The Trussville Tribune – October 19 - 25, 2022

Trussville Council passes proclamations declaring Rotary World Polio Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Crystal McGough Associate Editor

TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville City Council ap proved a proclamation Tues

Leeds Council makes offer for new Main Street location, agrees to livestream meetings

By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune

Leeds – During a meet ing of the Leeds City Hall on Monday, Oct. 17, the city council approved an offer to move the Main Street pro gram to the train depot be

Trussville’s Pinnacle scores upscale outdoor retailer

From The Tribune staff reports

TRUSSVILLE — Water Mountain Trail, a new up scale outdoor retailer, is set to open in the Pinnacle Shop ping Center in Suite 106 on Oct. 22, 2022.

Owner and founder of Wa ter Mountain Trail, Brett De Loach, said this would be un

Board of Education discusses state trust fund, adopts mental health opt-in policy

By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune

on Thursday, Oct 13 Su perintendent John Moore spoke on an announcement made in a conference with State Superin

Trussville Witches Ride is fast approaching – Register to ride today

From The Tribune staff reports

TRUSSVILLE — Truss ville Witches Ride, Inc., a nonprofit whose mission is “witchy women riding for a local cause,” is preparing for this year’s ride through the historic Cahaba Homestead to take place on October 22 at 5 p.m. Registration for the ride is now available, and all witchy women are invited to participate in support of the ride’s beneficiary, Caleb Wil son.

Caleb is an 11-year-old Trussville resident who is bat tling a type of cancer called Neurofibromatosis (NF1), re sulting in the growth of tumors in Caleb’s nervous system.

“I’m truly blown away by the amount of growth that Trussville Witches Ride, Inc. has had in the last three years, and we believe our communi ty will show up and show out once again for Caleb Wilson and his family,” said Christy McDonald, President of the Trussville Witches Ride com mittee. “This year, we more than doubled the number of sponsors that we had for last year’s ride. We are expecting

some growth in the amount of registrations as well, so get ready to see hundreds of cackling witches riding through town on Saturday.”

Online registration is open until October 21 at 5 p.m. for $35. Late registration will be available the day of the event for $45. Witches participating in the ride must be 16 years or older and must sign a waiver. Any witch who is under 18

years of age must have a par ent or legal guardian sign the waiver on their behalf.

A bicycle or low-speed vehicle is required to partici pate in the ride; there will be no walking this year. Per the Trussville Police Department and Public Safety, all lowspeed vehicles must have a tag and VIN number issued by the DMV, mirrors, and blinkers.

Checkin will begin at 4 p.m. at Cahaba Elementa ry. After check-in, witches will line up for judging and then will take flight at 5 p.m. through the historic Cahaba Homestead and will end up at Ferus Brewery at 5:30 p.m. for a Country Western-themed afterparty featuring The Tom my Crowder Band.

Center Point residents reject ad valorem tax increase

By Loyd McIntosh For The Tribune

CENTER POINT — Af ter an ad valorem tax initia tive failed to pass earlier this week, Center Point Mayor Bobby Scott said city leader ship is confident they can find alternate ways to fund pub lic safety and debris removal projects.

“We’re a little disappoint ed that it didn’t pass, but that’s the process of democracy,” Scott said. “We’re going to look for other ways to fund these programs and turn our attention to the public safety side of things.”

Center Point residents soundly voted against a pro posed ad valorem property tax increase from .005% to .012% in a special election held Tuesday, Oct. 11. Ac cording to a post on Cen ter Point’s Facebook page, 595 votes were cast, with 398 (66.89%) voting against the measure and only 197 (33.11%) voting in favor of the ad valorem tax increase.

“As an elected official, I believe it’s important to offer our residents the best pos

sible resources to improve their quality of life. Those resources primarily consist of health and safety programs,” Scott said in a statement re leased after the special elec tion. “The way we fund those resources is through various taxes we collect to run the city. Any attempts to increase that revenue are solely done with the intent to help the res idents more efficiently.”

Scott said he believes many Center Point residents voted against the plan be cause they overestimated how

much more they would have to pay in property tax.

“I think the main issue was a misunderstanding of how the taxes were calculat ed,” he said. “For a home val ued at $150,000 it would only have been an additional $120 per year.”

Scott and the Center Point City Council hoped to fund a new department tasked with debris and brush pickup — a significant point of concern among city residents — as well as address police pres ence in the city.

Earlier this year, Waste Removal, Inc. abruptly dis continued offering brush and debris pickup in Center Point, leaving the city government in a tough spot. The expect ed money from the ad valor em tax increase would have been used to fund a new de partment focused at a cost of approximately $600,000 per year.

With the initiative defeat ed, Scott said the city is al ready looking at alternative ways to fund these initiatives and has begun talks with oth er waste removal businesses to help with brush and debris removal, which, Scott says, has been taxing on the city’s finances.

“After the fact, we have had some contact with a couple of companies that be lieve they can do the work at a more reasonable cost,” Scott said. “We have been burning through funding, and the companies we’ve been talking to feel they can do it at a more reasonable rate.”

Scott said he and the coun cil are also exploring creative

Marcus Spanevelo charged with abuse of a corpse in Cassie Carli case

ST. CLAIR COUNTY — St. Clair County District Attor ney Lyle Harmon announced that Marcus Spanevelo had been charged with abuse of a corpse in the Cassie Carli case.

Irondale Chamber presents checks to local schools at October luncheon

From The Tribune staff reports

IRONDALE – The Greater Irondale Chamber of Commerce (GICC) pre sented checks to two local schools at its Oct. 13, 2022, luncheon.

Moody Council hears request to accept Creekview subdivision roads

By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune

MOODY – The Moody City Council heard a request from the Creekview Home owner’s Association to accept their roads for repair during a brief meeting at City Hall on Monday, Oct. 10.

Ascension St. Vincent’s celebrates groundbreaking of Trussville freestanding ER and hopes to expand to communities in need

By Erica Thomas 1819 News

TRUSSVILLE – Ascen

St. Vincent’s celebrated the groundbreaking of a new

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Trussville Witches Ride in 2020. Photo by Shawn Bowles

Center Point City Hall

Savvy Senior: How much does an average funeral cost?

By Jim Miller

Dear Savvy Senior,

How much does a typical fu neral and body burial cost today? My wife and I are in terested in prearranging our funerals but would like to have a cost idea before going in so we can plan and budget appropriately.

Planning Ahead

Dear Planning, It definitely pays to know what charges to expect when pre-planning a funeral. Most people don’t have a clue and can often be upsold thou sands of dollars’ worth of extra services they may not want or need. Here’s a break down of what you can ex pect.

Funeral Prices

The first thing you need to be aware of is that funeral costs will vary considerably depending on your geograph ic location, the funeral home you choose and the funeral choices you make. With that said, here’s a breakdown of what an average funeral costs, nationwide, according to the most recent data from the Na tional Funeral Directors As sociation.

Professional services fee: This is a basic non-declinable fee that covers the funeral provider’s time, expertise and overhead: $2,300.

Transfer of the remains: This is for picking up the body and taking it to the fu neral home: $350

Embalming and body preparation: Embalming is usually mandatory for open-casket viewing, oth erwise it’s not required un less the body is going to be transported across state lines. Embalming costs $775. Other body preparations, which in cludes hairdressing and cos metics runs $275.

Funeral viewing and ceremony: If the viewing and funeral ceremony is at the fu neral home, you’ll be charged for use of the chapel and any necessary staff. Costs: $450 for viewing, and $515 for fu neral ceremony.

Metal casket: This is a big money maker for funeral homes, with markups of up to 300 percent over the whole sale price: $2,500.

Funeral transportation: Use of hearse and driver; $325 to transport the body to the cemetery. Use of a service car/van: $150.

Memorial printed pack age: This includes printed programs and memorial guest book: $183.

In addition to these costs, there are also a number of cemetery costs like the plot or mausoleum fee, the vault or grave liner that most cem eteries require, and the open ing and closing of the grave, all of which can run between

$2,000 and $3,000; and the gravestone, which typical ly runs between $1,000 and $3,000.

You’ll also need to bud get for related expenses like flowers for the funeral ($200 to $400), the newspaper obit uary fee ($100 to $800 or more), the clergy honorarium ($200 to $300) and extra cop ies of the death certificate ($5 to $35 per copy depending on the state).

All told, the average cost of a total U.S. funeral today with viewing and cemetery burial is around $12,000.

Ways to Save

If this is more than you’re willing or able to pay, there are ways to save. For starters, you should know that pric es can vary significantly by funeral provider, so it’s wise to shop around. If you need some help, there are websites you can turn to like Parting. com that lets you easily com pare prices online based on

what you want.

When evaluating funeral providers, be sure you get an itemized price list of services and products so you can ac curately compare and choose what you want.

The most significant way to save is to request a “direct burial” or “direct cremation.” With these options you and your wife would be buried or cremated shortly after death, which skips the embalming and viewing. If you want a memorial service, you can have it at the graveside or at your place of worship without the body. These services usu ally run between $1,000 and $3,000, not counting ceme tery charges.

Send your senior ques tions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior. org. Jim Miller is a contrib utor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Se nior” book.

fore agreeing to a suggestion by Councilwoman DeVoris Ragland-Pierce to begin live streaming meetings.

Before the meeting be gan, Councilman Kenneth Washington requested that the council go into executive session, the topic being for a particular individual. The session lasted for more than half an hour before the coun cil returned.

Among the items on the agenda was a resolution to make an offer to the Leeds Main Street program to lease a space for a new meeting room at the Historic Train Depot for no cost.

As with the previous meeting, Miller said that the depot would be ideal as it would reportedly provide of fice space, a storage area, and has “high visibility.” He add ed that the depot would still be available to the public and the Leeds Historical Com mission.

Ragland-Pierce said that specifications would need to be included in the offer re garding things such as times of availability at the depot.

City Attorney Scott Barnett said that amendments can be made to the offer before any decision is made by the Main Street board whether or not to accept.

The specifications were added to the resolution and were passed.

Just before the floor was opened to public comments, Ragland-Pierce suggested meetings be live-streamed and called to vote on the mat ter.

