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The Trussvi e Tribune Dec. 19 - Dec. 26, 2018 TCS Sandra Vernon named CLAS 2018 Secretary of the Year for District 7 From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — During an annual Secretaries Conference with the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS) on Dec. 5 at the Wynfrey Hotel , Trussville City Schools Board Secretary, Sandra Vernon, was recognized as the CLAS 2018 See CLAS2018, Page 4

Trussville Rotary announces student, teacher of the month From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club has named its Student of the Month for December from Clay-Chalkville High School (CCHS).

The Don Haisten Student of the Month from CCHS is senior Christina Jimenez. ChristiSee ROTARY, Page 20

Trussville area man wanted on felony identity theft charge

From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (CCAA) and the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) announced the “Alabama Small Business of the Year” and “Emerging Small Business of the Year” award winners during the CCAA-BCA annual meeting on Friday at The Harbert Center in Birmingham.

Winners were awarded at three levels, which included gold, silver and bronze awards in four different categories: Emerging business, and businesses with 1-10 employees, 11-50 employees and 51-100 employees.

In the Emerging category, the Bronze Award recipient was West Avenue Boutique, located at 410 Main Street in Trussville. The Gold Award recipient was Rack and Reel Sports Grill, LLC, located in Camden. MRaine Industries, LLC, located in Autaugaville, was recognized with the Silver Award.

West Avenue Boutique was started in downtown

JEFFERSON COUNTY — Joshua Ray Baker is wanted in Jefferson County on felony warrants charging him with identity theft and four counts of forgery in the third degree.

His last known address is in the 200 block of Bill Smith Road in the Trussville area.

TRUSSVILLE — During the Monday, Dec. 11, regularly scheduled Trussville City Board of Education meeting, the board announced its first district-level business partnership.

Trussville City School’s Athletic Director, Lance Walker, introduced Courtesy Buick GMC’s General Manager, Drew Lolley, a Trussville High School graduate and long-term supporter of the Trussville City Schools Athletic program, to the board to explain the partnership proposal.

“Drew called a few weeks ago with an idea for a partnership, and a huge game changer,” Walker said. “Not just for our athletic program, but for the Trussville School District.”

“We are so excited to be here and to have the opportunity to partner with the Trussville school system,” Lolley said. “Like Lance said, in the past we’ve had an athletic sponsorship where we would give a certain amount each spring. But being a Hewitt-Trussville alumni and having two children in the school system, this has been

From The Trussville Tribune staff reports ST. CLAIR COUNTY — One person was killed in a Wednesday morning crash in St. Clair County, ALEA said in a statement.

About 8 a.m. on Wednesday, state troopers responded to a crash on U.S. Highway 231 near the intersection of Wattsville Road, according to a statement from Corporal Steve Smith.

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Carter Antiques, a unique destination for the thing you always wanted

By Shaun Szkolnik For The Tribune ARGO — Carter Antiques, which had its grand opening on Dec. 1, is one of this community’s most unique destinations for the thing you always wanted, but didn’t know where to find.

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Photo courtesy of the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce

Trussville only a couple of years ago. While attending high school, Ashlyn West worked for a local arts and crafts business on Main Street. One day, a 10’x10’ space within the business became available. This young entrepreneur saw the potential in that small, empty room to open the business that she had dreamed of. In March 2016, she remod-

eled, decorated, and stocked the small boutique using the money in her own personal savings account she had saved as a child. She found her own suppliers, shopped for clothes that appealed to sense of style, then used the balance of her savings to purchase inventory to begin her new business. For the first four months, she was the only employee of her little

enterprise. But within those four months, the boutique outgrew its location, and by July of that year, she had moved her business into a standalone location on Main Street. Last year, the business expanded yet again and now occupies a 2,400 square foot building on Main Street.

Depending on the season, she now has up to five employees on staff.

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Pictured are City Attorney Donald Sweeney, Trussville City Board members Mark Sims, Stan Garrett, Bill Roberts, Steve Ward, Board President Kathy Brown, Board Secretary Sandra Vernon, and TCS Superintendent Dr. Pattie Neill. Photo

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something important for me to push forward and have a true partnership, not just a sponsorship.”

Lolley said that Courtesy Buick GMC’s objective is to invest in the community and the education of our students on a monthly basis.

“Every single month, Courtesy Buick GMC is going to make a contribution,” Lolley said. “Each month, Courtesy will contribute $50 per vehicle sold.”

Lolley provided an example to the board based on current year-to-date sales.

“To give you an example, I ran some rough numbers pulling sales from year-todate through November and calculated $46,000,” he said.

Lolley added that the company’s goal is to create an awareness throughout Trussville that Courtesy Buick GMC cares about their students and their community.

Rep. Garrett chosen for leadership positions in Ala House From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — State Representative, and Trussville resident, Danny Garrett has been chosen for leadership positions in two state house committees.

“Today the Speaker released committee leadership for the House for the next See GARRETT, Page 5

Police cracking down on shoplifting in Pell City

“We truly do,” Lolley said. “That is one of our main goals of this contribution to the school district.”

Lolley added that a scholarship fund will also be part of this partnership.

