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KENTUCKY — A 2009 Hewitt-Trussville graduate, Dustin Short, released a new single, “I Won’t Forget,” featuring Hope Darst on Fri day, September 9,
“We later discovered all staff is trained annually,” KiddKiddsaid.explained that he and his wife, Denise, took copies of their daughter’s discharge documents from the hospital and hand-delivered them to the “Ofschool.course, her endocri nologist sent us a letter that she had sent to the school requesting that they provide our daughter with an IHP and a 504,” Kidd said. “We forwarded that again as well. The Diabetes Educator in children’s hospitals sent them all the documents.”
Kidd said they contacted Tyner and the school nurse and requested that any food that Isabella might eat be ac counted for and the nurse be notified prior to their daugh ter eating it. He then contact ed Assistant Superintendent Dr. Rachel Poovey on Janu ary 30, 2022, and asked that she attend the 504 meeting scheduled for February 1, 2022.
Trussville family filed an Of fice for Civil Rights (OCR) complaint form on February 4, 2022, about Trussville City Schools to advocate for their 10-year-old Type 1 Diabetic daughter, Isabella. This OCR Complaint is under an ongo ing Accordinginvestigation.tothe Center for Disease Control (CDC), a type 1 diabetic’s pancreas doesn’t make insulin or makes very little insulin, and that insulin helps blood sugar enter the cells in your body for use as en ergy. “Without insulin, blood sugar can’t get into cells and builds up in the bloodstream. High blood sugar is damaging to the body and causes many of the symptoms and compli cations of Michaeldiabetes.”Kidd explained that Isabella was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on Janu ary 17, 2022, and was admit ted to Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in critical condition.
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CENTER POINT — The City of Center Point has an nounced its National Night Out event that will take place on Tuesday, October 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will occur at the City of Center Point Court house Annex located at 2651
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Alabama Code Section 1149-80. Trussville awarded its Edwards Lake Parkway lane widening bid to Dunn Con struction Company, Inc. on May 19, Dunn2022.Construction has in formed the City of Trussville, via project manager Civil Consultants Inc., that it plans to start construction work on SeptemberEdwards19Lake Parkway, between Morrow Road and Gadsden Highway, will close temporarily, beginning Sep tember 19, 2022, for sixty (60) days or until construc tion is deemed complete.
TRUSSVILLE — During the council meeting on Tues day, September 13, the city of Trussville honored Claude Earl Massey and announced Edwards Lake Parkway’s temporaryTrussvilleclosure.Mayor Buddy Choat and the City Coun cil of Trussville proclaimed September 2022 as Alopecia Areata Awareness Month in the City of Trussville to cre ate awareness and support the initiatives of medical and sci entific research to find better treatments and, possibly, one day, a Alopeciacure.
SPRINGVILLE — The Springville City Council met Tuesday night, September 6, for the first regular meeting of the month. Due to the Labor Day holiday, the meeting was
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“I believe in giving peo ple their roses while they are alive,” Stewart said.
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The council passed a res olution authorizing Choat to Commit $250,000 to a Rail road Crossing Elimination Grant available through the Federal Railroad Administra tionRail(FRA).transportation plays an essential role in the economic vitality of the City through the movement of freight and people, and the elimination of
However, Kidd stated when he contacted Cahaba Elementary School Principal Joy Tyner, she “refused to allow return” due to the staff needing “to be trained first, and it would take time.”
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IRONDALE – Mayor James D. Stewart Jr., of the city of Irondale, presented procla mations honoring two local stu dents at the regular city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022.
The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) is dedicated to providing ed ucational information, cre ating awareness, and raising funds to advance research on treatments. The local chap ter of the Alopecia Areata Foundation also is dedicated to educating the community through its campaign “Don’t
Kidd said that Isabella has a right to an Individualized Health Plan (IHP), “that lays out exactly how she’s sup posed to be cared for by the school system,” and a 504 Plan, which is developed for how the school will support a student with a disability and remove barriers to learning.
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During the meeting, Kidd said they brought all accom modations that they wanted to be included in Isabella’s 504 plan. He said that Poov ey assured them that all ac commodations would be in cluded. However, when they received the documents, Kidd said there were mistakes, in cluding insulin dosing infor mation.
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“We had the very first in-person meeting with the whole 504 team,” Kidd said. “That is the 504 coordinator and Assistant Principal, the assistant superintendent Dr. Poovey, the principal Mrs. Tyner, and the school nurse; everybody was there.”
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LEEDS – On Tuesday, Sep tember 6, the Leeds City Coun cil met at City Hall, where concerns about the Main Street program and the sealing of a doorway at the Main Street’s meeting room were revisited.
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gins for an entire river sys tem, are being removed and rerouted at equally alarming rates.The Cahaba’s headwaters gather themselves through Trussville. One hundred ninety-one miles of immea surable Alabama biodiver sity begins in Trussville. As our changing climate affects our changing watershed, we sit at an important precipice. We have the opportunity to modify how change hap pens. We have always need ed schools, hospitals, houses, and roads, but we have never needed to sacrifice our nat ural resources, our Alabama identity, to develop these places. As we continue to grow and change Alabama, a state which sits at the top of every biodiversity list in our country, we can and should keep conservation, recreation, and ecotourism at the forefront of our deci sion-making process.
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watershed, indeed one of the last bastions of biodiversity in our state and in our coun try.
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Human activities within these unique freshwater sys tems create changes to water quality and to biodiversity that, relative to the time it took for the systems to form, happens in the blink of an eye. While the year-long road widening imposition seems to last forever to those whose morning commute just got minutes longer, in the Caha ba’s eyes, these changes hap pen in a split second. These are literally life-changing decisions made with no se rious thought given to the effects. Sediment pours from now barren hillsides into the streams, affecting not only life no, but also the potential for life in the future. While this unnamed Irondale trib utary is my example, the small headwater creeks and streams, where life truly be
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TRUSSVILLE — The unnamed tributary in my backyard flows from the peak of an unnamed moun tain. As the gathering wa ters build, the creek twists and turns over bedrock and through culverts from my forested Irondale neighbor hood toward I-459, its first major manmade barrier.
barks from mountain-top to confluence has remained relatively unchanged since the formation of the Appa lachian Mountains, North America’s oldest mountain range; that is, until the de velopment of I-459 in 1968 and of the auto mall circa 2001.And there is yet anoth er major change occurring on Grants Mill Road today. Prior to its entrapment, this unnamed tributary carried vital nutrients, the lifeblood of its aquatic inhabitants, from the mountainside to the main channel of the Cahaba and beyond. The multitude of aquatic life which call this creek home rely on steady levels of light, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and other essential nutrients in order to survive. These wa ter-dependent insects are vital to the health of the Ca haba River ecosystem and of the greater Alabama River
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Here the creek does something fairly common for the creeks in our area: it enters a concrete culvert un derground. After emerging from its concrete chute, my unnamed tributary reenters the forest, travels through one more culvert, and then continues its journey to the gulf in the Cahaba River. From here, it will only be truly interrupted twice more. The two-odd mile journey this unnamed tributary em
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So the next day, on Febru ary 10, 2022, Kidd said they sent Isabella back to school.
Kidd filed a second OCR Complaint form on August 23, 2022, that is currently be ing evaluated by the Office of CivilTheRights.Trussville Tribune re peatedly requested comment from Trussville City School Superintendent Pattie Neill over the last two days but did not receive a response at the time of publication. The story will be updated if a response is received.
“Onneeds.February 9, 2022, everything had finally been done correctly,” Kidd said.
by grossly extending the pro cess via repeatedly providing flawed documents, and refus ing to work with parents in goodKiddfaith.”explained that they ended up taking Isabella out of school for almost the entirety of the last month of school. Isabella returned to school this year on August 12, 2022, but after another incident with the nurse, Kidd removed his daughter on August 19, 2022, and she hasn’t returned.