“We want to make sure that we’re totally transpar ent with our citizens on what we’re doing, the decisions that we’re making,” Rag land-Pierce said.

Miller did not oppose the idea and said that it would have to be added to the agen

da, which it was as 22-10-07.

Developmental Service Di rector Brad Watson said that additional equipment may be needed and estimated the cost to be less than $5,000.

Councilman Eric Turner suggested investigating get ting services at lower costs or for free. The council then unanimously approved the motion by Ragland-Pierce.

Among public comments was Susan Carswell, chair of the Historical Commission, who asked for clarification on what the city offers to the Main Street program in terms of space. Miller replied that one office space is being of fered.

Afterward was Leeds Main Street Director Amber Vines, who said there were “things we wanted to iron out” about the potential move to the depot. She said that she requested a meeting before the council met but did not re ceive a response and that the board of the program could have provided information.

Miller told her that they can modify any specifications before deciding to accept. Before she stepped away, Vines asked for clarification regarding the Office Lounge, a building that owner James Carroll is trying to reopen and who asked about permit ting for construction during public comments at the last meeting.

Vines asked if the build ing was being considered to be turned into a restaurant, but Miller told her that that was not the location that was being looked at.

Later, Carroll himself said that he had turned in the paperwork and talked with professionals to have the building be ADA-compliant. However, he stated that he was having problems with the permit process, saying it had been taking too long since it closed several years ago.

“I think the city ought to look at a new way of permit

ting,” he said. “A new way of fast forwarding the way they permit.”

Carroll said that he had been trying to work with a contractor to repair the roof of the building, though Wat son replied that the contrac tor did not have the required license and that architectural plans have to be presented as mandated by state law.

A discussion followed for some length in which Carroll said he had not received re sponses from the city when ever he reached out. He also said that he turned in draw ings to the city for certain modifications to the bath room but that they had been lost. On a final note, he said that he would speak to an architect and return with the plans.

In other business, the council:

• Approved a request to rezone Cahaba Mobile Park from B-2 (Gener al Business District) to RMHP (Residential Mo bile Home Park District) to allow for contiguous zoning designations for all parcels of the park,

• Tabled a resolution to de clare a property on Moton Street to the next meeting,

• Passed the 2022-2023 budget with the exclusion of line item 01-5012 or appeals (to be addressed at another meeting), Authorized the repurchase of cemetery lots at Cedar Grove Cemetery,

• Authorized the release of funds for Main Street, and

• Adopted and ratified the September 2022 city pay ables and expenditures.

Meetings 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.

Nathan Prewett can be reached at nthomasp6@ gmail.com.

Trussville

day declaring Oct. 24, 2022, Rotary International World Polio Day in the city of Truss ville.

“This makes me very happy to do this,” Councilor Lisa Bright said.

According to Procla mation 2022-29, Rotary launched PolioPlus in 1985, and in 1988, helped establish the Global Polio Eradication Initiative – which today in cludes the World Health Or ganization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preven tion, UNICEF, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alli ance – to immunize children of the world against Polio.

“… Polio cases have dropped by 99.9% since 1988 and the world stands on the threshold of eradicating the disease,” the proclama tion states. “To date, Rotary has contributed more than $2.4 billion and countless volunteer hours to protecting nearly three billion children in 122 countries. Rotary is working to raise an addi tional $50 million per year, which will be leveraged for maximum impact by the ad ditional $100 million annual ly from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. These efforts are providing much needed operational support, medical staff, laboratory equipment and educational materials for health workers and parents.”

Additionally, the proc lamation states that there are over 1.4 million Rotary members in 46,000 clubs throughout the world. Sever al members of the Trussville Daybreak Rotary Club were present for the reading of the proclamation.

The council also approved Proclamation 2022-30, de claring October 2022 Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the city of Trussville.

“This one is near and dear to my heart,” Councilor Jaime Anderson said. “My grandmother actually passed away from breast cancer. So, this affects a lot of people in our community. It’s been a long time – it’s been about 10 years – since we’ve done a proclamation, so I didn’t want to let it pass again.”

Shayna Swann, whose brother started Turn Truss ville Pink in honor of their mother, was in attendance and received a framed copy of the proclamation.

“Our mother was a breast cancer survivor,” Swann said. “So far, Turn Truss ville Pink has raised almost $100,000 for UAB Research in honor and memory of our parents.”

Turn Trussville Pink takes place on the third Wednesday in October and, this year, will be on Oct. 19.

Councilor Anderson of fered and the council unani mously approved Ordinance 2022-21ADM, officially es tablishing the City Veteran’s Committee.

“It’s been a long-time coming,” Anderson said. “As most people know, we have a very active Veteran’s Com mittee. They wanted to create bylaws. It is a new committee and I’m thankful to the mayor and the rest of the council for creating this committee, but we’ve needed an ordinance

to actually officially establish it. So, this is just an ordinance establishing the City Veter an’s Committee, which will allow them to then create by laws by which they will be a permanent committee here in Trussville.”

In other business, the council approved the follow ing:

• Ordinance 2022-022ANX, annexing 5142 Vann Val ley Road & 5568 Martin Road Properties Ordinance 2022-023ANX, annexing 6871 Happy Hollow Road Property

• Ordinance 2022-024ANX, annexing 7343 Roper Road Property

• Resolution 2022-52, en dorsing the ALDOT In terstate Lane Widening Project Resolution 2022-53, de claring Public Works ve hicles and other assets as surplus property

Additionally, the coun cil elected Lisa Bright as the new council president and Jaime Anderson as the new president pro tem for the No vember 2022 – October 2023 term.

The Trussville City Coun cil regularly meets on the sec ond and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. Due to the upcoming Nov. 8 general election, the first meeting in November will take place on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022.

“The beauty of this event is that it provides support for a local cause, bringing our com munity together,” said Niki Lincoln, Vice President of the Trussville Witches Ride com mittee. “There is something for everyone – from the ride to the parade to the afterparty – everyone can participate in

to the Wilson family for those who do not actually ride but still want to contribute to Ca leb’s fight with NF1.”

Registration for the Truss ville Witches Ride can be found here, and an FAQ doc ument for those interested in participating can be found here.

To keep up with what the Trussville Witches Ride com mittee is brewing up for this

Trussville Mayor and City Council present Trussville Daybreak Rotary Club Members with a proclamation for Rotary International World Polio Day (Photo by Crystal McGough)

Groundbreaking

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freestanding emergency de partment Thursday in Truss ville.

The facility will include 12 treatment rooms, an onsite lab and imaging, a helipad and emergency care for all ages. Officials with the health care system hope to not only expand the Trussville facility in the future but also expand those services to other areas throughout the region.

Christopher Dodson, di rector of Business Devel opment for Ascension St. Vincent’s, said there is a real need for these types of facili ties across the state.

“Especially because of the COVID pandemic, we saw such a need for people to seek care close to home and not have to go the hospital unless they really needed to,” said Dodson. “So, the cool thing about a freestanding emergency department is it’s a hospital-level of care but re ally close to where you live, and that’s the need we are try ing to fill.”

Since the onset of COVID-19, ambulance ser vices have been strained and sometimes unable to respond to emergencies. They are

BOE

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tendent Eric Mackey that the Alabama Education Trust Fund accrued $2.7 billion more than what was budgeted.

He said that there were different possibilities to how the money could be allotted to schools, including an income tax refund. Allocations could be made for what he called ad vancement and technology, as well as payroll for staff.

He mentioned that during the conference the speakers noted $100,000,000 was re quested from the state board to be used for school safety. Not only would this be used for school resource officers but also for cameras and other equipment that could be bene ficial for safety.

Additionally Moore an nounced that the district was granted $75,000 from the St. Clair County Commission as an annual appropriation for the school resource officers.

often forced to stay with pa tients outside overcrowded emergency rooms where beds are unavailable.

Jefferson County com missioner Joe Knight said the reach would be much greater than just the immediate area of Trussville.

“The good thing about something like this is with the ambulance issues we have, this reduces the [wait] time,” said Knight. “Put them in here, get them ready, get the ambulance back on the road and in service.”

Rural health care needs

Over the past 10 years, more than 163 hospitals have closed across the country, and 11 of them were in Alabama.

Rural hospitals remain at risk of being shut down, and Dod son said freestanding emer

Among the actions taken was to adopt a mental health “opt-in” policy, something that was mandated by the legislation earlier this year. Moore said that the policy requires parents to sign a form to allow students to receive certain mental health services, though he said that the current counselor for the dis trict has been working this way before the policy was enacted.

In his comments Moore said that the district’s student population has grown 2 ½% or 45 students.

“That’s a positive,” he said. “That’s something that we can work with.”

In another positive Moore said that he received a report that found that there is a 79% reading proficiency in grades two through three. He credited the work of programs like sum mer reading for the number.

“That’s a great thing,” he said. “That had a lot to do, y’all, with summer work and the dedication of people during the summer.”

gency departments could be the answer to connect people with the care they need.

“Our goal as we continue to expand into communities like Trussville is to get into communities that don’t have access close to home,” ex plained Dodson.

Certificate of Need Ascension St. Vincent has a development in prog ress in the city of Pelham as well. Officials are currently going through the Certificate of Need (CON) board to get clearance for that project.

The state of Alabama has required CON approval since 1979. Unlike other business es, health care facilities must go through a process that of ten prolongs the time between the idea for a new facility and actually breaking ground. The

board is set up to review the market in which these facili ties are being built and has the ability to deny a certificate.

State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) was at the As cension St. Vincent’s ground breaking Thursday. He said he has spoken to other law makers in the past about con cerns with the CON program. Garrett said he would like to look into those concerns to address a program that is like ly outdated. But for now, he said this facility would benefit his district for years to come.

“This will be a tremen dous service for our district to have this freestanding ER facility here,” said Garrett. “Our population has grown; we have growth in our hospi tals nearby, but we also need to have facilities like this. … This will make access to healthcare easier for our peo ple, and it’s a very good thing. We welcome them here.”

Construction on the $20 million facility, off Green Drive in Trussville, is set to begin in November. Ascen sion St. Vincent’s operates five hospitals and several oth er facilities across the region.

To connect with the au thor of this story, or to com ment, email erica.thom as@1819news.com.