“My favorite part about this partnership is setting up a scholarship fund,” Lolley said. “Two deserving students will be selected at the end of the year. The process will go through a selection committee.”

The contribution will be filtering 25 percent to the Trussville Athletic Foundation, 25 percent to the newly created Courtesy Buick GMC Scholarship Fund, and 50 percent to the Trussville City School’s General Fund (for the use of technology, supplies, etc.).

“It will be pretty simple,” Lolley said. “At the end of the month, we will calculate the amount of units, cut the check, and send it directly to the school system. Hopefully our numbers will continue to grow and bring more than the example I provided you tonight.”

Trussville Board member Bill Roberts and Superintendent Dr. Pattie Neill thanked

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PELL CITY — Police efforts to crack down on shoplifting in Pell City and at the Bankhead Crossings Walmart have been producing results, according to WIAT. Pell City Police Chief Paul Irwin said that 19 arrests for shoplifting were made in the first 10 days of December.

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Birmingham City Council appoints new councilors to District 1, District 6 vacant seats From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM -The Birmingham City Council appointed two new members to the governing body on Tuesday to fill the vacant seats in District 1 and District 6.

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Students share Alabama’s heroes in honor of the state’s 200th anniversary TRUSSVILLE - In honor of the state of Alabama’s 200th anniversary approaching in 2019, Governor Kay Ivey launched the Alabama Bicentennial Schools Initiative in December 2017 to give 200 Alabama schools the opportunity to participate in a year-long project representing their state’s history and achievements.

Nearly 400 K-12 schools statewide submitted proposals for the program, and each

of the 200 chosen schools received a $2,000 grant to complete their project.

Among the schools chosen for this honor were five home-school groups, one of which was Trussville’s own Faith Community Christian School (FCCS).

“It makes me so proud to see such a strong showing of schools participating in the program,” Ivey said in an August press release. “It is an honor to recognize these

Husband-Wife Children’s Pastors minister across nation and world, Part 1: Tim Jones

outstanding schools and their projects as we head into Alabama’s bicentennial year.

The Alabama Bicentennial celebration is about bring into g communities together and getting all of our citizens involved. The schools being honored are a great representation of that goal.”

For their project, the students of FCCS are collectively writing a book called Everyone Has A Story, which will profile noteworthy Ala-

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By Britton Ammerman, fifth grade

By Avery Ammerman, third grade

Pastor Tim Jones was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 4, 1965. He didn’t grow up in church, but went every now and then with his grandparents.

Growing up with three brothers, he liked to play sports such as basketball,

Marcia Irwin Jones was born in Yazoo, Mississippi, on Oct. 20, 1966. She has three sisters, Betty, Freda and Lynn.

Marcia’s dad was an ironworker, so her family moved many, many times across the South.

Her dad built the water tanks below the shuttle launch in Florida that cooled the con-

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bamians, selected by the children.

The middle and high school students took a sixweek Journalism class in the fall where they learned to write profile news stories about everyday heroes, while the elementary students are writing biographies of famous Alabamians. The following stories were written by fifth grader Britton Ammerman and third grader Avery Ammerman.

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crete when it blasted off. He also oversaw the crews who made the “tank farms” off I-65 in Pelham, Alabama.

Marcia’s first job was working at a clothing store in Ashville, Alabama, as a teenager.

At age 18, Marcia married Tim Jones, who she had met while working in the children’s ministry at her church.

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Popular Christmas light displays, right here in our community From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — When it comes to family and beloved holiday traditions, dazzling twinkling lights are pretty high on the list. The Trussville Tribune coverage area includes some pretty remarkable community displays of Christmas lights that are within a few minutes’ drive and worth it, including ClayChalkville, Grayson Valley, Pinson and Trussville.

Below are some of the highlighted areas to see Christmas light displays throughout the holiday season.

Latham’s Toy Shop on Magnolia in Trussville What: The home of Bill and Tricia Latham In the winter, Bill Latham puts to use his talents as a woodworker and craftsman.

He made most of the furniture in their home. The Lathams started their collection of Christmas figures around 1991, when their daughter, Casey, was two years old.

He and Tricia met as students at Huffman High School in Birmingham. Like the close relationship they’ve forged throughout 36 years of marriage, their little Toy Shop project will continue.

“Our family has always loved Christmas, so that’s kind of what started us wanting decorations, from the beginning,” Tricia said. “Just seeing everybody drive by – little kids have given us gifts and cookies.

“That’s what it’s all about – that’s what makes you feel so good, is the kids. It puts a smile on their face.”

When: In the evenings throughout December Where: 211 Magnolia Street, Trussville Vann Valley in Trussville (Worthington Drive) When: In the evenings now until Christmas Where: 208 Worthington Drive, Trussville (off Skyline Drive) Hidden Trace Trussville Where: 3247 First Street, Trussville When: In the evenings

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now through Christmas Clay-Chalkville Animal Hospital What: The Clay City Council approved a proclamation recognizing Dr. Charles Hart, DMV, of the Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic, for providing 25 years of entertainment to the community through the clinic’s annual Christmas lights display Tuesday, Dec. 11.

“I really appreciate what you spend, the time and mon-

ey and the efforts that you spend on your clinic,” Mayor Charles Webster said to Hart.