“Sadie has Crohn’s Disease and she decided to develop a T-shirt to be able to sell it to provide resources for those that are not as fortunate as her,” Stewart said. “I thought that was outstanding, that at her age, she’s thinking about how she can help others more than she can help herself.”
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“A couple weekends ago, high school football began in the state of Alabama and foot ball is like a religion in our city,” Stewart said. “I wanted to honor a young man that on Aug. 28 was the player of the week by The Trussville Tri bune. He really showed out and had an awesome game.”
The proclamation states that “Whereas Sadie was diag nosed with moderate to severe Crohn’s Disease almost four years ago … (and) whereas Crohn’s Disease is an inflam matory bowel disease where the patient’s immune system attacks the lining of the gastro intestinal tract, (and) can often lead to uncomfortable symp toms. … Now therefore be it resolved that I, James Douglas Stewart Jr., mayor of the city of Irondale, issue this procla mation honoring Sadie Arnold for her courage and determina tion.”To purchase the T-shirt Ar nold designed, or otherwise make a donation, visit
rescheduled from the usual first Monday.
When the OCR Complaint was filed, Kidd said that Nurse Bryan was moved to Paine Elementary, and a nurse was moved from Hewitt-Truss ville Middle School (HTMS) to better accommodate Isa bella’s
Captian Chief Harvey with firefighters Wheeler, Stoessell and Brown. (Photo by Terry Schrimscher)
correct obvious errors in both documents without success.
During the lengthy agen da, Springville Fire Chief Richard Harvey spoke to the Council about three firefight ers who have recently com pleted important training.
The Council also ap proved the following:
• $2100 for an agreement with Finder software for the Springville Police De
After honoring the stu dents, Stewart presented a third proclamation, recognizing the Laura Crandall Brown Foun dation for its work to bring awareness for gynecological cancers and proclaiming Sep tember 2022 Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month.
In closing, Mayor Thomas commended the Springville High School band, parents, and boosters for a recent news story where the band and sup porters cleaned up around the stadium after the game. He said it was a great example for Theothers.next meeting is sched uled for 5:30 p.m. on Septem ber 19.
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• A resolution to install speed bumps on Crest view Drive which was presented in an earlier meeting.
The first proclamation was presented to Sadie Arnold, a sophomore at Jefferson Coun ty International Baccalaureate School, who won a T-shirt design contest for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
The proclamation for Thomas states: “Whereas football is a sport that re quires tremendous skill and talent, as well as dedication and hard work … whereas the city of Irondale would like to recognize and bring notoriety to our outstanding young athletes for their excel lence in competition … and whereas Christian Thomas, a senior at Shades Valley High School, was named ‘Player of the Week’ by The Trussville Tribune on Aug. 28, 2022 … whereas Christian Thomas made the biggest play of the game when his team needed him the most … and whereas Christian is recognized by his coaches and teammates for his superior athleticism and ver satility on the field, as well as his character off the field; now
According to the OCR Complaint filed by Kidd, “Trussville City Schools has been investigated previously for civil rights violations, and there are several other fam ilies currently experiencing discrimination and retaliation due to their children’s disabil ities. Trussville City Schools is engaging in a pattern of discrimination against chil dren with disabilities by pro viding parents with incorrect information, unnecessarily delaying and/or preventing admission or return to school, and delaying or preventing implementation of protec tions afforded by federal law,
“We’ve done this several times,” he said. “Every year, we do a proclamation for GYN cancers. I’ve had a par ent to die from lung cancer and maybe everybody out there at some time has lost a family member to cancer. We realize how hard cancer can (be). It’s a very hard death for an in dividual to be able to experi ence, especially when they go through it long-term.”
“I just really wanted to say publicly thank you very much for your dedication and hard work in school. We greatly appreciate your efforts,” said Harvey. “I personally want to congratulate you, and I want the Council to be able to con gratulate you also.”
• $12,000 for renewal of an annual contract for animal Theimpoundment.Council also ap proved a pay increase for City Clerk Lynn Porter, who is now eligible for an increase due to changes in the Retire ment System of Alabama’s cap on Theincome.Council approved $5261 with Ragsdale Sign for signage at City Hall.
therefore, let it be resolved that I, James Douglas Stewart Jr., mayor of the city of Irondale, issue this proclamation of con gratulations and honor Chris tian Thomas for his athletic achievement and for making the city of Irondale proud.”
• Settlements for opioid class action cases with Janssen and McKesson pharmaceutical compa nies.
The proclamation states: “Whereas GYN cancers are among the leading cancer-kill ers of women in the United States and more than 125 women will be diagnosed and more than 33 women will die from the disease this year, and the absence they leave in our hearts will be deeply felt; and whereas Laura Crandall Brown Foundation and their ‘A State of Teal’ initiative brings awareness to GYN cancers for people throughout the state of Alabama … Now therefore, be it resolved that I, James Douglas Stewart Jr., mayor of the city of Irondale, issue this proclamation recog nizing September 2022 as Gy necological Cancer Awareness Month throughout the city of Irondale and encourage all residents of Irondale to work together to raise awareness of GYNTocancers.”learnmore, visit www. thinkoflaura.org.
The complaint states, “Nurse Byran was incapable of properly completing an in dividualized health plan and refused to follow the doctor’s orders.”Kidd said they received an updated form from “Ms. Osburn [who] was directed to complete a 504 plan by Assis tant Superintendent Poovey, but failed to properly exe cute.”“Most of the accommoda tions that Dr. Poovey agreed to put in there weren’t there at all,” Kidd said. “The ones that were there had been modified to the point that they didn’t even resemble what they started out to be. They weren’t even close.”
Multiple times we have re ceived documents for review that were consistently incor rect, unsigned, incomplete, and otherwise unsatisfacto ry.”Kidd said they were des perate to get Isabella back in school and were reassured that their daughter would be taken care of and safe.
Chief Harvey recognized firefighters Jay Wheeler for completion of the Paramedic program, Dawson Stoessell for completion of Advanced EMT, and Matthew Brown for completion of EMT train ing. Harvey also mentioned Brett Thomas, who was not in attendance, for completing paramedic training last se mester.Mayor Dave Thomas also commended Police Chief Wayne Walton for completing 160 hours of training in the Certified Law Enforcement Executive Program.
JCIB student Sadie Arnold, Shades Valley High School wide receiver Christian Thomas, and Irondale Mayor James D. Stewart Jr. (Photo by Crystal McGough)
“There’s no reason why it took from January 19 to Feb ruary 9 to put together a set of documents. They’re very straightforward documents.”
partment. Councilmember Parker was the lone no vote.
• A tax abatement for Springville Beverage Company which will begin bottling and marketing a Springville brand of water.
Kidd stated in the OCR Complaint form that they “at tempted several times to work with all parties involved to
However, Kidd said that after an incident with the principal and the SRO, he was informed on a subsequent trip to the school that he had been trespassed from the premises.
• Margaret Burnell of Moody in Theatre Arts
Due to inclement weather, City Fest turns into two-weekend event
TRUSSVILLE — Ac cording to data on student proficiency released by the Alabama State Department of Education on Thursday eve ning, Trussville City Schools ranked among the best in Ala bama, finishing in the top five for proficiency in two catego ries and sixth in the third. The data showed the percentage of students proficient in En glish Language Arts (ELA), Math and Science across all grades.The data is from the 20212022 school year. According to state superintendent Eric Mackey, Alabama students
Cabin Fever will still play for Brown Automotive’s “Tune Up for City Fest” event on Friday, September 9, at 7:00 p.m., and Electric Avenue: The 80s MTV Experience will perform on Saturday, September 10, at 8:00 p.m.
Leeds students were 43.3% proficient in ELA, 23.4% in Math and 32.5% in Science.Arequest for comment from Trussville City Schools superintendent Pattie Neill did not receive a response by the time of publication. The story will be updated if a re sponse is received.
festival on September 17.”