Cassie Carli

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Harmon stated that the Ala bama Law Enforcement Agen cy and the Santa Rosa County, Florida Sheriff’s Office, have found sufficient evidence and probable cause to bring the charge of abuse of Cassie Car li’s corpse in St. Clair Coun ty, Alabama, against Marcus Spanevelo.

According to Harmon, abuse of a corpse is classified as a Class C felony in Ala bama and carries a range of punishment of 1 to 10 years. This charge has been pending since May of this year, and a hold has been placed on Mar cus Spanevelo while he was in custody in the State of Florida.

On Friday, October 14, 2022, Spanevelo signed doc uments agreeing to extradition to the State of Alabama. Once he is brought to the State of Alabama to face this charge, St. Clair County court will ad dress issues related to his right to counsel, bond, and the con ditions of bond since Class C felonies such as this are bond able offenses in Alabama.

“While the investigation into the cause and manor of Cassie Carli’s death are on going, this current charge does not limit any agency or state from pursuing addition al charges at the appropriate time,” Harmon stated.

The body of 37-yearold Cassie Carli of Navarre, Florida, was found in a shal low grave during the search at 7826 U.S. Highway 11 in Springville when authorities executed a search warrant on a property in St. Clair Coun ty. The barn where Carli’s re mains were located is believed to be located on Highway 11 in Springville.

varre, Florida, on Sunday, March 27, when she met Spanevelo so their daughter, Saylor, could visit him.

Carli’s father reported her missing to the Santa Rosa sheriff’s authorities on Mon day, March 28.

Authorities later locat ed Carli’s vehicle behind the restaurant where she had met Spanevelo on Sunday.

Carli’s daughter was locat ed safe and unharmed.

“First and Foremost, our hearts and prayers go out to the family of Cassie Carli,” Harmon stated. “Currently, a massive investigation into Cassie Carli’s death is ongoing and involves three states and their respective state agencies.

“These agencies continue to work tirelessly with each other for the common goal of justice. I appreciate the effort that the State Attorney’s Office in Florida and the Sheriff’s Office in Santa Rosa County, Florida, is investing into dis covering who and what caused Cassie Carli’s death.

Chief Financial Officer Ryan Miller gave his usual update on the financial status of the district, reporting that 96.84% of the general fund revenues were received in August. 106.67% of the local funds were received, up 8.50% from this time in 2021.

The month was ended with an excess of revenues over expenditures in the General Fund of $2,341,419 and the unreserved fund balance was $5,480,692.

In other business the board:

• Determined the Alabama Association of School

Boards delegate assembly, with members Kathy Dut ton and Aaron Moyana to attend, Approved a contract for a speech language patholo gist to fill in for the previ ous as she is on maternity leave and

• Accepted bids from Shelf Stable and Osborn to pro vide milk for the schools.

The next meeting will be held on Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Leeds Board of Education Building 1517 Hurst Avenue. Nathan Prewett can be reached at nthomasp6@gmail. com.

Carli’s ex-boyfriend, Spanevelo, is said to have a connection with the property Carli was found on.

Santa Rosa County Sher iff’s Office stated in April 2022 that Spanevelo was ar rested by the Tennessee Bu reau of Investigations and the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he was being held on charges of tampering with evidence, giving false information con cerning a missing person in vestigation, and destruction of evidence.

Carli was last seen in a restaurant parking lot in Na

“While my office has no authority to dictate the crimi nal charges which the State of Florida may bring or the abil ity to influence the timing of how they travel through their court system, I appreciate the open and candid discussions that have taken place between the Office of the State Attor ney in Florida and my office regarding this investigation.

I will continue to lend them whatever assistance the law allows with the hope that the Carli family will have closure.

“I am prevented by the Al abama Rules of Professional Conduct from discussing mat ters involving current investi gations and active cases other than the information that I pro vided above. Therefore, I will not be making further state ments regarding this investiga tion unless additional charges are brought.”

Photo credit: Nathan Prewett

Cassie Carli (Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa County Sheriff Facebook page)

Photo by Erica Thomas

Trail

with hiking and camping gear and apparel, along with sunglass es, mugs, coolers, kayaks, and more.

Some of the brands will include Prana, Black Dia mond, Big Agnes, Mountain

Hardware, Yukon, Costa, and Oakley.

“I hope to bring some thing new, upscale, and excit ing to the city of Trussville,” DeLoach said.

DeLoach, who grew up in the Trussville area, hopes to bring a variety of products for the outdoor enthusiast in one location.

Water Mountain Trail’s web site www.watermountaintrail. com will be available soon.

Irondale

Representatives from Shades Valley High School and Jefferson Christian Acad emy were present to receive the donations from the Cham ber.

“The Chamber believes it’s important to support our schools,” GICC Board Presi dent Sheila Kent said. “These students are our future em ployees, business owners, and community leaders.”

The Chamber also pre sented a $50 check to Lee Headrick, whose homemade “Snickers Ice Cream” was voted the “Crowd Favorite” at the Chamber’s Ice Cream Social last month.

Additionally, Ken Gris som from the Alabama Small Business Development Cen ter Network (ASBDCN) was the featured speaker at the luncheon and shared infor mation on grants available for small businesses.

ASBDCN has certified business advisors who pro vide confidential one-to-one counseling sessions with cli ents at no cost. They also host

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MoodyCreekview HOA director Terry Daniels was present to make the request, saying that holes have formed on the roads that have caused dam aged to residents’ cars.

Mayor Joe Lee said that the HOA will need to put in a formal request, which will be followed by a resolution to accept the streets at anoth er meeting. A report on the road estimated the costs to be shared by the city at 25%.

The cost will be $72,693. The HOA will pay 75% or roughly $54,000.

The council heard month ly reports from departments, including the police and fire, with Captain Reece Smith reporting 1,521 calls, 46 ar

rests, 62 warning citations, 128 traffic citations, 82 re ports, 95 misdemeanors, 35 felonies and police vehicles drove 15,227 miles. Vehicle expenses were $4,461.70.

Fire Chief Larry Hor ton reported 175 responses, three fires (two vehicles, one woods, grass or rubbish), 97

emergency medical calls, nine vehicle wrecks, 15 pub lic services, 34 lift assists, 17 false alarms, mutual aid giv en twice and received twice, and the average dispatch to enroute time was one minute, 41 seconds and dispatch to ar rival was six minutes and 43 seconds.

There were 25 annual in spections, two re-inspections and one pump inspection.

In other business the council:

• Approved Smith’s request to pay AXON for body cameras for $15,411.54,

• Approved Smith’s request to purchase Cross Match computer software for $429.33, Approved Smith’s request to repair the windshield molding on car #345 for $476.73,

• Approved Smith’s request approval to purchase Duty Ammo $790, Approved Smith’s request to advertise a full-time SRO officer to be paid through the Shelby Coun ty Board of Education,

• Approved Smith’s request

For more information about the Chamber, email diane@irondalechamber.org, visit the Chamber’s website

to hire a non-certified po lice officer, with the cost of police academy training for $3,500,

• Approved a request from Library Director Sara Roberts to renew the da tabase Fold3 Library Edition for October 2022 through September 2023 for $1,186.46., Approved a request from Public Works Director Steve Mitchell to purchase two front tractor tires for $988.24,

• Approved Mitchell’s re quest to purchase one truckload of cold mix about 30 ton for $2,820, Approved Horton’s re quest to purchase a hy draulic hose for the Hurst rescue tool for $750,

• Approved Lee’s Request

at www.irondalechamber. org, ‘like’ them on Facebook @Irondale Chamber, or call 205.478.2469.

to purchase new tires for the mayor’s vehicle for $1,160,

• Approved Councilman Lynn Taylor’s request to update the city pay scale to add a fire department lieutenant scale and up date the starting pay for a fire captain, and Donated $14,500 from the American Rescue Plan Act fund to Moody Elementary School to be used for cleaning and san itizing, as well as painting four entry/stairways.

Meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at Moody City Hall on 670 Park Ave.

Nathan Prewett can be reached at nthomasp6@ gmail.com.

Photo credit: Nathan Prewett

training events to provide in formation on business plan ning and accounting, financ ing, and more.

Clockwise from top left (L to R): Chamber Board President and Chick-fil-A Marketing Director Sheila Kent, Dr. Martin Carter (Assistant Principal) and Reuben Nelson (Athletic Director/ Football Coach); Chamber Board President Sheila Kent, Ronnie Howard Jr. (Head of School), Dr. Ruth Brooks (Middle and High School Principal), and Mrs. Rebecca Stanley (Elementary School Principal); Ice Cream Social “Crowd Favorite” winner Lee Headrick and Chamber Board President Sheila Kent; and ASBDCN’s Ken Grissom and Chamber Board President Sheila Kent (Photo courtesy of the Greater Irondale Chamber of Commerce)

Water Mountain Trail (Photo courtesy of Brett DeLoach)

Lass But Not Least: Getting Hip for Halloween

By Ken Lass

Are you in fear of losing touch with pop culture? I have a name for that. I call it hipo phobia. I made it up. It’s not rational, I know, but for some strange reason, many folks feel if they don’t maintain at least a working knowledge of mod ern trends, they will turn into a grumpy, old curmudgeon who has nothing to do but revel in the good old days, constant ly complaining about the way things are now. It may already be too late for you. But there’s hope. I present this column as a public service.

My favorite way to stay “hip” (Lesson #1, you’re prob ably not hip if you use the word “hip”) is to frequently search for the top ten lists of contem porary items to see how many you still recognize. Top ten current songs, top ten movies, streaming services, annoying lawyer commercials, celebri ties doing reverse mortgage ads, you get the idea. This time of year, the Halloween season, provides a great opportunity to see where you stand. Every Oc tober, make it a point to consult the internet for the top ten Hal loween costumes for kids. Af ter all, if you can still recognize the characters the children are wearing when they show up at your door trick or treating, you can’t be too far out of touch.

You might be pleased to know that seven of the top ten costumes this year are tradi tional favorites. Number one was the Puppy Pals cartoon characters. I’m all over that

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one, spending many hours with the grandkids watching Skye, Marshall, and Chase.

The Justice League characters (Wonder Woman, Batman, The Flash) were second. Would you believe number three was Dor othy from the Wizard of Oz?