“It really looks nice. I know you have improved it every year and everybody that sees it, people come from all over to see it. So thank you for the things that you’ve done.”

When: All through December Where: Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic located at 6415 Old Springville Road, Pinson Grayson Valley Lights

What: Tune your radio to 106.1 FM and prepare yourself for a spectacular holiday sight by the Burns family.

Santa and Mrs. Clause will be making guest appearances.

The family is also collecting new or gently used stuff animals for the Cops We Care organization (a program through the Birmingham Mayor’s Office that partners with the Birmingham Police (Community Policing and Revitalization or “CPR” Unit) to

help turn Tears into Smiles by collecting pre-loved or new stuffed animals for children).

When: Now until the end of December (weather permitting) Sunday – Thursday 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 5:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.

Where: 2170 Cheshire Drive in Grayson Valley Bama Lights in Pinson What: Tune your car radio to 88.1 FM and come enjoy the one of the most exciting light display in Pinson.

Although there is no charge to see this wonderful display of lights, the owners are taking donations for Magic Moments (a wish granting organization devoted exclusively to creating magic moments in the lives of children in Alabama with chronically life-threatening medical conditions).

Santa will be arriving on both Dec. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

When: Each evening in December from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Weather permitting) Where: 8333 West Hill Road, Pinson

Clay to opt out of state meal program for Senior Center

By Crystal McGough Copy Editor The Clay City Council agreed to designate $500 per week to provide food for the Senior Center so that they can opt out of the state’s meal plan, administered by United Way, which was recontracted to G A Foods in October.

According to City Manager Ronnie Dixon, there have been constant issues with the provided meals not being the right temperature and being, in gen-

eral, inedible.

“We knew that things were bad with the food,” Dixon said.

“It has gotten a little better, as far as things being the right temperature and being safe to eat,

but the fact of the matter is, it is not edible, from the standpoint of the taste.”

Councilor Becky Johnson said that if the food isn’t at the right temperature, it has to be

thrown away and the city still has to pay for it.

Dixon added that, since October, there has not been one week where this wasn’t the case.

“I would like for y’all to let me opt out of the state program,” Dixon said. “What we’re doing now is, because it’s $3.93 a meal if we don’t have 25 people show up; we have more than 25 and they’re asked to make a donation — it’s not mandatory — of $1.50. Some of ours do and some of them don’t.

“What I’m asking y’all to

do, based on my estimates, is allow $500 a week for food at the Senior Center, so it’s $24,000 a year. If they contribute $1.50, the ones that do, that’ll knock it down some. We’ll take the $10,000 that we get from the county and knock it down more.

So at the most, we’re going to be paying $1,000 a month. As I told the mayor when I presented it to him, we’re paying more than that at the library for people to come and read stories, and our seniors are more important than that. A lot of them, the only

hot meal they get is what they get at our Senior Center. We’re going to spend the same amount of money, but we’re going to give them quality food that we know is hot.”

Dixon said that the city has the money in the budget to take over financing food at the Senior Center.

“We’ve got plenty in the budget,” he said. “We just have to move it from one line-item to the Senior Center.”

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Secretary of the Year for District 7.

The conference provides professional learning for Alabama’s school secretaries and bookkeepers.

Vernon was also recognized at the Monday, Dec. 10, Trussville City Board of Education meeting where her colleagues congratulated her success and contribution to the TCS and school board.

“I am very proud of her and was so pleased to see that she was awarded this honor,” said TCS Superintendent Dr. Pattie Neill.

“I have worked with Sandra Vernon for 10 years,” board member Bill Roberts said. “I want to say that she is remarkable. I saw her work with our previous superintendent. She was very loyal, professional and when Dr. Neill became our superintendent, Sandra never missed a beat.

From day one, she was just as loyal, professional and protective. Sandra, I thank you for all that you have done.”

“Thank you, it is a pleasure to come to work each day,” Vernon said.

According to the CLAS website, nominations for the first annual Secretary of the Year award were submitted

by CLAS members in each State Board of Education District. Each finalist was

From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

Pictured L to R: Vic Wilson, Executive Director of CLAS, Sandra Vernon and Dr. Pattie Neill. Photo from TCS.

held in high regard by her employer as well as by her co-workers, and community.

Other Secretary of the Year finalists include Jamie Paul, Baldwin County; Toni Jones, Tallassee City; Elizabeth Fairley-Bromley, Jefferson County; Pearl Adams, Marengo County; and Debbie Fanning, Madison County.

“Each of these secretaries does an outstanding job and deserves the recognition through this award,” said CLAS member Susie Ellison.

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goals and beliefs of the school system; promotes goodwill among co-workers; provides excellent customer service, demonstrates a good work ethic; performs work duties as assigned in an exemplary manner, and participates in professional learning in order to improve work knowledge and skills. The award was given at the 26th annual Secretaries Conference Luncheon held each December.

About CLAS: CLAS, the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools was founded in 1969 by a small group of school leaders to provide targeted professional development and support for Alabama’s public school administrators. CLAS now serves 10 affiliates representing each type of public school/school system leader. CLAS provides the framework to connect dedicated school administrators and other successful leaders with a network for professional growth and support. CLAS is the premier professional development provider for administrators in public schools in the state of Alabama. www.clasleaders. org

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TRUSSVILLE — For the second time in less than a month, a food establishment in Trussville has been cited by the Jefferson County Department of Health for posting an outdated health score.