“Months of time, prepara tion, and advertising dollars have gone into this festival, so we did not take making this decision lightly,” June Mathews said. “We realize this change will come as wel come news to some and not to others, but we didn’t want our vendors sitting in the rain, waiting for customers who had decided to stay home and dry.
In St. Clair County, 52% of students were proficient in ELA, 26.2% in Math and 40.9% in Science.
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• Saniya Gardiner in the Math and Science program Makayla Patton in Music
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• Reagan Mullinax of Springville in Visual Arts
• Jillian Berry, Lee Anthony Harper, and Maddox Good of Pinson in Theatre Arts
“Many thanks to all who have helped us through this process. We look forward to seeing everybody at the TED stage this weekend and at the
From their campus in the heart of downtown Bir mingham, ASFA serves as a boundary-pushing cultural convener, presenting student and professional performanc es in the state-of-the-art Dor othy Jemison Day Theater. At ASFA, students are embraced and supported by faculty and fellow students alike within an environment that’s inclu sive and accepting of every individual. Dormitory rooms and meals are available for students who live beyond commuting distance. To learn more about ASFA, the admis sions process, and its Novem ber 5 Open House for Pro spective Students, please see the school’s website at www. asfaschool.org.
TRUSSVILLE — Due to inclement weather and the prospect of a muddy festival site, Trussville City Fest 2022 will be a split affair, with the festival portion of City Fest including the AmFirst Mar ketplace, Bryant Bank Kids’ Area, the Jefferson Memorial Car Show, the grassy stage at the corner of Parkway and Main, and the food truck area, will be pushed to Saturday, September 17.
showed an increase in all content areas on the assess ment.Statewide, 47.28% of students were proficient in ELA in 2021-2022, up from 45.39% the previous year.
(74,7%), Madison (72.8%) and Saraland (72%).
The students accepted into the school this year are as follows:
Ella Kate DeRocher and Denise Otali of Leeds in Creative Writing
were Saraland (63.5%) and CullmanJefferson(62%).County stu dents were 36.2% proficient in ELA, 14.8% proficient in Math and 26.1% of students were proficient in Science.
For information, contact the chamber office at (205) 655-7535 or chamber.com.info@trussville
Trussville City Schools among state leaders in newly released data
In Math, 27.23% were profi cient, an improvement from 21.89% in school year 20202021. Science improved to 37.3% from 34.56% the pre viousTCSyear.students posted the highest ranking in ELA which shows 75.2% of students pro ficient in the subject content. That ranks third highest in Alabama behind Mountain Brook (84%) and Vestavia Hills (83.3%). The Huskies finished ahead of Homewood
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In Math proficiency, TCS had the sixth highest rat ing in Alabama with 56.3% proficient. Mountain Brook (76.9%) was tops in that sub ject area followed by Vestavia Hills (71.6%), Homewood (74,7%), Saraland (58.3%) and Madison (57%). Hoover finished just behind TSC with 55,9%Scienceproficient.proficiency rates show TCS at fourth best in the state with 67% of stu dents proficient in the subject. Mountain Brook (80.5%) and Vestavia Hills (79%) again finished highest in Alabama with Homewood (67.7%) third highest. Following TCS
They are among 100 new students from across the state that were accepted into the state’s only intensive spe cialty-focused school in the arts, mathematics, and sci ence. After spending each morning on robust academ ic coursework that exceeds state high school diploma standards, students in grades 7-12 devote sustained hours every day to honing their craft, flexing their creativity, and developing their unique voices within their chosen discipline. ASFA currently has about 350 students, and its graduates build on the creative habits of mind they develop at ASFA to establish successful careers in a wide array of fields, serving as innovative leaders, cultural champions, and role models for future generations.
nature of having a compre hensive plan took place when Councilman Kenneth Wash ington said that he support ed both Main Street and the comprehensive plan, stressing that they can work together.
Miller agreed that they could and that there was inten tion early on that they would both be implemented for the city. At the previous meeting, he addressed concerns about funds being secured for Main Street, leading some in the public to fear that the pro gram would be dropped.
In other business, the council: Appointed Todd How ard to the Leeds Library Board after a 5-1 vote, Declared a property on Pine Avenue to be a public nuisance, • Held a public hearing on a property on Moton being considered as an unsafe building but agreed to give 30 days for the owner to produce an architectural plan to bring it up to code, Authorized a utility ease ment for Alabama Power to install a transmission line to a portion of cus tomers in the eastern part of the Meetingscity.are held on the first and third Mondays of every month at City Hall on 1400 9th Street Northeast. Agenda packets can be seen online at the City of Leeds website.
City Attorney Johnny Brunson said he has been working with the director, Amber Vines, to refine the application Main Street sent to the board. Washington later asked him if they were in the
Further discussion con tinued for some time before Turner motioned that the resolution be tabled. All ex cept for Councilman Johnny Dutton voted “yes” to do so. Afterward, the council passed several more items before publicVinescomments.wasamong those in public
at-grade highway-rail and/or passenger-rail crossings will enhance safety and relieve traffic congestion by improv ing freight, commuter, and first-responder mobility.
“The City of Trussville and its citizens owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Massey for his years of research and compilation of the history of Trussville,” the proclamation states. “This commitment to the preservation of our his tory benefits our community and will be a lasting memorial for use by succeeding gener ations.”Choat also updated the council on the I-59 construc tion.“I want to talk about In terstate 59,” Choat said. “I had a call last week with Mr. Leonard from ALDOT. That project has been pushed back. He’s coming out next Monday to meet with us and talk about it. The project was scheduled to start in February of next year. Looks like it’s gonna be pushed back to late spring and early summer before they start on that. So he’s gonna give some updates next week when he comes out here.”
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Trussville has partnered with Norfolk-Southern and the City of Birmingham to submit a Railroad Crossing Elimina tion (RCE) planning and en gineering grant application in the amount of $10,000,000 to the Federal Railroad Adminis tration (FRA) to develop high way-rail and passenger-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improv ing the safety and mobility of people, goods and historicalcontribution2020.tountilsinceTrussvilleservedvillepeoplehistoriesturesthroughingtionpactedandseeanttoricalproclamationprovedClaudecationgranttoBirmingham$1,500,000,committedNorfolk-Southernservices.hastoallocatingandtheCityofhascommittedallocating$250,000inlocalmatchifthegrantappliisawarded.AproclamationhonoringEarlMasseywasapbythecouncil.Thestatesthat“Hispreservationisimporttoallofus,allowingustoandunderstandourpasthowithasshapedandimourpresent.”MasseyspentamajorporofhisadultlifepreservthehistoryofTrussvillethecollectionofpicandofwrittenandoraloftheareaandthewhohavemadeTrusswhatitistoday.MasseyasamemberoftheHistoricalBoarditwascreatedin19832007andasanadvisertheboardfrom2007until“Mr.Massey’sgreatesttoTrussville’spreservationwasthe
“And again, before the ac tual construction took place, the Water Board superinten dent, Bill Morris, was re minded again that this was about to take place, and there was no objection noted at the time,” Miller said.
Turner reiterated his con cern that none on the coun cil were supposedly notified and that he still didn’t under stand why the wall was there.
Miller stated that plans were in place for construction before it was known that the board would lease the room. He added that they were noti fied more than once.
“You still didn’t answer my question,” Turner told him. “Why did we build the wall without talking to the council? We didn’t appropri ate any money for engineer ing or for the wall. I still don’t understand why it was built. These people are our citi zens.”He asked if the appropri ations in eight months of ex penses would be found in the resolution to ratify the city expenses to be considered. Miller said that he didn’t know if it would be. Turner said it would be difficult to tell and would suggest later tabling the resolution, which it was.Miller told him that it was not required to tell the council about “that type” of construc tion. “Amazing,” Turner said.