How many folks under sixty would even know who that is?

Judy Garland would be proud to know her sweet portrayal in the 1939 movie still endures. (I hear you younger readers say ing, ‘Judy, who?’)

Other familiar costumes in the top ten include Darth Vad er, complete with a laser sword.

Heavy breathing is not includ ed. Number seven was T-Rex.

It seems our children’s fasci nation with dinosaurs never wanes. However, this is an in flatable, full-body costume that looks like it weighs a ton. I’d be afraid my child would collapse from dehydration in that thing.

Finally, black Panther and Son ic the Hedgehog made the list. I can’t seem to think about Sonic the Hedgehog without thinking about Sonic the restaurant, and I get this craving for a choco late milkshake. I digress.

There were three entries in the top ten that stumped me. See if they stump you.

Number five was Harley Quinn. Have you ever heard of her? If not, you’re not keep ing up with your DC Comics villains. Don’t feel bad. Me neither. Apparently, she is a henchwoman for The Joker.

Number six was Jailbird Kid. It’s the black and white striped uniform of a prison inmate. I read that the character is from

contract that would continue to provide deputies in the city.

Scott said city leaders now may look at a hybrid plan, re moving a couple of deputies while investing in one or two city-owned police cars and hiring a small number of po

a popular book. Really? Kids read books?

Finally, this one should be the ultimate pop culture test for you. Number nine on the list was Foxy, a robotic pirate fox, complete with a black eye patch and a Captain Hook-style arm. If you can tell me what media he is from, then I bow down to you as the hippest, most with-it, grooviest cat in all of Trussville. Give up? So did I. Upon googling it, I learned he is from a video game called Five Nights at Freddy’s. The game is so popular it is soon to be made into a movie. How did I miss this? Very unhip of me.

Anyway, now you know. So when your doorbell rings on Halloween night, and you an swer it to find your neighbor’s kid dressed up as a dysfunc tional pirate fox, you can say, “Oh, you’re Foxy. You’re from that video game. I understand it’s very popular. Can’t wait for the movie to come out!”

I guarantee that your young adult neighbors who are chap eroning the kids will be ex tremely impressed. They will no doubt spread the word, and you will quickly garner a rep utation as being among the coolest people in northeast Bir mingham.

A word of caution here. Achieving this degree of hip ness is addictive. Before you know it, you’ll be listening to songs by Post Malone and buy ing tight blue jeans with rips in the knees.

Ken Lass is a retired Bir mingham TV news and Sports anchor and Trussville resident.

lice officers.

“We’re hoping to get cars from the state bid and release one or two deputies,” Scott said. “In the end, we believe this will just be a transfer of funds rather than require new funding.”

HTMS 7th grade football team recognized during TCS BOE

By Hannah Curran Editor

TRUSSVILLE — The Hewitt-Trussville Middle School 7th grade football team was recognized during the Trussville City Schools (TCS) Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Monday, Oct. 18, for being Metro South Cham pions.

Athletic Director Lance Walker explained that this year the middle school football pro gram had 140 plus students participating.

“The first thing I think about is how many people that play sports their entire lives are nev er part of a championship team, much less undefeated season,” Walker said. “So for these guys to do that in their first year; it’s really exciting. I want to thank them. They’ve been working hard in spring, summer, and early mornings preparing for this, so I want to thank them for their hard work.”

Walker also thanked the parents who made it possible for the athletes to be at every practice and game.

“Obviously, none of these guys can drive,” Walker said. “Getting up for early morn ing workouts, picking up after practice. We recognize it’s a lot we really do, and I want to thank you for the part that you played in this exciting season.”

Coach Terry Gillespie was also congratulated for being named 7th grade Metro Coach of the Year.

“Our coaches did an out standing job of organizing and leading, and we’re really thank ful for them,” Walker said.

Gillespie explained it’s not an easy feat to get from one place to another, especial ly with away games and how much they traveled this year.

“We really appreciate the parents’ support, and we have great administration that sup ports us, our program, our coaches, and student-athletes,” Gillespie said.

Gillespie also thanked Walker for “being the back bone” of supporting the pro grams in athletics.

Hewitt-Trussville Middle School (HTMS) Principal Jen nifer Abney also congratulated the team for their accomplish ments and for representing HTMS well.

“I appreciate all the hard work that you all have put in and practice but also as a stu dent as well,” Abney said. “I want to say a special thank you to our coaches and a spe cial congratulations to coach Gillespie, so just really proud of you. Thank you for repre senting yourselves, your par ents, and HTMS in the best way possible.”

During public comment, several members of the com munity spoke to the board about concerns with the school system.

Mike Kidd, whose daughter is a type 1 diabetic, asked act ing superintendent Dr. Frank Costanzo what his plan is for addressing the concerns and complaints of children with dis abilities in the school system.

Costanzo said that every child in the school system and

every school system every where deserves the right to free and appropriate public educa tion.

“I believe that every child can learn, they can grow, and they can succeed,” Costanzo said. “My role is to do that and help support our teachers, ad ministrators, staff, this board in whatever capacity that I can bring.”

Costanzo said the school system’s job is to find out what needs a student has and how the schools can help them.

“Through the IEP team of leaders, teachers, staff, support [from the board], to provide an educational program and sup port that program and follow that program to do everything we can to help them be suc cessful,” Costanzo said. “They have a right to learn just like any other child, so there’s no difference in children to me. They’re all our students, re gardless.”

Costanzo explained that his brother-in-law had cere bral palsy and passed away at 52-year-old.

“We fed him, we carried him, we did everything for him,” Costanzo said. “I’m very sensitive and very understand ing to any child that has any disability regardless because it’s our role; they rely on us as parents and as a school sys tem.”

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Phil Williams: Show me the money!

By Phil Williams, 1819 News Commentary

Have you seen the 1996 movie “Jerry Maguire?” It was technically billed as a romantic comedy-drama, but there were just enough sports scenes to make the guys feel like they didn’t have to turn in their man card for liking the movie. Tom Cruise plays Jerry Maguire, a down-onhis-luck sports agent in a cut throat world of backstabbers and money grabbers. Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays Jerry’s only remaining client.

“Jerry Maguire” was one of those movies that birthed a slew of one-liners that have made their way into pop cul ture. Like the famous, “You had me at hello,” or,” You complete me,” or the little kid asking randomly, “Did you know the human head weighs 8 pounds?” All good, but the one that probably goes down as one of the most iconic catchphrases is the crazy phone discussion that Cruise’s character had with Gooding’s character.

Jerry was trying to save his career, and the other agents in his office were scarfing up his clients, and he couldn’t dial the phone fast enough to stay ahead of the inter-office poachers. He was hemorrhaging cli ents, but he managed to get Gooding on the phone, who had just one of the criteria for Jerry to keep him as his client. You probably remem ber the line:” Show me the money!” They literally be gin to yell it back and forth.

“Show me the money!”…”

I don’t feel you, Jerry!”…” Show me the money!”…”

Congratulations, you are still my agent.” It was a classic scene.

The phrase “show me the money” is repeated by folks every day in a variety of set tings, and it is so endemic to the American vernacular that it is likely that many folks don’t even realize where the phrase originated. But there it is, the movie “Jerry Maguire” from 25 years ago.

But let me flip that script into a different venue. I have, on many occasions, discussed on air whether or not the state legislature is ever going to “show us the money.” All kid ding aside, that’s a legitimate concern. We are the taxpay ing citizens of a state that is more flush with cash than it has ever been …. ever … as in the history of ever. But the legislature is openly reticent about showing us the money.

Why? What good reason could Alabama taxpayers have forever being OK with seeing nothing from their elected officials in the form of true and across-the-board tax relief? Why would the com bined Republican majorities in the State House, Senate and the Governor’s office not be inclined to provide a tax break to its citizens?

Before I delve into that question further, let me just point out that I’m not sug gesting something that is out of left field. Not at all. Every other southeastern state has enacted some form of mean ingful tax relief in the last two years. Thirty-three states across the nation have done so. Some of those measures have been temporary to assist folks during this inflationary economy, such as Florida and Georgia waiving their state gas tax for a period of time. Other states have enacted ac tual meaningful tax reforms, like Mississippi lowering their overall tax rate or South

Dakota pressing to do away with a tax on groceries. But yet Alabama has not.

Those examples and more are the actions of state leaders elsewhere that are happening now. They are measures that are being taken despite the complete understanding and acknowledgment of their state leaders that it will mean a re duction in revenues but with the understanding that it is just what is best for their cit izens. So why not Alabama? Are there any good excuses as to why not? Let’s walk through that for a minute.

Is it possible that the elect ed leadership in Montgomery believes that we don’t have enough revenue? Not at all. The numbers don’t lie, and Alabama has more cash on hand than we’ve ever had.

Current revenue collections are more than what is needed to sustain current operations. Most recent reports indicate that Alabama made its budget requirements just 10 months into the fiscal year, mean ing that revenues exceeded

Alabama Constitutional Amendment on ballot will help protect integrity of future elections

Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column.

By Paul DeMarco

We are now less than thir ty days to Alabama’s Novem ber 8th general elections.

There will be a lot of state wide and local races for vot ers to choose when they go to the polls.

However, down the ballot, after the candidates for office, there are also ten amendments to the Alabama Constitution to be considered as well.

One of those is Amend ment 4, which relates to gen eral elections in the state of Alabama.

If approved by voters, in the future, Alabama lawmak ers would have to enact any changes to election law at least six months before any election that may be affected by the new statute.

State Representative Jim Carns proposed this Amend ment after the 2020 presi dential elections; some laws governing how votes could be considered or counted were changed around the country

close to the last election.

Just as in football, the

rules of the game should not be changed while they are playing.

Election laws should be no different, so voters have confidence in the integrity of the results. It is not fair to candidates or voters when the law governing access to the ballots are altered so close to the days the polls open.

Hopefully, this Amend ment will pass in November to go into effect before the next set of elections.