Salvatore’s Pizza and Pasta

was cited on Tuesday for posting an outdated health score of 97 from July 26, 2018. The actual score from Nov. 26, 2018, was a 75. Salvatore’s raised that score to an 88 after the most recent inspection on Tuesday.

In November, documents from JCDH also showed that Yogurt Mountain had been displaying an outdated in-

spection score from May 11, 2017, which showed a rating of 99 instead of the current inspection report from Nov. 13, in which Yogurt Mountain scored an 80. JCDH confiscated the expired report that was being incorrectly displayed in the establishment. Since then, Yogurt Mountain raised the score to 88.

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baseball and football. At age 15, he accepted Jesus into his heart.

When he was 17, he decided he wanted to be a Children’s Pastor. He met Marcia Irwin at church and later they were married on June 22, 1985. They then went to Southeastern Bible College in Lakeland, Florida.

Pastor Tim has preached in 11 different states and six different countries. He and Marcia travel all over the country training Children’s Pastors and sharing the Bible with children. Pastor Tim’s favorite Bible verse is Philippians 3:10: “I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.” His plan for the next five years is to start a school for people who want to be Children’s Pastors.

Pastor Tim and Marcia have an internship called NxtGen Ministries for high school and college students who work in children’s ministries or want to work in children’s ministries. They have a

threefold vision for this ministry: train in, train out, train up.

“We want to go inside churches to help train their leaders and their teachers on how to do children’s ministry and help them be a team,” Pastor Tim said. “We want to train out by helping the local church get inside the elementary schools, and then ‘train up’ is helping young men and women, those that feel like God has called them into ministry…”

Pastor Tim is the Alabama District Coordinator of Junior Bible Quiz (JBQ). He tells us that JBQ is a great discipleship ministry for boys and girls, grades one through six, that helps them learn the Bible.

He compares it to Scholar Bowl and said, “It can be a competition and is 576 questions about the Bible.” Between 200 and 250 kids from Alabama participate each year. Tim has been involved with JBQ since 1988.

The Jones’ also help with Alabama (and other states’) Kids Camps. They got in-

volved when they began as children’s pastors and took their kids to camp. They were asked to preach there. They lead some of the services and are always there to help with anything else that needs to be done. Each of six sessions of Alabama Kids Camp includes 200-600 children. Kids learn the power of Jesus and how to use it in their lives.

When asked who he admires and who has poured into his life, Tim listed his father-in-law, Archie Irwin, Roger and Lori Loomis, and Jim and Becky Henesy.

His prayer for nonbelievers is that they would run into someone who is willing to tell them about Jesus, and that they’ll become a follower.

Pastor Tim has done really good helping the children of Alabama learn more about Jesus. He is a great pastor and will do great in the days to come. Tim and Marcia Jones live in Chelsea, Alabama. They have two kids: Scott, who is a youth pastor in Ozark, Alabama, and Haley, who is a children’s pastor in Birmingham.

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5 local military heroes honored by Wreaths Across America

By Shaun Szkolnik For The Tribune TRUSSVILLE – The Wreaths Across America held a ceremony at Trussville’s Jefferson Memorial Gardens on Saturday, Dec. 15. to ensure that those who gave their all will never be forgotten.

“It is a national project,” said veteran and president of the local Fleet Reserve As-

sociation, Wayne Odell. “It started at Arlington National Cemetery. The goal is to put a wreath on every veteran’s grave throughout the country. We here in Trussville are very fortunate to have all active duty recruiters to lay the wreaths for each branch of service. We have the Alabama Artillery to fire the cannon.

This year we’ve added bagpipes. We will have someone

come and play taps also.”

Jefferson Memorial Gardens in Trussville is the resting place for five young men from the local community who made that ultimate sacrifice.

According to Odell, five of the veterans being honored for their sacrifice in recent conflicts are : “Jason Stegall from Hewitt-Trussville High School. He ... [died] ... on Dec.

14, 2009. He has a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He was two months and 14 days short of his 31st birthday.”

Stegall was a highly decorated war veteran and passed on due to complications of the H1N1 virus.

“Michael Wesley Hosey, killed Sept. 17, 2011. He was a student at Clay-Chalkville High School. He received the Bronze Star. He was 27.

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This was about the time she decided to be a children’s pastor, although growing up she wanted to be a veterinarian and still loves animals.

The Jones’ moved to Lakeland, Florida, and attended Southeastern Bible College.

Planting a love for other people in children inspires Marcia to do her job.

“I love watching boys and girls make good choices, and the fun part of being a children’s pastor is I get to watch them grow up and to be awesome men and women of God,” she said. “I think that’s very important.”

Marcia and Tim have ministered in 11 states and six countries. When asked where she would like to minister

next, she said she would love to preach to children in Alaska. She says it is difficult to minister in Alaska in the summer because children there are working hard gathering berries and preparing for survival in the winter, but they do get to go to summer camp there.

The farthest Marcia has traveled to preach is Thailand.

