it 27-7 with 1:24 left in the quarter.
Floyd, in his first sea son as the regular starter at quarterback for the Huskies, made quick decisions with the ball on a night that saw Hewitt-Trussville rack up 555 yards of total offense on 66 plays. As a result, the Huskies waltzed away with an easy 48-14 region victory.
They couldn't manage that on Friday night against a newlook, newly energized Blue Devils team that whipped them straight up. There was simply too much firepower — too much tenacity, too much of everything — on the field for the Blue Devils to fail, as they pulled away from Alex andria for a 42-27 victory.
Cougars
Cougar Head Coach Drew Gilmer was thrilled to have some of his younger players get to see the field in the sec ond“Ihalf.thought we came out and executed pretty good the first half,” he said. “They just made some mistakes and turned the ball over, and we were able to capitalize on it. But it was good to see our young guys come out and execute. We’re going to watch some film and eval
uate and get ready for next week.”Rodreckus Johnson led the Cougar offense with 7 carries, 67 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Kamari McClel lan went 9-13 with 200 yards and 3 touchdowns. Alabama commit Jaylen Mbakwe had 3 receptions on the night, 97 yards and one touchdown.
Moody head coach Jake Ganus led the Blue Devils to a win over reigning 5A Region 6 champ Alexandria on Friday, September 2, 2022. (Photo by Hannah Caver-Curran)
The Eagles lost the shutout as time wound down in the first half, giving up a 65-yard pass play for a touchdown. The Vikings’ PAT attempt was no good, and it was 25-6 after two quarters of play.
and then Bruce broke loose a few minutes later for a 35yardSebastiantouchdown.kicked the ex tra point, and that made it 32-6 for Center Point, which earned its first-ever 6A Re gion 6 victory.
Showing full command of the Huskies' offense, Floyd
The Huskies play next at Tuscaloosa County on Friday, September 9 at 7 p.m.
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