Paul DeMarco is a for mer member of the Alabama House of Representatives and can be found on Twitter at @ Paul_DeMarco.

appropriations. The legisla ture just passed the largest Education and General Fund Budgets in the state’s histo ry. Those two budgets passed just a few months ago are actually for FY2023, mean ing that legislators expect that revenue will remain at or above current levels for the foreseeable future. Alabama also has massive tranches of federal relief dollars that have yet to be fully spent. In short, excuse number one is out. The availability of money is not the issue preventing tax relief.

Well, could it be then that the leadership in Montgom ery is worried that the econ omy will bottom out? Possi bly. The Biden economy is certainly difficult to navigate or predict. But that does not mean a thing when it comes to short-term relief and even some forms of long-term relief. The fact is that, as a matter of law, the legislature can’t just sock money away

in a savings account. Gener ally speaking, funds on hand must be appropriated and spent or earmarked, but they can’t just sit. We have a re serve account for both the ed ucation and general fund bud gets, but they are both based on percentages of revenues and capped at certain levels. Neither reserve accounts are allowed by law just to grow and grow. Any monies in the state coffers must be spent on the budgets or reserved in ac cordance with existing law, or they have to pass a new act to allow them to harbor it off to the side. So, if they have ex cess funds (which they do), then the only thing keeping them from giving some back to the people is … nothing.

The next possible excuse is the question of whether the leadership in Montgomery believes that they can use the excess funds that came from all of the massive COVID re lief to give the citizens a tax break. The answer to that is easy: they certainly can. It was actually our own Ala bama Attorney General Steve Marshall who helped to lead a fight against the Biden admin istration and won a ruling that declared that COVID relief dollars could, in fact, be used to provide tax relief. Massive amounts of excess funds still exist, which must, by an act of Congress, be allocated by a certain date and one of the things that those funds can be spent on is tax relief. The legislature has had epic lev els of COVID relief dollars, so much so that they had to have a separate appropriation bill outside the usual budget ing process earlier this year to allocate over a billion dollars in excess funds. They did, in

fact, allocate those funds and spent it all on government. They could have waived the grocery tax for three years. They could have lifted the gas tax for six months. They could have lowered the cor porate income tax rate. But they chose instead to spend more on government.

The last I checked, there have been no government employees who missed a pay check during the recession. There have been no signif icant reductions in force in government offices. There have been no curtailed ser vices, no loss of public sec tor benefits. It has been the private sector that has borne the fiscal brunt of the past several years. Meanwhile, the legislature has increased the gas tax and declined to offer any meaningful tax relief, while both red and blue states around the nation have done so.

It is absolutely past time for meaningful tax relief to be provided by the legislature and the governor to the cit izens of this state. There are no fiscal excuses to keep them from doing so. What it comes down to is the real question: Do they want to?

Taxpayers across Alabama should be on the phone with Montgomery, yelling, “Show me the money!”

To contact Phil or request him for a speaking engage ment, go to www.rightsid eradio.org. The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the poli cy or position of 1819 News. To comment, please send an email with your name and contact information to Com mentary@1819News.com.

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Phil Williams is Policy Director for the Alabama Policy Institute.

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Reduction in hunting accidents reaches milestone

By David Rainer

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Re sources

More than 200,000 hunt ers will pursue the abundant game in Alabama this season, which means hunter safety should be at the forefront of any outdoors adventure. Cap tain Marisa Futral, Hunter Education Coordinator with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wild life and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, would love to see a repeat of the 20212022 season when zero fatali ties were reported for hunting accidents.

“Last year was a good year,” Futral said. “Every body needs to keep up the good work. There were no fatalities in firearms or tree stand accidents. We had few er treestand accidents than firearms incidents, which is unusual.”

WFF Director Chuck Sykes hailed the milestone and recently emphasized the progress made in reducing accidents in the field.

“Hunter safety is a pri ority for us at WFF,” Sykes said. “So, at the February 2020 Conservation Advisory Board meeting, I made a spe cial PowerPoint slide out of our yearly hunting accidents showing that we had been

slowly decreasing the num bers for the past several years.

“Zero fatalities during last season was a monumental occurrence. That’s the first time since WFF began keep ing records in 1973 that we have had zero hunting-related fatalities. I certainly hope we can carry this over to this up coming season.”

Futral said five treestand accidents and 10 firearms ac cidents were reported. Of the firearms accidents, four were self-inflicted.

“Those self-inflicted ac cidents include stumbling and falling, or the trigger got caught on an object,” she said. “The key is that the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction. Be aware of where the muzzle is pointed just in case of an ac cidental discharge.

“Also, no dove hunting accidents were reported, which was good. We had two waterfowl hunting incidents. One was self-inflicted, and one happened when the vic tim was covered by a shooter swinging on game.”

Two turkey hunting inci dents were reported, with the victims located behind the turkeys. One quail hunting incident and one hog hunt ing accident were reported, while four accidents occurred during deer hunts.

“The deer hunting inci dents were basically careless handling of firearms,” Futral

said. “The hog hunter stum bled and fell.”

Though not fatal last sea son, these accidents under score there’s never a time to get complacent.

“Complacency will get you in trouble,” Futral said. “The number of treestand accidents are trending in the right direction. This is the lowest number of treestand accidents that we have had.

We just need everyone to re main diligent about treestand safety. Most treestand acci dents happen when you’re going up or coming down the tree. Make sure you have a quality safety harness, and the rule to follow is to remain attached to the tree when your feet leave the ground un til your feet are back on the ground. We also had one ac cident happen when a hunter was moving a treestand, so be diligent when putting stands up and taking them down.

“I do think word is getting out about our safety outreach on both treestands and fire arms. Hunter education defi nitely helps, and our PSAs (public service announce ments) are helping. I do think hunters are more aware of being safe when they’re hunt ing.”

Futral urges all hunters to follow the 12 guidelines for using a treestand safely:

Always wear a safety harness, also known as a fall-arrest system, when you are in a treestand, as well as when climbing into or out of a treestand.

Statistics show that the majority of treestand inci dents occur while climb ing in and out of a stand.

• A safety strap should be attached to the tree to prevent you from falling more than 12 inches.

• Always inspect the safety harness for signs of wear or damage before each use.

Follow all manufacturer’s instructions for use of a safety harness and stand.

• Follow the three-point rule of treestand safety. Always have three points of contact to the steps or ladder before moving. This could be two arms holding and one leg step ping on the ladder or one arm and two legs in con tact with the ladder before moving. Be cautious that rain, frost, ice, or snow can cause steps to become extremely slippery. Check the security of the step be fore placing your weight on it.

Always hunt with a plan and, if possible, a buddy. Before you leave home, let others know your exact hunting location, when you plan to return, and who is with you.

Always carry emergency signal devices such as a cell phone, walkie-talkie, whistle, signal flare, PLD (personal locator device), and flashlight within reach even while you are sus pended in your fall-arrest system. In the event of an incident, remain calm and seek help immediately.

Watch for changing weather conditions.

• Always select the prop er tree for use with your treestand. Select a live, straight tree that fits within the size limits rec ommended in your tree stand’s instructions. Do

not climb or place a tree stand against a leaning tree.

Never leave a treestand installed for more than two weeks since damage could result from chang ing weather conditions and/or other factors not obvious with a visual in spection.

Always use a haul line to pull up your gear and (un loaded) firearm or bow to your treestand once you have reached your desired hunting height. Never climb with anything in your hands or on your back. Prior to descending, lower your equipment on the opposite side of the tree.

• Always know your physi cal limitations. Don’t take chances. Do not climb when impaired by drugs, alcohol or if you’re sick or fatigued. If you start thinking about how high you are, stop climbing.

As for firearms safety, Fu tral stresses the 10 command ments of safe firearms use:

• Treat every firearm as if it is loaded.

• Control the muzzle of your firearm. Keep the barrel pointed in a safe direction.

Never point a firearm at anything that you do not wish to shoot, and insist that shooting and hunting companions do the same.

• Be sure of your target and beyond. Positively identify your target before you fire, and make sure no people, livestock, roads, or build ings are beyond the target. Never shoot at water or a hard, flat surface. A rico cheting bullet cannot be controlled.

• Don’t use a scope for tar get identification; use bin oculars.

Never climb a tree, cross a fence or jump a ditch with a loaded firearm.

Store guns and ammu nition separately. Store firearms under lock and key, and use a gun case to transport firearms.

• Make sure your barrel and action are clear of all ob structions.

Unload firearms when not in use. Never take some one else’s word that a fire arm is unloaded. Check yourself.

• Avoid drugs and alcohol when hunting or shoot ing. Even some over-thecounter medicines can cause impairment.

Using a quality harness and remaining attached to the tree at all times are keys to treestand safety. (Photo courtesy of Hunter Safety Systems)

Products like the LifeLine keep hunters attached to the tree while climbing to or descending from a treestand. (Photo courtesy of Hunter Safety Systems)

Always use a rope to pull up your bowhunting equipment or unloaded firearm to your treestand. (Photo courtesy of Hunter Safety Systems)

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Haunted BOOkfair!

October 19 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Join us for Storytime for Grow in’ Beans with Ms. Allison on Friday, October 21st at 10 AM.

Our theme is Spaghetti! We’ll read books, have fun, do a craft, & have a snack.

Storytime is designed for pre-K children, but all ages are wel come.

Join us for a monthly club to celebrate all things anime, manga, & Japanese culture on Monday, October 24th at 5 PM.

This event is for teens only, 6th-12th graders.

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Welcome to our Haunted BOOkfair on Wednesday, Oc tober 19th from 9 AM to 6 PM & Thursday, October 20th from 9 AM to 7 PM!

Browse our selection of USED books & media as well as new toys, trinkets, candy, posters, & more! All sales will benefit pro gramming at the library.

Anyone wearing a fun costume will receive a bonus/discount!

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Haunted BOOkfair! October 20 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Welcome to our Haunted BOOkfair on Wednesday, Oc tober 19th from 9 AM to 6 PM & Thursday, October 20th from 9 AM to 7 PM!

Browse our selection of USED books & media as well as new toys, trinkets, candy, posters, & more! All sales will benefit pro gramming at the library.

Anyone wearing a fun costume will receive a bonus/discount!

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We’re partnering with Pinson Parks & Recreation to watch the movie in the outdoor am phitheater. There will be crafts, activities, & snacks available.

The movie will start at approx imately 6:30 PM, so arrive ahead of time to get settled.