“right direction” of getting approved, to which Brunson said he believed so.
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In the previous meeting, a person speaking during public comments pointed out that the doorway had been blocked off and later com pletely sealed, prohibiting access to a nearby bathroom. Turner asked Miller why that had happened, to which Mill er replied that it was for secu rity.The room where the people behind the program meet is leased from the Wa ter Works Board. The Board released a statement saying they had no knowledge that the doorway would be sealed and that the mayor stated that the board had put the wall up.
A press release from the city was later sent out, and it was stated that the door was sealed for security reasons to keep employee data and other records from being accessed. It also said that the Water Works Board was notified of the door being sealed.
“Yeah,” Miller replied. “It’s amazing that we weren’t notified that they were going to lease the building and that people would be roaming aroundAttentionthere.”then turned to a resolution to consider an agreement with the Region al Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RP CGB) to create a new com prehensive plan that was ta bled from the last meeting. A representative from the group made a presentation at the previous meeting, but Turn er suggested tabling it due to concerns that Main Street was already addressing some plans from the RPCGB.
Some discussion on the
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“Therecomments.isaworld where the Regional Planning Com mission, Main Street, RDA, the chamber, all entities work together for the betterment of our city,” Vines said. “And I can confirm, speaking for Main Street, that we will work with all entities for the betterment of our city.”
publication of a book in 1987, Trussville Through the Years, authored by Mr. Massey and his wife, Carol,” the procla mation states. “This book has been a valuable resource for many Trussville citizens over the last three-plus decades.” Massey collected copies of the Cahaba Hub and oth er newspapers published in Trussville, microfilmed the information, and presented both the newspapers and the microfilm to the Trussville Public Library for use and safekeeping, and he assisted the Alabama Historical Com mission in acquiring national recognition of the Cahaba Homestead Village Historic District by having it placed on the National Register of His toric Places in 2006
Miller restated that it was for security reasons to keep un authorized personnel from accessing secure records.
Miller replied that adopt ing a comprehensive plan was routine for the city. As with the last meeting, he explained that funds were taking longer because it has to go through a process with the Jefferson County Personnel Board as required by state law.
Miller again addressed the press release by the Water Works Board and said that their statement that he in sisted that the board blocked the doorway was incorrect, as well as their assertion that they were not notified.
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He then mentioned ac cess to the bathroom being blocked and asked Miller if the wall would remain or what any plans would be.
Just after the council ap proved the minutes of the last meeting, Councilman Eric Turner spoke up about the barricaded doorway at the meeting room for the Leeds Main Street program.
“I wanted to go on record that no one on the council knew anything about that wall being built or appropri ated any funds or engineering or construction,” Turner said.
She reported that the re source team for Main Street would meet on September 20-22. A public vision meet ing is set for September 20 at the middle school lunchroom, with the public invited to pro vide input. A presentation for findings and recommenda tions will be given on Sep tember 22 at the Leeds Arts Council.
Amber Vines speaks at the Sept. 6 meeting of the Leeds City Council. (Photo by Nathan Prewett)
Turner then took issue with the timing of calling for a vote on the comprehensive plan to be approved soon af ter the presentation was giv en, while funds for the Main Street program took longer.
Miller later said that Main Street has to show the board that it can pay the director’s salary and that the money cannot be provided until the board is satisfied.
jump lawn games, emergency vehicles, a bike raffle, and more. There will also be free hotdogs and soft drinks avail able to attendees.
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“Why someone came up with the idea that Main Street was going to be excluded is beyond me,” he said.
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Council for months concern ing the establishment of a Pinson Valley Arts Council, a nonprofit organization in the heart of Pinson to encourage, support and help develop ar tistic talents and events in the city.On Friday, Sept. 2, the Pinson Valley Arts Council founding members, along with the Clay-Pinson Cham ber of Commerce and the mayor and city council of Pinson, held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially launch the “ThePVAC.ribbon cutting went really well.” Ruff said. “We had a lady from the area with her art set up on display. We had another lady with her handmade earrings that she made –Membersbeautiful!”ofthe PVAC in clude Ruff and her husband Keithen, Dawn Tanner, Ree shawna Caddell and Pamela Brown.After the ribbon cutting, those present were invited inside the PVAC office for refreshments and to observe the many stations already set up to benefit the community. In one area were musical in struments while in other areas there were art and craft dis plays. There was even an area with recording cameras and screens where aspiring artists will be able to record music videos and TikToks.
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“We’ll have music and they will be able to just have a good time,” Ruff said. “In the world of an adult with disabil ities, there’s not a whole lot for them to do … this will be their night where they can let their hair down and they can just dance and have a good time and feel comfortable be ing Ruffthemselves.”saidshe also plans for the PVAC to host “First Friday” events, open to the community, where there will be live performances from a variety of music artists, as well as poetry readings.
“It’s just an honor to have any songs out, but this one, in particular, I feel like it’s spe cial to me,” Short said. “We put out a lot of songs in the past, but this one, just kind of, got a little bit more of a personal story, personal touch on it. So, my prayer is that it would bless whoever needs to be blessed whenever they need to be blessed. I’m pray ing that anyone struggling in a season where it could pull them away from the Lord, I pray they will listen, and hopefully, it will help pull them through it.”
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To keep up with events and services provided through the Pinson Valley Arts Coun cil, visit their website at www. pinsonvalleyarts.org or follow their Facebook page.
Ruff said she and her hus band Keithen did a similar in-
Darst, Ramirez, and Short all banded together around this idea and thought, and within an hour and a half, the song came together.
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“I hope this song will help people remember all the things that God has done for them so that no matter what adversity life brings, they can get through it knowing that God has gotten them this far,” Short said. “He isn’t finished yet. He is still God, and he is stillShortGood.”is now a worship pastor at Lifepoint Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and has been writing music since he was“I19.grew up as a military brat, but I landed [in Truss vill] for pretty much all of high school and one year of middle school,” Short said. “I came to know the Lord, and when I was a senior in high school, I hadn’t ever really been into music a lot. I would say, as far as playing instru ments or singing, I never re ally was into that until after I came to the Lord. So just from that moment, I moved to a
Winners were selected in four categories: Emerging (in business less than five years), 1-10 employees, 1150 employees, and 51-100 employees. The awards were announced at GICC’s Sep tember 8 luncheon. Gilbert Reyes State Farm sponsored the luncheon and awards.
Donations can be made at the office via cash or checks made out to Pinson Valley Arts Council. The PVAC of fice hours will be Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., un less there is a special event that otherwise interferes.
“Theyprograms.want us to help them in whatever way,” Ruff said. “Our thought is to bring the music to the schools, set up as an assembly, and just allow the children to come up on the stage. If they want to play the guitar, let them han dle the guitar, see what it feels like, see what it does. (Same with) the bass, the drums –and come and sing with me.”
For more information about the Chamber, please email diane@irondalecham ber.org, visit www.irondale chamber.org, ‘like’ them on Facebook @Irondale Cham ber, or call (205) 478-2469.
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He wrote the song with 2021 Gospel Music Asso ciation Dove Award nomi nee Hope Darst and David Ramirez after losing his nephews Tucker and Bennett Meads.“The song was written af ter the tough journey of losing my nephews,” Short said. “It was a way for us to remember that no matter how hard it got, that God is faithful and that we should always worship him, even when things don’t makeShortsense.”said that when he wrote this song, he wanted to encourage people who are struggling that they can get through any
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The “largest” small busi ness winner, the 51-100 em ployees category, is Sain As sociates.Thenominator said: “Our company is committed to supporting our community through charitable events and organization involvement. Our owners set the example for our employees by model
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people that whatever you are going through, God is there through it all.
