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ARGO — Argo Police Department said two people were arrested in one week, leading to the seizure of guns, drugs and money. Christopher Brandon Coleman, 37, of Odenville, is charged with marijuana possession. See ARREST, Page 3
Ordinance drafted to regulate golf carts in Trussville From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Police Chief has been in discussions about a possible ordinance regulating the use of golf carts, or “street carts.” Chief Eric Rush said several families have golf carts and are driving them on the roadway illegally. See STREET CARTS , Page 4
Grand River Drive-In to benefit child cancer patients From The Tribune staff reports
LEEDS – The Grand River Drive-In in Leeds will host a movie night on Saturday, Sept. 19 that will benefit pediatric cancer patients at Children’s of Alabama. “Drive-In For A Cure” will feature a playing of “Talladega Nights: See DRIVE-IN , Page 4
Pinson City Council addresses Turkey Creek pavilion By Crystal McGough
The Pinson City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to canvas the votes from the election. The council additionally moved its regular meeting, which was originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 3, to Sept. 1, taking place immediately following the canvasing. See CITY COUNCIL , Page 6
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MOODY — Two people are facing multiple charges in Moody after a shooting at an apartment complex. One of the suspects is a juvenile and was arrested during school at Build Up Ensley. The school offers low-income youth career-ready skills through apprenticeships and academic coursework, according to its website. The school’s principal, Jeanyll Morris expressed her displeasure with the way the arrest was handled, in a video made at the time of the arrest and later aired by WVTM-13. “A bunch of white men just walked into my school and took one of my children without not a single piece of paperwork,” Morris said in the video. “Didn’t introduce anything, didn’t say anything.” However, law enforcement said they did all they could to make sure everyone
Car damaged during shooting at Ashley Manor Apartments in Moody.
inside the school was safe. The 16-year-old who was arrested will be charged as an adult, but his name has not been released. Moody Police Lt. Pete Hicks said charges against the teen include attempted murder, robbery first-degree, theft of property, breaking and entering of a vehicle, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, criminal mischief second degree and attempting to elude law enforcement. Hicks said more charges are expected as the investigation continues. According to a police report, the crime the teen is charged with happened in
the early-morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Officers received a call about a shooting at the Ashley Manor Apartment complex, around 2:30 a.m. “The suspect in the case tried to steal a pickup truck and the owner of the vehicle came outside and the 16-yearold suspect shot at the vehicle owner, hitting the building” Hicks explained. Hicks said seven to 10 shots were fired. One of the shots hit an apartment occupied by small children. “This is a relatively safe complex,” Hicks added. “We have very few problems
here.” The complex has its own officer on site and it took Moody Police a matter of minutes to get to the scene, according to Hicks. The suspects fled the scene, and one of them was arrested shortly after the incident. But the 16-year-old police were looking for was nowhere to be found. The teen was identified by detectives through evidence, including witnesses and video. Hicks said the teen is from Center Point. Hicks went to the teen’s home to arrest him and he wasn’t there. That’s when Hicks made the call to ask the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to pick up the teen from his school, Build Up Ensley, on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Hicks, a black law enforcement officer who is from Ensley, said the arrest had nothing to do with race and that any assertion otherwise would be incorrect. See APARTMENT SHOOTING , Page 4
Trussville BOE approves 2021 budget
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MOODY — The Moody Police Department arrested a man on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, after a chase through the city. Quintarius Mitchell, 27, of Center Point, is charged with attempted murder. See CAR CHASE, Page 4
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TCS to undergo review for reaccreditation in October From The Tribune staff reports Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations Jim Kirkland presents budget to TCS Board of Education on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.
budget on sales tax,” Kirkland said. Total revenues are projected to be $55,989,535.17. Total expenditures are expected to be $55,862,498.22.
After Kirkland’s presentation, the BOE approved the budget as part of its consent agenda. Kirkland will present the budget once a month, show-
ing year-to-date numbers. Teachers in Trussville City Schools have an average of 12.17 years of experience. 66.67% of TCS teachers have advanced degrees.
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CENTER POINT — According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, a 26-year-old man was shot with his own gun by an unknown assailant last Wednesday night. “At approximately 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2.
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TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Schools Board of Education approved the fiscal year 2021 budget during its meeting on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations Jim Kirkland presented a proposed budget as part of a second reading before the board voted. Each year, the budget is developed for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 and ending Sept. 30. Anticipated revenues and expenses are included. The FY-2021 budget shows a beginning balance of $22,604,049.48 and an ending balance of $23,094,913.93. Kirkland explained the largest expense is under the category of “Instructional Services”. State revenues make up the majority of the school system’s revenue, covering about 54% of revenue. Local revenues, such as taxes and monies raised at the school level, make up about 44% of revenue, Kirkland said. “We have exceeded our
CLAY — The professional photographer who conducted a photo shoot ahead of the opening of a carnival in Clay is speaking out after public photos and news articles made the rounds, giving her positive purpose a negative light.
TRUSSVILLE — Trussville City Schools will undergo the Cognia (formerly known as AdvancED) re-accreditation review from Oct. 4 – 7. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Lisa Berry. See SCHOOLS, Page 5
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