This event will be held out side & can be affected by the weather, so please check with the library or on social media for updates.

Pinson Bicentennial Park is lo cated at: 4200 Oak St, Pinson, AL 35126

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Homeschool Hangout is a monthly event for homeschool students to learn together, meet new friends, & use re sources available at our library.

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Corey Lane Mitchell

february 13, 1986 ~ september 29, 2022 (age 36)

Corey Mitchell, 36, passed away on September 29, 2022, in Springville, AL. Corey is survived by Tiffany Mitchell - wife, of Springville, Eddie Mitchell - father, Sherry Richardson - mother. Kyle Mitchell- Brother, Patricia Dormady - grandmother and a host of other relatives and friends. The service for Mr. Corey Mitchell will be held on Friday, at 12:00 PM at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation: Friday, at 11:00 AM at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East. Burial: Jefferson Memo rial Gardens East, AL.

Donna Gravette Horn may 17, 1936 ~ october 6, 2022 (age 86)

Donna Gravette Horn, age 86 of Trussville, AL passed away on October 6, 2022 at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was a graduate of Hewitt High School and lifelong member of Huffman Baptist Church. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, James Horn; her children, Stephen C. Horn, Danna K. Hassett (Jim), and Jeffrey Allen Horn (Cara); six grandchildren and one great granddaughter. A funeral service for Mrs. Horn will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Trussville on Saturday, October 15th at 12:00 p.m. A visita tion for friends and family will be held on Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Jefferson Memorial Funeral home. The burial for Mrs. Horn will Immediately follow the chapel service at Jefferson Memorial’s adjoining cemetery. Dr. Michael Gravette will preside over the services.

Harvey Golden Jones, Jr.

january 22, 1941 - october 16, 2022

With extreme sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved hus band, father, and grandfather, Harvey Golden Jones, Jr. Harvey, 81, was an Auburn resident and member of Auburn United Methodist Church. His loving family was by his side.

Harvey was born on January 22, 1941, in Montgomery, Alabama, to the late Harvey Golden Jones, Sr., and Ann Coleman Jones. He grad uated from Auburn University in 1964 with an art degree. His talent and creativity were illustrated in his career of 40 years in the Creative Advertising industry. He retired as Creative Advertising and Marketing Director at WestPoint Stevens.

Harvey is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Sara Broughton Jones; his daughter, Heather Sims (Jody Corbitt), his son, Christopher Brough ton Jones; and two grandchildren, Parker and Sarah Grace - all of whom he loved dearly. He is also survived by his uncle, Byron Coleman.

Harvey loved God and his family with all his heart, mind, and spirit until his last breath. He was honest, loy al, loving, and selfless, and he gave his heart and soul to his family and friends. On a sunny afternoon, you would find Harvey at the golf club, and on Saturday afternoons in the fall, he cheered on the Auburn Tigers.

A celebration of life and memorial will be held on Friday, October 21, 2022, beginning at noon. The me morial service will follow at 1 p.m. at the Auburn United Methodist Church, 137 South Gay St, Auburn, AL 36830.

In place of flowers, the family has asked donations to be made in Harvey’s memory to the Bethany House, 1171 Gatewood Drive, Building 100, Auburn, AL 36830, or to The CJD Foundation by visiting www.cjdfoun dation.org/donate.

Danny Wayne Arnett

february 25, 1951 ~ october 7, 2022 (age 71)

Danny Wayne Arnett of Odenville, AL, passed away at the age of 71 on October 7, 2022. Danny was born on February 25, 1951 to the late John Wesley and Pauline Holcombe Arnett. He is survived by his brother; Johnny Arnett (Jenny) and one nephew; Jason Arnett (Kay la) as well as a host of extended family. Danny was a member of, and had many friends at Bethel Baptist Church in Moody, Al.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the charity of your choice or your church.

Graveside Services for Mr. Arnett will take place, October 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East in Trussville, AL

Virg inia Ann (Stephens) Miller

august 23, 1949 ~ october 6, 2022 (age 73)

Virginia A Miller, 73, gained her heavenly wings on Thursday, October 6, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carl Joseph Miller; parents, Benjamin Jerome Stephens Sr. and Virginia Mae Stephens; brothers, Benjamin Jerome Stephens Jr. and Virgil Roy Stephens. She is survived by sister, Peggy Snyder (Kevin); Daughters, Misty Vick (Richard), Traci Rogers (Greg Zuber); Grandchildren, Ashley Miller, Teissa-Renee McDill (Tommy), Kelsi Plugge (Brian Smith), Michael Vick (Kelsie), Benjamin Rogers (Rose Vega), Jacob Rogers, Drake Vick, Olivia Vick, Cyrus Vick; Great grandchildren, Meagan, Trey, Eli, Jax tyn, Della-Raine, Adelyn, Harper; best friend, Jimmy Robertson; nieces, nephews, and many friends. She retired from Bellsouth after almost 30 years. She was known affectionately as Mom, Mimi, and Red. Family will receive friends and family on Monday, October 10, 2022 at 5:00-7:00 p.m. for visitation at Jefferson Memorial Home Chapel in Trussville. The service will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Jefferson Memorial Home in Trussville.

Lionel D. Grizzell

october 11, 1938 ~ september 27, 2022 (age 83)

Lionel D. Grizzell, age 83, of Trussville, AL went to be with the Lord on September 27, 2022. Mr. Grizzell was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. He worked for the City of Birmingham for over 30 years be fore retiring. He was an avid Alabama football fan and loved to fish. He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Sam Grizzell and Ora Belle Clifton Grizzell, brothers, Edsell Grizzell and Carlon Grizzell. Mr. Grizzell is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Wanda A Griz zell; his son Bryant Grizzell (Tammy); his daughters, Robbie Vernon and Deborah Coulan (Norman); special niece, Rachael Norris; special sister-in-law, Sharon Parker. He also leaves behind several nieces and nephews. The funeral for Mr. Grizzell will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville, AL on Sat urday, October 1st at 12:00 p.m. with the visitation for friends and family held one hour prior to the service. Burial will immediately follow at Jefferson Memorial’s adjoining gardens. Pastor Bill Evans is officiating.

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they should do with their loved one’s ashes. Some families may opt to scat ter the ashes or keep them in a single urn in a specific location such as a cemetery niche. However, it is also possible to distribute the ashes among different people and places.

Keepsake urns or jewelry are a popular option for many families. Keepsake urns are smaller urns that hold a portion of the deceased’s ashes. This idea is that the ashes can be divided up among family members who live in different places. Another option is to place some ashes in a piece of keep sake jewelry such as a pendant.

You can even distribute some of the ashes among different family mem bers and then keep the remainder of the ashes in a cemetery. This way, everyone is able to keep their loved one close, but it also allows families to have a specific place to visit to remember and honor their loved one.

In some cases, people may wonder if it is acceptable to distribute ashes this way. With the exception of a view few religious sects, this distribution of ashes is just fine. Some religions have definite views against cremation. Generally speaking, if a religion allows for cremation it is also acceptable to store them in a single container, distribute them or scatter them.

The law as well doesn’t have much to say on the topic. Unless there is a large family dispute over how the ashes should be stored or dispersed that must be settled in court, which is pretty rare, the law allows for families to do as they choose.

The most important thing to consider in these circumstanc es is the wishes of the deceased. Whenever possible, try to follow the wishes of your loved one. And if possi ble, let your own family know your wishes so that they can feel comfortable making the decision when the time comes.

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game one for the ages

Battle of the Bridge comes down to bobbled extra point

By Loyd McIntosh Sports Editor

MOODY — It came down to a fumbled snap on an extra point.

The most highly-anticipat ed high school football game in recent memory, the hottest ticket this side of Elton John’s farewell tour, a game creat ing more buzz than a nest of stirred-up murder hornets, and it came down to a failed extra point.

against a stingy Green Wave defense.

The Blue Devils finally got on the board as Quarter back Cole McCarty found his favorite target, Davion Doz ier, on a 16-yard touchdown strike on a risky fourth-downand-nine.

Leeds hangs on to defeat Moody, 14-13’

By Will Heath For The Tribune

MOODY — Kavion Hen derson was emphatic Friday night, mere minutes after the

archrival Moody at Bill Mor ris Stadium.

“We work hard,” Hender son said to anyone who would listen. “We work hard.”

The junior defensive end, along with the rest of his teammates, put in extra work

on Friday night, making a 14-0 halftime lead stand up.

“We had to overcome a lot of expectations,” Henderson said. “I know we were the underdog coming into this game, since Moody has a new great team, coaching staff.

We had to play all the way to 0:00.”

They did just that. Moody (8-1, 4-1) out-gained Leeds 275-179, but saw 3 drives end on downs in Leeds territory.

In the 2022 edition of the Battle of the Bridge, the Leeds Green Wave hung on for dear life to defeat the Moody Blue Devils, 14-13, in front of packed and bois terous Bill Morris Stadium Friday, October 14.

After being held scoreless in the first half, Moody start ed the second half trailing by two touchdowns, 14-0, the first time they trailed in any game in 2022. Each team traded three-and-outs to start the third quarter, before the Moody offense finally found its rhythm, moving the ball

Moody’s defense rose to the challenge in the fourth quarter, stopping a Leeds run game that had been quite ef fective in the first half. Mc Carty, who seemed to be running for his life most of the evening, led Moody on a drive late in the fourth quar ter, capped by another strike to #4, Dozier, to bring Moody to within one point, 14-13.

This is where things went pear-shaped.

The ensuing snap on the extra-point attempt was mis handled, leading to a fumble recovered by the Green Wave defense. With just a little more than two minutes to play, Moody trailed by a dig it, 14-13.

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Leeds quarterback Jarod Lotta (#3) hands the ball to Jeremiah Hunter as Moody linebacker Marshall Teofilo (#9) defends the play.

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Pinson Valley earns playoff berth with 23-6 win over Shades Valley

By John Goolsby Special For The Tribune

Pinson — Pinson Val ley overcame four turnovers and a gritty performance by Shades Valley to punch their ticket to the playoffs with a 23-6 win over the Mounties Friday night.