The Pinson Valley Art Council is also considering broadening its reach in order to assist the Jefferson County School District with in-school music
“Our goal here in the area is to allow people to be able to pursue their dreams,” Ruff said. “A lot of people have dreamed of being a singer, dreamed of learning how to draw and (do) art and paint; a lot of people have thought of maybe interacting with someone else – like adults with disabilities interacting and making friends with oth er adults with disabilities and just having fun. We want to create those types of environ ments where they can come.”
Left to right: Dawn Tanner, Reeshawna Caddell, DieDra Ruff, Mayor Joe Cochran, City Councilor John Churchwell, Chamber of Commerce Director Ronnie Dixon
The recipient of the emerging business award is Deja Ray Boutique.
“Thosehome.children and the teacher loved it,” she said. “If we can go that far and teach (music), certainly we can do that right here where we live. That’s what we want to do.”
couple of different places and was under some outstanding leaders in the church, and ul timately, I learned everything that I know now.”
brought you through, remem ber how far you’ve come. So, if you do that, if you lean into all the things that I’ve done for you, then maybe, just maybe, it’ll help you get through this next hurdle because I haven’t left you, I haven’t forsaken you.’ That’s kind of where the song was birthed.”
son Valley Art Council has on its calendar is a dance for disabled and elderly adults, which will take place Oct. 8.
“We will have everything from jazz to poetry, blues to R&B,” she said. “We want to have a night where people can come out, pop their lawn chairs up, sit back and watch some live entertainment.”
school music program, called Blues in School, in St. Thom as, U.S. Virgin Islands, and they want to bring that expe rience
ing involvement themselves. Our company supports, and our staff holds leadership roles in, many engineering organizations. The compa ny supports Irondale and the Greater Birmingham area by its involvement in various community events, roundta bles, and chambers, including involvement with the Irondale Planning Commission, active membership in the Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club, sup port of the Irondale Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, sponsorship of the ‘Building Communi ty’ scholarships awarded to Irondale high school seniors, support of the Irondale Young Entrepreneurs’ Day by serv ing as a judge, leadership roles with the Chamber, and more. The company is cele brating its 50th year in busi ness this year, which is both rare and Theseimpressive.”winnersare now finalists for state awards through a partnership with the Chamber of Commerce As sociation of Alabama and the Business Council of Alabama.
As a nonprofit organiza tion, a large part of the Pinson Valley Arts Council will be to provide low cost music les sons to those in the commu nity who desire to learn but cannot afford the usual high cost of lessons. Additionally, Ruff said that the council will accept donations to help fund these lessons and other ser vices the art council wishes to provide to the community.
“The more donations we get in, the more we can give back to the city,” she said. “That’s the whole point of setting it up. We want to make sure that we have something for everybody. For the chil dren, for the disabled adults, for the elderly, and for just Joe Blow who always wanted to sing or (play an instrument).
(Clockwise from top left) Nikki Huntley from Deja Ray Boutique; Sponsor Gilbert Reyes, Sandy Dangel and Hernan’ Prado representing Vivian Mora State Farm, and Chamber Board President Sheila Kent from Chick-fil-A Eastwood Village; Sponsor Gilbert Reyes, Lee Headrick, Bubba Bates, and Susan Meadows representing Bates Roberts Fowlkes and Jackson Insurance, and Chamber Board President Sheila Kent; and Sponsor Gilbert Reyes, Alyssa Hochstetler and Mary Hope Kalin representing Sain Associates, and Chamber Board President Sheila Kent. (Photo courtesy of Diane Poole)
a toy drive for the Lovelady Center and contribute where they can to local events and organizations, including spon sorship of the Chamber and its events. Employees are en couraged by top management to attend community events, and it’s rare for the Chamber to have an event where there isn’t at least one of their em ployees there. Their business not only serves awesome cli ents, including businesses and homes in Irondale and all over Alabama, but it also respects, appreciates, and is dedicated to its employees. They believe in the concept of “shopping local,” and they continually work to support their Irondale neighbors by purchasing or ordering food, gas, and goods and services from businesses right here in Irondale. They are here for people: their em ployees, their customers, their community, and their neigh bors in Irondale and beyond.
The nominator said, “Thanks to Irondale and the surrounding areas, we have been very successful in the four years we have been open. We have put a lot into mak ing sure we offer excellent customer service and some of the best items from which to choose. Last year, we were blessed to be able to expand our business from 900 sq. ft. to 2,000 sq. ft. In May, we also opened a luxury event center, which is located right next to our boutique. We have partic ipated in prom dress drives and campaigns with Shades Valley High School. We have also brought family-friendly events to the area, such as our fashion show, Runway on the Tracks.”Vivian Mora State Farm, the winner in the 1-10 em ployees category, does much in the community, including partnering with the Irondale Fire Department to make sure community trailer parks have smoke detectors installed in the trailers. They were able to offer local high school stu dents volunteer hours for help ing with the project. The part nership has grown into a new project of helping to equip residents in our underserved community with weather ra dios. They also partnered with the City of Irondale to present Yo Amo Irondale, celebrating the Hispanic heritage in the city. Recently, they secured a grant through State Farm for the Irondale Fire Department to plan for disaster prepared ness and prevention.
The winner in the 11-50 employees category loves the Irondale community. As a business, they annually hold
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Hedwig “Hedy” Koch Nix, born April 26, 1939, age 83 of Trussville, Alabama passed peacefully at home into eternal rest surrounded by her family Sep tember 5, 2022. Daughter of Christian and Elsa Koch, she moved from Mainz, Germany at age 19 to the United States after falling in love and marrying her beloved late husband, David. They were happily married for 58 years.
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april 26, 1939 ~ september 5, 2022 (age 83)
Our daughter, sister, and friend, Sara Llewellyn Littleton left this life on August 30th, 2022. Sara was 24 years old. She is survived by her grandfather Allen (JoJo) Sullins, grandmother Peggy (Trellis) Littleton, mother Christina (Gary) Sanders, father David Matthew Littleton, uncle Joe Sullins, sister Kayla (Josh) Bailey, Gracie (Chandler) Jeschke, and Zena (Jon) Stone, brothers Justin (Hay ley) Littleton and Zan Sanders, nephews Kannon Bailey, Owen Jeschke, Zeke Jeschke, Jayden Littleton, Aiden Sanders and Asher Sanders, nieces Emma Kate Littleton and Brena Stone. Last but not least, also all of the many won derful friends that were fortunate to be a part of her life. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Trellis L. Littleton, grandmother Susan K. Holt, great grandmother Barbera Carden and great grandfather James Carden A memorial service followed by a visitation will begin at 6:00pm on Wednes day September 7th, 2022 at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens, 1591 Gadsden Hwy. Birmingham, Al abama 35235
Hedy was a proud German/American and became a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in 1975 “serving as Commander for many of those years” and was very active serving disabled veterans and their families in the Birmingham area for many years.
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Hedy truly had an ageless heart and inviting spirit. She took great pleasure in serving others. She enjoyed being the exuberant hostess of many gatherings, large and small, and created an atmosphere that was always well received. She loved her German music, gardening, bird watching on her back porch, knitting baby blankets, and baking her infamous German cookies at Christ mas time for all to enjoy. She also loved her camping trips with her beloved late husband, David and made many friends along the way. Her “hands on” roll as Mimi provided a lifetime of treasured memories for her three grand children.
three grandchildren Kristin Jarvis (Allen), Blake Winslett
Harold is also survived by his sister Jane Winslett.
Violet Rose Smith Warshaw of Springville, AL passed away on September 1, 2022. Vie was passionate about cooking, one of her best food was her choc olate pudding. It was always a big hit whenever she took it to family gather ings. She retired from Southern Living Recipe Kitchen, that she loved. She is preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Floria Smith of Pell City, AL, her son, Jeff Smith, her sisters, Jean Haddock, Polly Sachmen, Grace Underwood and Bobbie Denerb and her brother, Mike Smith.. She is survived by her sister, Judi Strange; daughters, Jane Triola (Randy), Dianne Cherry and Susie Smith (Brandy); she is also survived by seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Vie was much loved by everyone who knew her and her family. She will be missed dearly.