She and Pastor Tim did a Tsunami Camp there for an orphanage. All the kids who attended had lost their parents in the Tsunami. The Jones’ were able to preach about Jesus and do fun services with the kids.

Marcia and Pastor Tim are also very involved in Junior Bible Quiz, or “JBQ.” In this program, kids from first through sixth grades compete

“William Z. Van Osdol, killed on Aug. 19, 2009. He has a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He was 23 years old, six days short of his 24th birthday.

“Kelly Stevin Prewitt, killed in action April 16, 2003.

A student of Cathedral of the Cross in Center Point. He was awarded the Purple Heart. His age was 24.

“Jonathon Millican was

killed in action on Jan. 20, 2007. He attended Locus Fork High School. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. He was 20 years old.”

Saturdays ceremony was about the local community honoring their sacrifice and also about the community honoring the approximately 2,000 other veteran’s that are buried at Jefferson Memorial Gardens in Trussville.

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to learn Bible verses. Pastor Tim is the Alabama District Coordinator. The two hold monthly competitions for Alabama participants each year.

In Alabama, Marcia and Tim lead two sessions out of six of Alabama Kids Camps at Springville Camp and Conference Center. They can minister to 200-600 kids each session. They also lead camp services in Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and other southern states. Once they ministered to over 2,500 kids in one summer! They also help out around camp when they are not preaching.

When asked what her hope is for people who do not know Jesus, Marcia said she hopes that “through people that we help minister to, they come to know Jesus, their lives are changed, and that they don’t have to go through pain and suffering in this world in their spirits…I want them to be whole and they find that through Jesus.”

Marcia and Tim Jones live in Chelsea, Alabama. They have a son named Scott. He is 28 and a youth pastor. They also have a daughter named Haley, she is 24 and a children’s pastor. Marcia is doing a great job, not just in Alabama but all over the world, serving people and teaching them the Word of God.

quadrennium,” Garrett said in a statement to the Tribune.

“I will be the Vice Chair of Ways and Means Education Committee (the $7 billion education budget) and will also be Vice Chair of the Education Policy Committee.”

Garrett is the state representative for District 44, which covers Trussville, Clay

and Pinson. He grew up in Center Point and graduated from Erwin High School in 1976. Garrett has been a resident of Trussville for more than 20 years.

Photo courtesy of Danny Garrett’s website

Local veteran honored with Quilt of Valor by members of DAR From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — Members of the Josiah Brunson Daughters of the American Revolution presented a Quilt of Valor and Certificate of Appreciation to U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Clifford Odom on Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Pell City Veterans Home.

Odom served the United States Army during the Korean conflict, then spent the next 32 years in the service of the Army National Guard, retiring with the title of Chief Warrant Officer. As a civilian, Mr. Odom focused on real estate development in western Jefferson County, Center Point, and Trussville. He was also a real estate appraiser.

The Quilt of Valor was

Pictured with Mr. Odom are his wife, Sandra, and chapter members Linda Reid, Julia Doty, Lynne Williams, and Chris Long.

prepared by Chris Long and its draping around Odom’s shoulders represented DAR’s honoring of his sacrifice and service.

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a lineage-based, service organization, open to any woman

18 years of age or older, who can prove direct lineage to someone who contributed to the cause of American freedom, whether through civil or military action. Our goals are to support historical preservation, promote education, and encourage patriotism.

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Springville Parks & Recreation increases opportunities for healthy living

By Tommi O. Peters For The Tribune SPRINGVILLE – Recently hired Parks & Recreation Administrator Ashley Lyons is focused on improving physical and mental health for citizens of all ages and skill levels.

“The easiest way to help people become healthier is to provide a space to be active and have fun,” Lyons said.

Lyons also noted that the younger people are when starting an active lifestyle, the more likely they are to stick with it.

“For example, I want to put a piece of playground equipment at the softball and baseball fields,” she said. “I appreciate that there are other opportunities to improve the field conditions, which

we’re also working on. But little kids have limited attention spans. Rather than them sitting there drinking soda and eating candy while their brothers and sisters play, they can go climb, slide, swing and make friends.”

She also believes that the life skills gained in organized activities are essential for healthy development.

“When I think about my job and how important things are like teamwork, and leadership and working with people that are different than you — a lot of that is learned in school, but it is also reinforced when you’re playing sports, or in band, or whatever it is,” Lyons said. “As you grow up, you’re going to realize you were learning a lot of the skills you need outside of school. Rec sports is just

another avenue for kids to be involved in something that’s going to shape them for the better.”

Providing approachable access for all children to develop these skills is a key component of Lyons’ approach to recreational sports.

“Once recreation leagues get too competitive, you turn

away a lot of kids that want to play,” she said. “The new players want to be part of something and have fun.

But if they don’t get playing time because they can’t catch a ball yet, they won’t have a good experience. I want more kids to feel like, even if they’ve never picked up a ball, they can come play in the fifth grade or the sixth grade. It’s not something you need to have done since kindergarten.”

Maturing community members are not overlooked

by Lyons, as evidenced by the recent installment of a pickleball court at Big Springs Park. The role of the parks and recreation admin also includes supporting initiatives of Senior Center Co-Directors Carrie Denton and Brenda Weimer.

