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Fatal traffic accident, Center Point city employee dead
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Huskies end senior night with a win
Council approves moratorium preventing demolitions in the Cahaba Homestead Project neighborhood
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The Trussville Tribune Oct. 24 - Oct. 30, 2018 Chick-fil-A plans expansion, drive-thru upgrades By Tommi O. Peters For the Tribune Frequenters of Chickfil-A can expect decreased wait times thanks to planned upgrades to the kitchen and drive-thru areas. The guest experience improvements will come after an estimated six-week store closing to allow for renovations. To serve the growing customer base within the Trussville area, the restaurant will upgrade the current kitchen with a 386-foot expansion, adding to the rear of the building. Operator Mark Nichols noted, “This is primarily a kitchen remodel. We’re adding basically another kitchen which will allow us to produce more food in less time. It will also increase our capacity and efficiency inside, which will allow guests to get through the drive-thru faster.” Local Owner and Operator Mark Nichols estimates the business growth over the past five years to be approximately 60%. “That amount of growth can create a backlog in the drive-thru at some points. The
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Aldi signs lease for Homestead Village space, new store concept coming to Trussville
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
Council member recognized for outstanding achievement By Shaun Szkolnik For The Tribune CENTER POINT – At Thursday’s meeting of the Center Point City Council the mayor took a few moments to recognize Council member Linda Kennemur for the outstanding achievement of having earned the rank of Certified Municipal Official Emeritus.
TRUSSVILLE --Aldi has signed a lease to take over the space in Homestead Village that was once planned for a Fresh Market. The long-expected move was confirmed on Thursday by Miller Terry of Blackwater Resources. The new store is expected to open in April. According to Terry of Blackwater, Aldi will occupy 21,950-square-feet and plans to bring their new concept design to Trussville. Addi-
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tionally, Charter Spectrum has signed a lease for 4,155 square feet to bring the shopping center to 100 percent occupancy. Hobby Lobby, Petco, Home Goods, Ulta, and Kirkland’s are among the existing businesses along with several restaurants. Terry said outparcels in Homestead Village are still available and the company has fielded inquiries from parties interested in locating in the area. Aldi’s new design con-
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Springville approves funding for red light at 4-way stop; votes Sweetwater
50 Cents
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Renderings released of the new K-5 elementary school in Clay, Bryant Park Elementary School, ground breaking in 2019
Pinson shows support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month By Shaun Szkolnik for the Tribune PINSON — The Pinson City Council met on Thursday. After preliminary business was attended to the council was addressed on a matter of new law, called the Coach Safety Act, which will apply to volunteer coaches. The new rules will require that the volSee PINSON CITY, Page 4
Grease fire in St. Clair High School press box amounts to a total loss
By Tommi O. Peters For The Tribune
From the Trussville Tribune staff reports
SPRINGVILLE – City Council members tackled a full agenda at the regularly scheduled Oct. 15 meeting, which was immediately preceded by two work sessions. A special work session provided time for presentation of the Traffic Operations Study. Springville resident Richard Caudle presented the study results on behalf of the Advance Planning, Programming, and Logical Engineering (APPLE) Program. After significant discussion, the Council passed a resolution approving expenditure of up to $65K for installation of a temporary red light at the intersection of Hwy 11 / Main Street and SR 174 / Murphrees Valley Rd. Ordinance 2018-13 Sweetwater voter district passed unanimously, which places residents of the Sweetwater subdivision into District 2 per recommendation of the city’s voter district consultant. Mayor Isley commented prior to the vote, “I believe if the annexation of Sweetwater
ST. CLAIR COUNTY — On Friday morning a fire broke out at the St. Clair County High School press box. The blaze is being described as a grease fire and is a total loss. St. Clair County High School has a football game scheduled against Munford on Friday night. That game has been moved to Moody and is set to start at 7 p.m. St. Clair County High School is hopeful that next Friday’s game will be played at home, but are prepared to kickoff at Springville if it is necessary.
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Front view of Bryant Park Elementary School. Renderings provided by Turner Batson Architects
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports CLAY - Renderings of Bryant Park Elementary School, a brand-new K-5 elementary school slated to open in the Spring of 2020, have been approved and released today by the project’s architect, Turner Batson. The new school will be built within the Clay City limits behind Bryant Park and the Boys and
Girls Club off Old Springville Road and is expected to reduce the number of students at both Chalkville and Clay Elementary Schools as well as pull Grayson Valley students from Pinson schools. “The excavation will start in Jan. 2019,” said Councilor Ronnie Dixon said. “The architect drawings are complete, schematic drawings are supposed to be finished this month and then the bid will
View of a Bryant Park Elementary School classroom. Renderings provided by Turner Batson Architects
Bryant Park Elementary School lobby. Renderings provided by Turner Batson Architects
go out in Oct.” The new school is part of a $230 million Jefferson County School Board project Bryant Park Elementary School main cafeteria. Renderings provided by Turner Batson Architects
Front canopy of Bryant Park Elementary School. Renderings provided by Turner Batson Architects
Inside Bryant Park Elementary School. Renderings provided by Turner Batson Architects
Bryant Park Elementary School gym. Renderings provided by Turner Batson Architects
that will affect a total of 16 schools, including seven new schools and nine school renovations.
Birmingham teen missing from Hillcrest Behavior Health Facility From the Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM --The Birmingham Police Department reports that detectives See BIRMINGHAM, Page 6
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