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6. Build a team and ask for help. If you can’t be there as often as you like due to other responsibilities, ask for help from other friends or family members.
Bill’s favorite time of year was football season when he and Evelyn would watch Alabama Football games with best friend Jakey and Jan. Throughout the years the four of them would travel together making memories that would last a lifetime. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
july 6, 1923 ~ september 1, 2022 (age 99)
october 25, 1942 ~ september 1, 2022 (age 79)
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3. Help make the new place feel comfortable. While your loved one can’t bring ev erything with them, you can bring important things. Photos, smaller pieces of furniture, or special dishes can be brought to the new place to make it feel more like home.
Hedy is survived by her two children, Norman Nix (LouAnn) of Trussville, Al, and Suzanne Nix Peranich (Eddy) of Vestavia, Al. Her three grandchildren, Jonathan Peranich of Houston, TX, Casey Peranich of Birmingham, Al, and Daniel Nix of Trussville, Al.
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Johnnie Mae Holdcroft was born on July 6, 1923, in Birmingham, Alabama in the small community of Margaret, Alabama. She was a member of Clear Branch Baptist Church. Her proudest moments was being the mother to her 4 sons and grandmother to her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Raymond Holdcroft and her son, Jerry Pritchett (Carolyn). She leaves to cherish her loving memories and is survived by her three sons, David A. Pritchett (Christine), Wayne Pritchett (Cecelia) and Sam my Holdcroft (Joyce); son special niece, JoAnn Meadows (Gary) and special friend and neighbor, Faye. She had a host of grandchildren, great grandchil dren, nieces, nephews and other family and friends that loved her and she loved them dearly.
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James Melvin Kyle, age 89 of Center Point, passed away on August 31, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents, Tommy and Susie Kyle, siblings, Bill, Bobbie Sue and Kenneth. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Butler White Kyle; sons, Larry and Phillip (Jennifer), stepsons, Ken (Alice), Brett (Patty), Glen (Laurel), 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He graduated from Mortimer Jordan High School class of 1951, a member of the National Honor Society. He worked for Kane Miller Corp, Lumberjack Meats, Sunny land Foods, Gold Kist, Home Baking, Richard Meat Co. and Pepper Enter prises. Jim was multi-talented and self taught in wood working, crocheting, mechanics, cooking and a train enthusiast. He was a member of the Smokey City Rails Train Club.
4. Give it some time. It can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months for someone to adjust to a new living situation.
Despite the hardships she endured in her final years, Hedy had a magic quality about her. She was always present in the moment and quick with a joke, story or punchline. Her loving spirit, good deeds and animated persona will be remembered by all whom she encountered. The family would like to thank Affinity Hospice for their kindness and support in making moms transition to eternal rest most comfortable and peaceful.
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William “Bill” Sanders, age 79, of Birmingham, Alabama passed away on September 1, 2022 in Hayden, AL. Bill was a graduate of Woodlawn High School where he was a standout football player. He graduated from the University of Montevallo in 1974 and went on to have a long career in law enforcement. He served in the Army Reserve, retiring in October 2002 as Command Sargent Major.
Harold and Carol were happiest cheering for Alabama Football, in the and attending hot shows.
7. Help your loved one make friends. Encourage your loved one to get to know their neighbors. Help them understand the benefits of socializing with other residents.
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5. Deal with the ups and downs. Some days your loved one may be happy and other days they may feel lonely and tell you they want to go home. Know that these feelings are normal and will likely pass. If your loved one continues to struggle, talk to the staff members to see if there is a way they can help.
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Bill Was preceded in death by his parents William Sr. And Irma B. Sanders, and the love of his life, wife Evelyn B. Sanders whom he was married to for 59 years. He is survived by his sister Marilyn Prier (Donny), son Cam Sand ers (Maria), daughter Joy Parkman (Danny Cason), sister-in-law Joyce Blackwell (Terry), brother-in-law Eddie Box (Deidra), grandchildren Chris Sanders, Peyton Sanders, Kelsi Johnson, Jordan Elliott, 6 great grandchildren, and his best friend James “Jakey” Lowery (Jan).
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PINSON — The Pinson Valley Indians hosted rival Clay-Chalkville at home Fri day night in what became one of the best defensive show downs so far in the season, with the Cougars taking home the win, 14-12.
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they’llitor,sportsthepersonanotherwithtitleofedandputtheir own stamp on the Ifjob.I have any advice for the next person in the slot, it’s this: This job is hard, but it comes with some re ally cool opportunities, too. You can never let this job be about you. When 99 percent of what you cover involves prep sports athletes, you have to remember that this job is about the kids you cover.
Two years from now, many of these kids may not even re member my name, but they’ll remember how I treated them and how I wrote about them. Their parents will remember how their kids’ eyes lit up when they saw their name in the paper. They’ll remember that I was there to cover them whether they won or lost.
This is the last column I’ll write as sports editor at The Tribune.Iplan on sticking around a bit, doing the odd bit of coverage of games when I can and likely coordinating football coverage through the rest of the 2022 season if I’m able to do it. But soon there’ll be
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Cougars survive Indians, 14-12
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The Cougars got off to a thrilling start after recovering the kickoff fumble but were hit with an interception at the 4-yard line. It wasn’t until the end of the second quarter that Cougar quarterback Kamari McClellan would find usual suspect Mario Craver for a 52-yard floater to put points on the board for the Cougars, followed by a two-point con version from Rodrekus John son to give the Cougars the 8-0
The Cougars would not succeed on their next pos session, forcing a punt. The Indians would fumble on their possession, leading to a 58-yard touchdown run from Rodrekus Johnson two plays later, giving the Cougars a 14-6 lead after an unsuccess ful PAT.
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Hewitt-Trussville vs. Hoover. Prep football Friday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. Shades Valley vs. Huffman. Prep football Friday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. Moody at Lincoln Prep football Friday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m.
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Posey answered in the third with 5:30 to go, with a 28-yard touchdown run to tack on 6 for the Indians. The PAT attempt would be blocked, making it a 14-12 ball game. The fourth quarter would be nothing but a defen sive showdown, with neither team seeing the endzone.
Kamari McClellan for most of the game, forcing 3 turn overs on the night. The Indi ans ended the night with two turnovers of their own.
attempt. The Cougars had the lead going into halftime, 8-6.
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The Indians would an swer the Cougars’ attempt at halftime redemption with quarterback Keywone Posey finding TJ Metcalf for 8-yards to give the Indians 6 after an unsuccessful PAT conversion
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NORTHPORT — No trap game here. With 7A Re gion 3 rival Hoover head ing into town next week, Hewitt-Trussville could have overlooked the Wildcats of Tuscaloosa County on Thurs dayInstead,night. the Huskies mushed to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and finished the night with a 35-7 victory.
Center Point blows out Pell City
quarter when Mason ran for a 7-yard touchdown, his second of the game. While Mason only had 34 yards on seven carries, two of those carries went for Floydscores.thenfound It wasn’t until early in the fourth quar ter before Hewitt scored again, as Mason punched in a 7-yard touchdown for his sec ond of the night. He finished the night with 34 yards on sevenButcarries.thestar of the show was Barnes, the Hewitt-Truss ville junior wideout who scored again on a 40-yard pass from Floyd with 1:54 to play. The late score iced the game, and Barnes finished with 124 yards receiving on five catches with two touch downs.Floyd went 12-of-17 pass ing for 262 yards and picked up 60 yards on the ground on 14 carries.
first two plays on the open ing possession, quarterback Asam Morrison hit wide re
Pell City managed to put together a drive, punching in a five-yard touchdown early in the third quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, however,
SPRINGVILLE — The final score doesn’t tell the whole story as the Springville Tigers fell to Southside Gads den Panthers Thursday night, 42-20.Rescheduled due to the threat of severe weather on Friday, the Springville squad put together some of its best football of the season but still succumbed to some of the same mistakes that have kept the Tigers out of the win col umn all season long.