CARTER, from front page

The beautiful new location boasts an assortment of furniture that includes everything from Victorian to mid-century modern, to contemporary pieces, and even primitive farm tables that co-owner Mike Carter, a talented carpenter in his own right, makes himself.

Furniture includes, but is not limited to, tables, desks, secretaries, trunks, chairs, beds, vanities, mirrors, highchests, low-chests, side tables and mattresses.

The store, however, offers so much more than furniture.

Everywhere you walk, there are books. They also carry antique tools, record albums, pocket knives, watches, typewriters, and a whole section devoted to creating the perfect “man cave”, which includes another Carter original

creation.

“This is something I do, this another one of my things here,” Carter said of his handiwork. “I take an old tailgate, it is a ’52 Ford tailgate, and I put the bench and the tag and the lights on it for your man cave.”

For owners Mike and Wanda Carter, the store is

Pho

“Carrie and Brenda are offering programs that appeal to a wider range of interests,” Lyons said. “Ceramics has been really popular and line dancing was moved to the VFW because they needed more space. I’ve only helped to add structure in place like registration at events and waivers.”

When the city announced that an employee would be hired to provide administrative support to recreational sports and park development initiatives, various interpretations of the structure circulated through town.

Lindy Hale has three children involved in Springville sports, with two currently playing rec basketball.

“Rather than believing all of the things I’d heard, I just decided to call Ashley,” Hale

said. “She was very nice, answered all of my questions, and reassured me that no changes would be made that would hurt the program.”

“I really appreciate when people contact me directly to clarify something,” Lyons said. “I’m here to provide the best possible experience for the kids, but also to be a streamlined source of information.”

Mayor William Isley expressed appreciation for streamlined support and communication for the various programs when he said, “As an intercessor between city officials and various sports organizations, Ashley has enabled the city council and me to better understand and respond to the suggestions of players, parents and others involved.”

SCHOOL BOARD, from front page

more than just a business.

“Our grandson said, ‘Why are you doing this? You’re retired,’” Wanda said. “We like to work, we’ve always worked. We’d rather be working than laying in a recliner watching TV.” Evidence that Carter Antiques is a labor of love can be seen in every corner and every nook of the store. It can be seen in the care in which the items are displayed, it can be seen in the way that items are selected and cared for before they are presented to the public. It can be felt when the Carters share their store with you.

Carter Antiques is located at 1935 Highway 11 in Argo.

It is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lolley and Courtesy Buick GMC for their continued support to the Trussville City Schools.

“We thank you for all you have done,” Roberts said.

“Y’all have always been very generous to our school system.”

“The Courtesy GMC business partnership represents the first ever district partnership between Trussville City Schools and Trussville businesses,” said Neill. “We have many athletic partners, but this is the first district partner where donations go to the entire district, plus athletics.

We appreciate their support and generosity and we hope this is the first in a long line of district partnerships in the future.”

Lolley said he hopes this partnership will create

a domino effect with other businesses in Trussville.

In other matters, the board approved: Consent agenda • Accounts payable; • October 2018 payroll; • October 2018 financial; • Board work session record and board minutes for Nov. 13, 2018; • Early graduation for four students; • Under $50,000 Project HTHS Flooring quote #111218-4; • Under $50,000 Project soccer and softball lockers; • Job description for Student Support Services; • Southern Linc agreement for bus driver radios; • Memorandum of agreement with Courtesy Birmingham Buick/GMC;

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• Memorandum of agreement with State Department of Education for residency program; • Change orders: • HTMS Change order 1; • HTMS Change order 2; and • CES Change order 11.

• Field trips for HTHS Track and Field to the University of Florida in March; HTHS Track and Field to Pearl; MS in April; and HTHS Track and Field to AHSAA Championship in May. • Agenda; and • Personnel.

The Trussville City Board of Education is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, beginning at 6 p.m., following a 5:30 p.m. work session.

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TCS District Literary Coach selected for ALSDE Principal Residency Program Special to The Tribune TRUSSVILLE — A Trussville City Schools reading coach has been selected as a resident in the Alabama State Department of Education 2019 Principal Candidate Semester Residency program.

The TCS Board of Education made the announcement Monday, Dec. 11, during the regularly scheduled board meeting that TCS District Reading Coach, Kelly McGough, was selected for the 2019 spring semester.

According to TCS, up to 10 semester residencies were available for sponsorship by the ALSDE. The Principal Candidate Semester Residency provides $25,000 to support the salary and benefits of a certified and

Kelly McGough.

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highly qualified teacher to replace the residency candidate for an academic semester.

This allows aspiring instructional leaders to participate in critical field-based leadership learning while providing for all the academic needs of

students.

McGough, who has been the TCS Lead Literary Coach since 2016, will work alongside Dr. Lisa Lothspeich at Paine Elementary during the 2019 spring semester. A certified teacher will be secured as replacement for McGough during the spring 2019 semester.

“I feel so fortunate to be selected as one of 10 recipients of the ALSDE Principal Candidate Semester Residency Program,” McGough said.

“A semester under the guidance of Dr. Lisa Lothspeich will provide me the experience necessary to be an influential school leader.

“I am appreciative to the Alabama Department of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham and

Trussville City Schools for this opportunity.