The Indians got off to a fast start and scored on their first two possessions to take an early 13-0 lead. Pinson Valley's first score came on a three-yard run by Taurus Chambers with 7:35 remain ing in the opening quarter, followed by a 68-yard touch down pass to Amari Thomas from Cameron Jennings to close out the first quarter

Shades Valley’s Christian Thomas came up with an interception on the Indians’ next possession but the Indi ans defense held, forcing the Mounties to punt for the third straight time.

The Indians once again turned the ball over on their next drive. Shades Valley recovered a Pinson fumble and moved the ball into scor ing position, but two pen alties forced a field goal at tempt. Jair Aguilar’s 36-yard field goal was wide, and the Mounties remained scoreless with 4:42 remaining in the first half.

On the next possession, the Indians turned the ball over for the third time in a row as defensive back Erin Callens came up with the in terception for the Mounties with 3:19 remaining before the break.

The Mounties were unable to move the ball and were forced to punt for the fourth time in the first half.

Pinson Valley got the ball back with 1:43 remaining

in the half and drove to the Mountie 6-yard line but could not reach the end zone. Dami an Gonzalez kicked a 23-yard field goal as the half expired, and the Indians took a 16-0 lead to the locker room.

Shades Valley received the opening kick of the half. The Mountie offense could not put together a drive and the Mounties were again forced to punt.

Pinson Valley gave the ball back to the Mounties with their second fumble of the night on their opening drive. Mountie quarterback Steve Brown, playing safety, recovered the ball with 7:06 remaining in the third quarter.

On the next play, Chris tian Thomas raced 84 yards for the touchdown. The ex tra-point attempt failed, and Pinson Valley held a 16 to 6 lead with 6:53 remaining in the third.

After forcing a Pinson Valley punt, Christian Thom as sprinted 53 yards and gave the Mounties a first down at the Pinson 25-yard line. The Indians defense stiffened, and on fourth down, Pinson

Valley's Thomas Metcalf in tercepted Brown’s pass in the end zone with 4:30 remaining in the third quarter.

The Indians extended their lead on an eight-yard touch down run by Jennings after a short drive. The PAT was suc cessful, and Pinson led valley led 23-6 with 11:32 remain ing in the game.

Shades Valley mounted two more drives to the 36yard line and inside the 10yard line but could not find the end zone. Final score, Pinson Valley 23, Shades Val ley 6.

“I was pleased that we were able to come out fast, learned from last week's mis takes, and overcame some early turnovers,” said Pin son Valley Head Coach Lee Guess. “Shades Valley had a lot of good schemes and forced us to keep pressing on them”

“Shades Valley fought the whole game. The kids fought,” said Shades Valley Head Coach Rueben Nelson. “I made some mistakes as a head coach, but Shades Val ley will fight.”

Clay-Chalkville defeats Oxford, secures region championship

By Britney Bailey For The Tribune

CLAY — The ClayChalkville Cougars secured the 6A Region 6 regional championship with a 25-20 win over Oxford Friday night at home.

Oxford saw the end zone late in the first quar ter to take the first lead of the game. The Cougars an swered immediately in the second quarter with a nineyard touchdown pass from Jaylen MBakwe, the Cou gars’ starter for the night, to Marlon Compton for six. Daniel Diaz added on a PAT to tie it up 7-7.

Rodrekus Johnson ran it in for the Cougars just under two minutes later to give the Cougars their first lead of the

night 13-7 after Diaz’s PAT attempt was blocked.

Huskies earn playoff berth, whips Spain Park 35-10

By Zack Steele

For The Tribune

HOOVER — The Hewitt Huskies are playoff bound again under Josh Floyd after a 35-10 win over Spain Park. In Floyd’s tenure, Hewitt has made the playoffs in all but one season.

Hewitt-Trussville jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead at Spain Park, and cruised to the victory.

After a failed attempted onside kick to begin the game from Spain Park, the teams traded punts. Hewitt then put together a 67-yard drive, capped off by a Peyton Floyd to Brett Moseley touchdown pass with 1:25 left to go in the first quarter.

Spain Park could do noth ing in their next possession,

and Hewitt wasted little time as Floyd found Kadius Barnes for a 60-yard touchdown pass. The drive only took four plays as Hewitt jumped out to a quick lead, 14-0.

Another Jaguar punt fol lowed as Hewitt’s defensive scheme befuddled the Spain Park quarterbacks all night.

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The Pinson Valley offense lines up against the Shades Valley defense, Friday, October 14. (Photo by John Goolsby)

Clay-Chalkville wide receiver Marlon Compton (File Photo by Ron Burkett)

Hewitt-Trussville quarterback Peyton Floyd (File photo by Ron Burkett)

Area cross country athletes compete in 31st Annual Husky Challenge

By John Goolsby For The Tribune

TRUSSVILLE — Thir ty-five cross country teams competed Saturday at the 31st Annual Husky Challenge. The 3.1-mile course featured an “Olympic” style finish, with runners entering Hus ky Stadium and completing 1200 meters before crossing the finish line.

The Husky Challenge fea tured a Varsity 5K, a JV 5K, the Metro Middle School Championship (2 miles), and an elementary school 1-mile race.

Hewitt-Trussville, Shades Valley, and Leeds participated in the event.

Sarah Thomas, a blind Cross Country runner for Hewitt Middle School, was the honorary starter for the varsity races on White Cane Aware ness Day. Sarah raced later in the Middle School Metro Championship and turned in another personal best time.

The Hewitt-Trussville girls finished 2nd in the varsity event. The Huskies placed three girls in the Top 20. Kinley Harris was the high est-placing Husky with a 6thplace finish.

Varsity Girls:

6th Place – Kinley Harris

13th Place

The Hewitt-Trussville boys also finished 2nd in the varsity event. The Huskies placed four boys in the Top 20 including race winner Tristan Teer.

Varsity Boys: 1st Place – Tristan Teer

• 9th Place

18th Place

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2nd Place

• 9th Place

Wes Ellison

Aran Cane

20th Place – Brooks Mad

The Hewitt-Trussville girls placed 3rd and had two girls in the Top 20 of the JV race.

JV Girls: 12th Place – Meah Good ell

• 13th Place – Haley Fogg

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15th Place – Kylee Sisk

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The third quarter had the Cougars’ name on it. Aaron Osley scorched the Jacket defense on a 66-yard touch down run to put up six after another unsuccessful PAT attempt.

The Yellow Jackets fum bled the kickoff on their next possession, handing the ball back to the Cougars. Kamari McClellan came

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Floyd led another long scoring drive, tallying 14 plays and another 67 yards, including a nine-ard run for a score to cap the drive, push ing the score to 21-0.

Spain Park gave the ball back to Hewitt with just under a minute to go be fore halftime. The Huskies took advantage with a light ning-fast drive resulting in another touchdown run by Floyd right before the half.

The two yard score was a back breaker for Spain Park, and the Huskies took a 28-0 lead into the break.

In the second half Spain Park showed some resil ience, taking the second half kickoff and marching 72

The Hewitt-Trussville boys finished 2nd and had five run ners in the Top 20 of the JV race.

in and found Mario Crav er for 23-yards to increase the Cougar lead to 18 after a failed 2-point conversion attempt.

Jaylen Mbakwe left the game injured with an appar ent knee injury just under 3 minutes to go in the third and did not return.

Oxford found a way through the Cougar defense in the fourth to make it a 2514 ballgame. The Jackets found the end zone yet again

nine minutes to go in the third quarter.

After a Riley Rigg punt, Spain park was on the move again, this time driving to Hewitt’s 11 yard line before a holding penalty stalled the drive. Spain park settled for a 34 yard Alex Lloyd Field goal, making the score 2810.

Hewitt could do nothing on their next possession. With the momentum shifting, the Jaguars looked to trim Hewitt’s lead to 11. Howev er a tremendous hustle play by Hewitt’s M.J. Smith, who looked like he was shot out of a cannon as he flew across the fiend to make a touch down saving tackle at the 22

Spain Park drove to the Hewitt 4 yard line, but a

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Logan Stewart 13th Place – Sawyer Gar

14th Place – Nathan Mulli

20th Place – Jacob Moore

The Leeds girls finished 9th and the boys finished 7th in the JV race. The Shades Valley girls finished 6th and the boys finished 9th in the JV race.

Shades Valley Head Varsi ty Cross Country Coach Jeff Clayton is optimistic about the program’s future. “We are a young squad that is grow ing; we hope to have forty runners next year,” he said. “Our kids will PR every race and are having fun.”

the fourth with 1:52 remain ing to turn the heat up on the Cougars cutting their lead to 5. Clay’s defense held on, securing the 25-20 win and another regional title for the Cougars.

“Great win. I’m proud of our guys. It’s a big ac complishment for us.” Head Coach Drew Gilmer said of the Cougars’ championship victory.

McClellan ended with 8-13, 92 yards and 1 touch

ty on Spain Park, pushed the ball all the way back to the 37 yard line. Spain Park then turned the ball over on downs after failing to convert on a fourth and 35 play.

Hewitt’s offense finally awoke from their halftime slumber with a 76 yard drive, almost completely on the ground. Floyd found senior Noah Walls for the final score of the game. Walls made a circus catch as he reeled in a tipped ball and managed to get both feet down in the end zone for the score .

Spain Park would not

The Hewitt-Trussville Middle School girls finished 4th in the Metro Champion ship race, while the boys fin ished 3rd.

Girls 2 Mile: 9th – Lauren Ruf 20th – Emmie Goodell

Boys 2 Mile: • 5th – Lelan Neal

• 6th – Maddox Turner

• 10th – Noah Jordan

Hadley Turner was the winner of the Elementary 1-mile run. The elementary mile is “where it all starts,” says Hewitt-Trussville Ath letic Director Lance Walker. “The vision our coaches have is to get the elementary kids interested,” he said. “When they get to middle school, our numbers will continue to be high.”

“We are trying to give the kids in the community a chance to come out and get exposure to the sport, finish on the track like the big kids do, and get a t-shirt,” said Trussville Head Varsity Cross Country Coach Matthew Mi chalke. “The goal, we hope, is getting them excited about Cross Country like they do for baseball, football, and other sports.”

Area cross country teams will begin preparing for Sec tionals scheduled for Thurs day, October 27.