Fresh off a 32-6 victo ry over Huffman on Thurs day, September 1, the Eagles played their first true home game at the Eagles Nest, get ting their first chance to play on the new artificial turf com pleted just in time for the Pell City game. Once the backs and receivers found their footing on the new surface, Center Point scored on big plays by the offense, defense, and special teams throughout the contest.
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Southside 34-yard line. How ever, Southside quarterback Gage Nesmith fumbled the ball right back to Springville on the Panther’s first play from scrimmage.
Asa Morrison stepped up to keep the first half close against Southside Gadsden on September 8, 2022. (Photo by Ron Burkett) CENTER
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The offense went curi ously quiet until the fourth
Horne returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for Center Point’s first touchdown on the newFollowingturf. an impressive stand by the Center Point de fense, quarterback Jabari Col lier found running back Troy Bruce open on a screen pass, breaking several tackles on his way to a 70-yard touch down on the first play of the second quarter, putting Cen ter Point up 14-3.
The second half saw Bruce take charge. Bruce scored on an 11-yard run on the Eagles’ first possession of the third quarter and gathered a four-yard pass as Collier rolled to his right for another touchdown with 6:08 left in the third Centerquarter.Point scored its third touchdown of the third quarter less than a minute later as the defense got into the act on a pick-six by Deon Moore with 5:17 left in the third quarter, putting the Ea gles up 49-3.
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Collier was impressive with his arm and his feet. Midway through the second quarter, Collier found Harold Holloman open on a thirddown and long, that went for 34 yards before Holloman was dragged down at the oneyard-line by Pell City. Collier punched it on the next play extending the lead to 21-3. He scored once more with just 1:10 left in the second quar ter as Center Point went into halftime with a commanding 28-3 lead.
Pell City scored first on a 33-yard field goal with 4:33 left in the first quarter. How ever, Center Point immedi ately responded as Kemarius
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The Huskies finished with 361 total yards of offense.
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Springville received the kickoff to start the game. Af ter gaining one yard on the
Floyd hit Ka’Darius Barnes down the sideline on a 51-yard pass which set up a 9-yard touchdown run by Jaqson Melton with 2:45 left in the quarter to lead 28-7.
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ceiver Noel Cox, who fum bled at the end of the run turning the ball over on the
After allowing an onside kick to the Wildcats to open the game, Hewitt’s defense held, and Jadon Loving took the offense’s second play from scrimmage to the house on a 73-yard pass from Pey ton Floyd. With the PAT, it was 7-0 Huskies with 9:53 left to play in the first quarter.
With excellent field posi tion deep in Southside terri tory, Springville put together a solid drive that stalled in side the Southside five-yard line. With 6:36 to go in the first quarter, Springville head coach John Clements decided to roll the dice early, keeping his offense on the field on a fourth down and goal from the three-yard line but were stopped short of the goal line turning the ball over on downs.
Center Point quarterback Jabari Collier finds running room against Pell City (Photo by Ron Burkett)
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Hewitt-Trussville head coach Josh Floyd. (Photo by Ron Burkett)
CENTER POINT — The Center Point Eagles chris tened their new turf with a smack down over the Pell City Panthers, 56-10, Friday night, improving their record to 4-0 (2-0 Region 6) action.
Leeds football file photo by Ron Burkett.
sive leader Carson Dillashaw said. "We came out, and we didn't give up a first down except penalties. Every er ror we made is very fixable. I feel like we did our job to night."Moody got the ball to start the game and didn't do much, giving it to the visiting team after a failed fourth and one
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ball loose. Fellow defensive lineman Kavion Henderson covered the ball for a Green Wave touchdown.
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ODENVILLE — Thirdranked Leeds scored a touch down in every phase of the game Thursday night in a 5213 victory over 5A Region 6 foe St. Clair County.
Leeds scored on their first play from scrimmage, a 47yard run by Hunter for his first touchdown.
Just five more yards on the return would have giv en Bruce at least one touch down rushing, receiving,
The Green Wave (4-0, 2-0) got 3 touchdowns on the ground from senior Jeremiah Hunter as part of a 187-yard rushing night. They added a touchdown from the defense and two scores from the spe cial teams units.
Pinson Valley takes on Oxford on the road next Fri day, September 16, at 7 p.m. Clay-Chalkville will host Center Point at home at 7 p.m.
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"Coach always teaches us, just run hard every time we get the ball," Hunter said. "Look for our keys and our gaps, and we just hit it."
Blue Devils crush Cleburne County
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MOODY — Under the Thursday Night Lights at The Bill, Moody closed out a 3-game home stand with a dominating 62-7 win over the visiting Cleburne County Ti gers to improve to 4-0 on the season.
The Blue Devils' offense would take advantage, with McCarty finding Dozier from 5 yards out for their second touchdown connection of the night. Moody's defense held again and, again, Blaine Burke would put points on the board with a tough run from the 2-yard line, putting Moody up 35-0, and that is how the half would end.
Blaine Burke runs the ball for another Blue Devils touchdown against Cleburne County on September 8, 2022.
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said Center Point Head Coach George Bates. “The only thing is I’m ticked off at him because he’s got to finish off that kickoff return.”
It was a dominant per formance from the opening whistle. St. Clair County (0-3, 0-1) did not earn a first down until nearly halftime and fin ished with 107 total yards of offense.
Later in the first quarter, Leeds earned its first defen sive touchdown of the season.
attempt. However, Cleburne County was unable to do any thing with the opportunity and gave it right back. Cole McCarty would find Davion Dozier on a jet sweep pass from one yard out to get on the board.
End Chris Burge pressured St. Clair quarterback Nigel Dowdell into his own end zone, then jarred the foot
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All that was in the first half. At intermission, Leeds led "Really,45-0. what you're play ing against is your own stan dard," Leeds head coach Jer ry Hood said. "What is your standard? Can you exceed that this week? That's really all that matters."
To open the second quar ter, Leeds punt returner CJ Douglas hauled in a Saints punt at his own 17, then knifed through the coverage for an 83-yard score.
"The most impressive thing about CJ, he ran the touchdown back, a long punt return, then he goes down and makes the tackle on the next kickoff," Hood said.
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Stifling defense was the name of the game tonight for Moody, holding the Tigers' offense to only 119 yards of total offense, 61 on a late scoring"Comingdrive. into the week, coach challenged us," Defen
The Moody defense wouldn't allow any yards on the next drive, turning it back over to the offense. This one would be capped off by a Blaine Burke 22-yard scam per for the touchdown, put ting the home team up 14-0.
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Cleburne County would start the half with the ball, and on the second play from scrimmage, they would fum ble the ball, and Zane Smith recovered it at the 21. McCa rty would then find Burke out of the backfield for a 20-yard touchdown.
and on special teams for the 5 foot, eight-inch senior. On the night, Bruce gained 123 yards on nine rushes, caught four passes for 110 yards, and gained over 100 all-pur pose yards, most of them coming on the 65-yard kick off “Ireturn.just trusted my team. I followed the blocks, and I ex ecuted the game plan,” Bruce said. “I was seeing lanes, and I was taking them. If the O-line made the lanes, I ran through them. They make me look good, and I make them look
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“We give them too many explo sive opportunities,” Guess said. “We just have to get our offense cleaned up.”