“I look forward to participating with Dr. Lothspeich in daily leadership activities encompassing the Alabama State Standards for Instructional Leaders.”

According to the ALSDE website, the Alabama State Department of Education is committed to ensuring that every school is led by a well-prepared, resourced, supported and effective leader. The ALSDE believes that a semester residency with a veteran, successful instructional leader will help ensure that future principals are better prepared to lead the learning in Alabama’s schools.

Plans for freestanding Dollar General in Trussville presented to DRC

By Tommi O. Peters For the Tribune TRUSSVILLE – Dollar General representative Melissa Ballard presented plans to the Design Review Committee for the chain’s freestanding location to be built in the 400 block of Main Street. Ballard sought recommendation from the group based upon the color variations for both brick and stone treatment.

Given the prominent location of upon entering downtown Trussville, the DRC recommended that architectural interest be added to the otherwise simple exterior.

The current Dollar General location at 218 Main Street will close once construction of the 10,000 square foot

freestanding store is complete. Construction is expected to begin in 2019.

Plans to update the exterior of Arby’s at 5984 Chalkville Road were also approved.

The fast food restaurant will also receive interior renovation, though no structural changes will be made.

The group also approved the following: • Rod iron fence enclosure surrounding a residential swimming pool in the 200 block of Lake Street.

• Renovation and replacement of Shell gas station canopies at 5965 Chalkville Rd. and 1120

Chalkville Road.

• Landscape plan for McDonald’s at 1110 Chalkville Road with recommendation to replace specific plants.

All exterior modifications to businesses and residences within the downtown overlay district are required to present plans to the Trussville Design Review Committee for approval. detailed plans and applications should be submitted to Plans Examiner JR Malchus via jmalchus@trussville.org or (205) 655-5072.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Design Review Committee will be Monday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. at Trussville City Hall.

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The food the city will provide will come from various local restaurants and grocery stores, including Wing-A-Fish, Barbecue Stop, Piggly Wiggly, Publix deli, and the Food Giant and Winn-Dixie delis in Pinson, Dixon said.

“What I’ve done is worked out to some of our local restaurants and grocery stores to where we can feed them for $4 a piece,” he said. “We can make a weekly menu.”

Johnson said that she has been wanting to make this change ever since G A Foods took over in October.

“We’re going to change the way our food works at the Senior Center,” she said.

The Senior Center will also have a special lunch of Barbecue Stop on Friday, Dec. 21, at 11:30 a.m.

“It’ll be their last day of meeting before the new year,” Dixon said. “They won’t come back until Jan. 2. Alabama School of Fine Arts Chorale is going to be there and they have students from a bunch of different schools. They’ve got some kind of game to play that everybody that participates gets a gift.”

In other news, the council passed resolutions designating the 2019 meeting times for the Library Board and Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA).

City of Clay Library Board 2019 Meetings: January 23, 2019

April 23, 2019 July 23, 2019 October 22, 2019 City of Clay BZA 2019 Meetings: January 14, 2019 February 11, 2019 March 11, 2019 April 8, 2019 May 13, 2019 June 10, 2019 July 8, 2019 August 12, 2019 September 9, 2019 October 14, 2019 November 18, 2019 December 9, 2019 “We haven’t had a BZA meeting in four years, but we have to designate the time,” Dixon said. “They only meet if there is an agenda. It’s the second Monday of each month if they have to meet.”

The council also passed Resolutions 2018-59 and 201860, authorizing the demolition and abatement of properties at 2346 Old Springville Road and 7730 Clayton Road. The resolutions also authorized the city manager to file with the Probate Court of Jefferson County to put a lien in the amount of $8,500 on each property for the abatement.

The Planning and Zoning Commission will not meet this week, and the next meeting of the Clay City Council will be Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., immediately following a pre-council meeting at 6 p.m.

1 injured in Trussville crash over the weekend From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — One person was injured in a Saturday night crash in Trussville, according to Fire Chief Tim Shotts.

The single vehicle crash

occurred on Roper Road before 9 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle rolled over in the accident.

“We transported a female to UAB Hospital,” Shotts said. “We don’t have an update on her injuries at this time.”

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Newly created Board of Influencers gives counsel, provides support, serve as ambassadors for The Foundry Ministries From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BESSEMER — The Foundry Ministries welcomes 18 members to its newly created Board of Influencers. The board exists to give counsel, provide support and serve as ambassadors of The Foundry. The men and women appointed to the board all hold positions of influence in their respective fields.

“There is a wealth of talent and wisdom in our community and we can now tap into that talent through our

Board of Influencers,” said Chief Executive Officer Micah Andrews. “The individuals we serve are diverse with wide-ranging needs and through this new board, we can equip ourselves with wise counsel and expert knowledge from leaders representing a variety of fields.”

Board members serve as ambassadors of The Foundry within their respective employers, civic organizations, churches, recreation leagues and professional circles. The role of Board of Influencer members is solely to provide counsel and guidance for The

Foundry staff—they hold no governance responsibilities, volunteer expectations or fundraising responsibilities.

Board members meet quarterly and serve a two-year term.