— Drew Goolsby contrib uted to this report

down. Jaylen Mbakwe went 3-5 and 19 yards at quar terback, and had 24 yards rushing. Aaron Osley led the Cougars with 128 yards on 14 attempts, and 1 touch down. Jamon Smith led the Cougar defense with 5.5 tackles, 5 solo, and 2 sacks.

The Cougars take on re gional opponent Shades Val ley on the road next Friday, October 21st at 7pm.

Former Cougars lift Stillman to win in HBCU Classic at PNC Park

By Loyd McIntosh Sports Editor

PITTSBURGH — A trio of Clay-Chalkville graduates came up big, lifting Stillman College to a 16-11 win over Wiley College in the inau gural HBCU Classic at PNC Park Monday, October 10.

Sophomore infielder Kobe Lewis had 4 RBI, Josh Ervin led the Tigers with three hits, and Bronson Sneed chipped in with a pair of hits, an RBI, and two amazing plays at shortstop in the NAIA exhibi tion baseball game hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Stillman jumped on top early with a two-run bottom of the first inning. Bobby Woodard led off with a single and scored on a wild pitch. Moments later, Bilal Whittle scored on a sacrifice fly by Lewis, the first of his four RBI.

Lewis added a two-run single in the bottom of the second inning and later sin gled in a run. Ervin notched a single to tie the game, 9-9. In the sixth inning, Ervin de livered again, beating out an infield single that scored two on a hit-and-run. A freshman, Ervin started and played the

entire game at catcher while driving in the eventual win ning runs.

Freshman Sneed finished the game 2-3 at the plate, in cluding a single to center field in the seventh inning, push ing Joshua Wilson, a product of Gardendale High School, across the plate for an RBI.

Ervin led all Stillman hit ters with a 3-for-6 night at the plate, while Lewis, Sneed, and Hines each had two hits. Woodard hit 1-for-1 with a pair of walks and three runs scored. Griff Minor, Josh Wilson, and Tre’en Dorsett each had a hit.

Stillman allowed only three hits but allowed 18 walks. The Tigers struck out nine, including three by Dor sett in the top of the ninth.

In addition to the game, Stillman College baseball players had the opportunity to meet with students at Per ry High School earlier to dis cuss college opportunities and learn more about Stillman.

“We were really excited about having an opportunity to play here, what it does for our program and what it does for our school in terms of get

Hewitt Trussville varsity girls cross country athlete, Kylee Sisk competes in the 2022 Husky Challenge. (Photo by John Goolsby)

A pair of Clay Chalkville graduates helped Stillman to victory during the inaugural HBCU Classic at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

(Photo Courtesy of Stillman Athletics)

A fourth ended in a blocked field goal attempt.

Indeed, the game wasn’t officially in hand until Leeds defenders brought down Moody’s Davion Dozier as Dozier attempted to lateral to a teammate on the final play of the game, touching off a wild celebration from the packed visitors' stands.

“It was a tough game, a hard fought game,” said Leeds’ CJ Douglas. “I think they're (Moody) the best wide receiver corps in the state. So it was always tough against those guys. You’ve got to bring your A-game each and every play.”

The Green Wave (8-0, 4-0) helped its cause by harassing Moody’s Cole McCarty for much of the game, sacking him 6 times and keeping him under pressure. Even so, Mc Carty finished with 212 yards rushing and passing.

“Keep him (McCarty) in front of us,” Henderson said. “He scored a little bit, but we kept on playing.”

The decisive points, in fact, belonged to Henderson. Leading 6-0, the Green Wave put together its only long scor ing drive of the night, keyed by a 38-yard pass from Jarod Latta to Miles Jones. Sopho more Conner Nelson capped the drive with a 1-yard run off tackle.

Nelson and tailback Jer emiah Hunter combined for 130 yards and scored both Green Wave touchdowns.

Following a Blue Devil offsides penalty, the Green Wave put the offense back on the field, with Latta handing off to Henderson at an H-back

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ting us more visibility in this part of the country,” said Ter rance Whittle, Still man head baseball coach and director of

position. At halftime, Leeds led 14-0.

“Trust our defense,” said Latta. “We have the best de fense in 5A, and we just held the No. 1 offense in 5A to 13 points. Nobody can claim that. Just do our job, follow the path and trust the pro cess.”

Moody’s defense limited the Green Wave to three first downs in the second half, and McCarty found Dozier twice for touchdowns in the second half. Instead of an extra point to tie the game, however, a botched snap left the visitors ahead by a point.

“I was so proud of the

athletics. “It was great to be here with the revelry that the park has and the excitement the park gives off the players and the fans. One of the best parts about it was the foul ball chasing. I think everyone got

Moody kids,” Leeds head coach Jerry Hood said. “They played good enough to win. Just come up a little short there on the extra point. It’s two good football teams that’ll go hopefully far in the playoffs.”

It was a taut game that lived up to the atmosphere for the game, played in front of a crowd that packed the stands more than an hour before kickoff.

“Amazing,” Douglas said. “It’s got to be the greatest atmosphere I ever played in. Throughout the whole game, it’s people cheering and it’s loud and it’s crazy.”

Hood echoed those senti ments.

“I told the kids before the game, when they’re cheer ing you coming to warm up, you’re in a playoff atmo sphere,” Hood said. “That’s what it was tonight.”

Leeds now looks to wrap up a 5A Region 6 title next week at home against Lin coln.

“Have fun tonight,” Latta said. “Maybe a little bit to morrow. Then focus on Sun day, and get ready for our next opponent."

a kick out of that and hearing the applause when a kid got the ball. That made the atmo sphere any better.”

Stillman College will be gin its NAIA regular season in February 2023.

The play caused some confusion on the sidelines. Many people, including this reporter, thought the play was a fake extra point con cealing a two-point conver sion attempt to take the lead. Moody head coach Jake Ganus confirmed this was not the case.

“It was just a regular PAT, just kick it through the uprights, but for whatever reason, we had a miscommu nication,” said Ganus. “We have the ability to run cer tain fakes out of it, but it was 100 percent, without question supposed to be a PAT.”

Ganus said that the Moody defense came up big against a formidable running attack by their 411 foes and felt they had a chance to pull out the victory if the game went into overtime.

“My defense was playing lights out and I trusted them in overtime, but that’s on me,” Ganus said. “It ain’t on 15, 16, 17-year-old kids. This loss is on me and I’ll take all of it.”

Regarding that unsuccess ful extra point attempt, the fact is these are never simply automatic. Miscues on extra points can happen to any team at any time.

In fact, it happened to Leeds.

The Green Wave scored first on a 19-yard touchdown run from Jeremiah Hunt er midway through the first quarter. However, the extra point attempt was wide, leav ing the score 6-0 in favor of Leeds.

Moody’s offense was able to move the ball throughout the first half, but the Leeds defense held the Blue Devils scoreless on three trips in side the 20-yard line. Twice, Moody was unable to convert on fourth down tries, and a field-goal attempt with 4:53 to play in the first half was blocked.

On the next Leeds posses sion, the Green Wave put a drive together capped by an other Henderson touchdown run. Leeds Head Coach Jerry Hood rolled the dice and put the offense back on the field to attempt a two-point con version attempt. The gamble paid off and Leeds took a 14-0 lead into halftime.

Moody’s defense shut the Leeds running attack down in the second half, giving a boost to the offense that has been incredibly productive all season, but struggled to put points on the board Friday night.

Following Moody’s sec ond touchdown and failed

extra point attempt, Leeds did their best to run out the clock but left just enough time for Moody to take one crack at a miracle. However, the game came to end as a pass from McCarty to Doz ier was caught at around the Leeds’ 30-yard line. Attempts to keep the play alive as time ran out were thwarted by the Green Wave defense.

The final score: Leeds 14, Moody 13.

Despite the lass and some of the mistakes Moody made throughout the night, Ganus said he is proud of this team, especially in the way they fought back after finding themselves down by two touchdowns.

“We were down at half time 14-0 and my kids had to respond, and they did. That’s what I need to see because you’re not going to win ev ery game by 35 or 40 points,” Ganus said. “You’re going to have some adversity.

“This is a learning experi ence for all of us, but Nick Sa ban always says ‘don’t waste a failure,’” Gauns added. “We have to go back to the draw ing board as coaches and find ways to put our kids in better positions to be successful.”

Moody drops to 8-1 over all and 4-1 in 5A Region 6 play. Lees improves to 8-0, 5-0 in region action.

Leeds Green Wave named Trussville Tribune Team of the Week

The Leeds Green Wave remained undefeated and took control of 5A Region 6 following their thrilling 1413 win over the Moody Blue Devils, Friday, October 14. Conner Nelson and tailback Jeremiah Hunter combined for 130 yards and scored both Green Wave touch downs and the quarterback Jarod Latta connected on a key 38-yard pass to Miles Jones late in the first quarter, setting up the second Leeds touchdown.

The Green Wave defense also held Moody scoreless in the first half and held the high-powered Blue Devil of fense to just 275 yards on the

night. Special teams also con tributed by blocking a Moody field-goal attempt in the sec ond quarter.

Kavion Henderson earns Player of the Week honors

It’s rare for the Trussville Tribune to choose a defensive player as Player of the Week and a player from the same team as the Team of the Week. This week, we’re doing both. Kavion Henderson, a junior defensive end for the Leeds Green Wave, had three sacks, four tackles - all for loss of yards - and recovered a fumble Friday night. His efforts led the Green Wave defense as it held Moody scoreless in the first half and disrupted Moody quarterback Cole McCarty all night. Hender son was a wrecking ball on defense and has earned recognition as Player of the Week.

Leeds defensive end Kavion Henderson (#6) chases Moody quarterback Cole McCarty (#2) as offensive lineman Mason Myers (#50) sets up for a block.

Moody wide receiver Davion Dozier races downfield for a big gain while Leeds defensive back Zaine Hood chases in pursuit

Leeds can wrap up the region title with a home win over Lincoln on Friday, Octo ber 21.

The Leeds Green Wave named Team of the Week.

(Photo by Ron Burkett)

Leeds

Kavion Henderson

Kavion Henderson named Player of the Week. (Photo by Ron Burkett).