The second quarter would be much of the same. After a big punt return by Kolby Sey mour, McCarty would reward him on the very next play by throwing to him from 25 yards out and scoring another Blue Devils touchdown. The Tigers would fumble the ensuing kickoff, giving Moody anoth er short field to work with.
for our defense that they came up big; they won the game for us,” Cou gar Head Coach Drew Gilmer said. “You can throw all re cords and stats out the win dow when it comes to Pinson Valley, you’re in for a battle. We just have to clean up our mistakes. We have to play better.”Indian Head
was up against with the Cougars and was proud of their ability to close in on what the Cougars do best.
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I tell ev erybody he’s the best poundfor-pound back in the state,”
Center Pont finished the game with 230 yards passing and 174 yards rushing for a total of 404 yards. With the win, Center Point remains undefeated, heading into an important Region 6 matchup on Friday, September 16, at Clay-Chalkville, the defend ing 6A state champion. While the season is still young, Cen ter Point has a chance to raise a few eyebrows next week against one of the most domi nant programs over the last 20 years.
Center Point’s offensive star of the game, Troy Bruce, col lected the directional kickoff at the 30-yard line near the far sideline. Bruce, break ing multiple tackles, found a seam, crossed the field, and scampered 65-yards down the near sideline before being dragged down at the five-yard line. Julius Finnerson crossed the goal line on a one-yard run moments later to put Cen ter Point up 56-10.
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Sometimes I had to ask hard questions or write diffi cult things. Sometimes people were angry. Back when I was just starting out, one of my journalism professors — the great Gordon “Mac” McKer rall — told me that if people were always happy with you, you probably weren’t doing your job.
Writing about the stu dent-athletes in The Tribune’s coverage area is an honor. I hope the next sports editor understands that.
Bruce ran the ball only nine times — totaling 123 yards and scoring twice. He also caught a four-yard pass from Jabari Collier for a score in the third quarter.
That’s what championship teams do. Many of the current Clay-Chalkville players were on the 2021 state champi onship team, and they knew they’d be challenged against a very good Indians squad.
I haven’t always been right. I’ve screwed up on oc casion. I’ve sometimes come away wishing that I could have done more, or done it better.One of the things that I always try to do is cover women’s sports as seriously as I cover men’s sports. That meant showing up at volley ball games and women’s bas ketball games. It meant ask ing questions of the womens’ coaches in the same way that I’d ask questions of the men’s coaches.
Like Lewis Grizzard said: “It wasn’t always easy, but I sure had fun.” Thank you, readers, for letting me be a little part of your lives over the last 15 months or so. I’ll see you down the road.
most any superlative fits Cen ter Point tailback Troy Bruce.
I want to thank the coach es that trusted me, the parents who supported me and the kids who played the games. In the end, those kids are what it’s about, and my interactions with them are what I’ll carry away from this job.
Soeither.farthis season, Bruce has 668 yards rushing on 61 carries. He’s scored 15 touch downs — 13 of those on the ground — and he’s averaging 11 yards per carry.
Center Point’s Bruce earns Player of the Week honors
But Clay-Chalkville’s de fense couldn’t stop Pinson Valley once the Indians got the ball back. PVHS’’ sig nal-caller, Keywone Posey, found TJ Metcalf for an 8-yard touchdown with less than 20 seconds left in the half. The attempt at a twopoint conversion failed, and with 17 seconds before the break, Clay-Chalkville led 8-6.Johnson answered the call for the Cougars in the third quarter as he broke off a 58yard touchdown run with 9:40 left in the third quarter. The two-point conversion at tempt failed, and the Cougars led
Once14-6. again, Pinson Valley
Clay-Chalkville survived a nasty defensive battle against Pinson Valley to remain undefeated. (Photo by Ron Burkett)
On Friday, Bruce proved his coach’s point again as he racked up more than 300 all-purpose yards and scored three times against an over matched Pell City team. The Eagles won 56-10, and they’re now 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in 6A Region 6.
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The Cougars were held to their lowest offensive output of the season — 246 yards — but still managed to hold the Indians to only 186 yards of totalMcClellanoffense. threw the touchdown to start the scor ing, but also threw three in terceptions. On a night when Pinson Valley had more first
I put miles on my car and lost hours of sleep to go cov er games that might not have gotten covered otherwise. Like the Pinson Valley and Leeds basketball teams play ing state tournament games with their tip-offs coming within a couple of hours of one another — one game in Hanceville and one game in Jacksonville — and I made it to bothLord,games.thatwas hard. It did result in the Leeds basketball Twitter account requesting a state trooper escort for me, though. Even in jest, #geth
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It’s the mark of a cham pionship team to experience adversity and to overcome it. It wasn’t pretty, but ClayChalkville did just that on Friday night against their arch-rival.That’s why they’re The Tribune’s Argo Hardware Team of the Week.
CLAY — Sometimes a squad earns The Tribune’s Argo Hardware Team of the Week for firing on all cylin ders and blowing out their opponents.Othertimes, it’s for gut ting out a tough win on the road against a rival team. That’s Clay-Chalkville, who prevailed 14-12 against a Pin son Valley squad that seemed more than prepared to take on the Cougars on Friday night.
answered when Posey took the rock into the end zone to score with 5:30 left in the game. The Cougars managed to block Damian Gonza les’ extra point attempt, and that left it 14-12 as ClayChalkville and Pinson Valley slugged it out on defense for the rest of the game.
downs (11 to Clay’s 9) and more receiving yardage (112 yards to Clay’s 74), the Cou gars had to find a way to win.
I got to cover teams that won state titles and teams that fell just short of that goal. I got to cover teams that strug gled and teams that rose up to do what no one else thought they could. Whatever gripes I might have about the job, covering the teams and the athletes was never one.
The sports editor job is gogo-go all the time, and some times I felt like my coverage was a mile wide and an inch deep. I’m going to miss this place and these people.
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Bruce didn’t score on a kickoff return, but he set the Eagles up in good field posi tion with a 70-yard runback at one point in the game.
Rushing. Receiving. Run ning back kicks. It might be helpful to note that Bruce has also played quarterback for the Eagles before, so the idea of him tossing a touchdown isn’t out of the realm of possi bility
That’s why Bruce is the OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports Player of the Week.
Bruce faced stiff compe tition from teammates Jabari Collier (12/15 for 230 yards passing, 3 total TDs) and Har old Holloman (4 catches, 169 yards for a 42.3 average yards per catch). Also nominated for the award were Moody quar terback Cole McCarty (13/16, 188 yards, 4 TDs) and Pinson Valley’s TJ Metcalf and Tevis Metcalf, who combined on a huge defensive effort to allow 0 catches in man coverage against rival Clay-Chalkville.
Bruce has been offered a scholarship to play football at Southern Miss. He was of fered by the Eagles back on February 10 of this year. He’s a leader on a team that fin ished as one of the top eight teams in Class 5A in 2021 and is now making the transition to 6A.That move to 6A has so far not slowed Bruce — nor the Eagles — down in the least.
I think that made a differ ence in our coverage, and I know the young women and their coaches appreciated it.
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The 5-9, 170-pound se nior has been an All-State selection, an All-Tribune Team lock, and a superstar presence on the Eagles’ foot ball squad ever since he was a freshman. Center Point head coach George Bates has said on more than one occasion that Bruce is the best poundfor-pound running back in the state.And maybe he’s right.
Troy Bruce (No. 7) had 300 all-purpose yards as Center Point steamrolled a hapless Pell City team. (Photo by Ron Burkett)
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The Eagles overcame a hostile crowd, three turnovers and a defense that was abso lutely intent on stopping the No. 1 team in Class 6A.
After nearly a full half of scoreless action, Kamari McClellan found junior wide receiver Mario Craver for a 52-yard touchdown pitch and catch late in the second quar ter. From there, Rodreckus Johnson added the two-point conversion to make it 8-0 with 3:10 left in the half.
Bobby Mathews is — for a little while at least — still sports editor at The Tribune, as well as the author of the novel, Living the Gimmick. Reach him on Twitter: @ bobbymathews or via letribune.combobby.mathews@trussvilemail:
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