Board of Influencers foundational members include: Heather Averett, Samford University Director of Employer Relations; Laura Blake, Urban Cookhouse Project Manager and Farm Bowl & Juice Human Resources Director; Dave Coffey, Sequel Youth and Family Services YCW; Jeff Inman, CBS 42 WIAT Sales

Manager; Noah Rocker, Alabama Power Company Customer Service Manager; Mayo Woodward, Prudential Financial Services Manager; Rev. Spencer Knight, Hunter Street Baptist Church Minister of Ministry; Missi Wimberly, Health and Fitness Instructor and Community Leader; Dr. Barry Cosper, Bessemer Baptist Association Director of Missions; Scott Warren, Alabama Power Company/Southern Company Engineer Manager; Meg McGlamery, Crisis Center, Inc. Executive Director; Dr. Doug Dortch, Moun-

tain Brook Baptist Senior Pastor; Dr. Jason Murphree, Crosshaven Church in Cullman Senior Pastor; Jessica Miller, Alzheimer’s Association – Alabama Chapter Director of Development; Jenni Crumpton, Sarder TV in NYC Reporter, Freelancer and Blogger; Cameron Bishop, Peoples Bank of Alabama Commercial Relationship Manager; Luke Holcomb, Crimson Tide Sports Marketing Business Development Manager; and Rebecca Day Tucker, EBSCO Information Services Customer Service and Contracts Director.

“Not only are board members experts in their fields, they also have a heart for our ministry and those we serve,” Andrews said. “This is an opportunity for us to align their passion with our needs, and out of this sweet spot comes tremendous blessing and growth. We are honored to work with such caring and gifted individuals.”

For more information on The Foundry’s outreach services and their programs of Recovery, Reentry and Rescue, please visit foundryministries.com.

Red Cross urgently seeks blood, platelet donors; provides locations to donate From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — Emergencies don’t take a holiday.

The American Red Cross urgently needs blood and platelet donors to make an appointment now to give and help ensure patients can get the treatment they need at a moment’s notice.

In November 2016, a 100foot maple tree fell on Mike McMahon, causing life-threatening injuries. He needed 11 units of blood during emergency surgery and another seven units to treat complications after. Six weeks following the accident, McMahon was released

from the hospital – just in time to spend the holidays with his family.

“I’m grateful for the donors who gave me such an amazing gift – the gift of life,” McMahon said. “I was an occasional blood donor before the accident. Today, I donate as often as I can to help ensure others receive blood when they need it most.”

Now is an important time to give blood and platelets. A seasonal decline in donations occurs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day when donors get busy with family gatherings and travel. In addition, severe winter weather can cause blood

drive cancellations and negatively affect the blood supply.

Patients like McMahon can’t afford for there to be a shortage of blood.

Give the gift of life – make an appointment to donate blood and platelets by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767).

As a special thank you for helping meet the urgent need, those who come to give Dec. 20 through Jan. 6 will receive a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.

Upcoming blood donation

opportunities Dec. 20-Jan. 15 For location information, please visit redcross.org How to donate blood: Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law),

weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/ RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.

About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission.

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Birmingham Council approves resolution amending the World Games organizing committee From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — After initially passing on the consent agenda, the Birmingham City Council voted to reconsider a resolution amending the local World Games organizing committee.

The resolution expressed the need for the Birmingham City Council to have more voting members on the committee — as it stands, the council does not have a vote.

Following a discussion, the council voted to delay the item one week so that they could consult with stakehold-

ers and have discussions regarding the terms of the existing contract.

After receiving an update from World Games 2021 CEO DJ Mackovets during a recent Committee of the Whole meeting, the council voiced concerns about having representation on the

committee, seeing as though the city has contributed $3.5 million into the games.

“They’ve been meeting for the last three years and they’re not showing us they want us involved,” Councilor Steven Hoyt said on Tuesday. “We’ve been asking for quite a long time. It needs

to be inclusive of the council. Whether or not we have a vote in that matter that’s up for debate…We need this process to be all-inclusive and that’s what I will support.”

The item will come back before the council at the December 18 meeting.

This press release was written by Cody Owens, Public Information Officer, in the Birmingham City Council Office of Public Information.

For media inquiries, please contact the Interim Director of Public Information, Chiara Perry, at 205.254.2294.

AUM announces accreditation by SACSCOC awarding many degree programs From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — Auburn University at Montgomery announced that its accreditation has been reaffirmed this week by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) for the next 10 years.

AUM is accredited by SACSCOC to award bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degrees. AUM first earned accreditation from SACSCOC in 1973, earning reaffirmation in 1978, 1988, 1998 and 2008.

“We are quite pleased that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges did not return any recommendations,” said Auburn University at Montgomery Chancellor Carl A. Stockton. “That is uncommon and speaks to the high quality of Auburn University at Montgomery’s academic programs, faculty and staff.

“The reaffirmation of accreditation is important for a variety of reasons. In addition to reinforcing the value of an Auburn University at Montgomery degree, the process offers an opportunity for selfstudy and examination of university standards, governance and finances, academic programs and student services.

The results clearly show that we are on the right track.”

Universities attempting to earn or maintain SACSCOC accreditation must comply with more than 90 standards.

Representatives from the accrediting body visited AUM last spring. The university submitted a response to the site visit in August. A national

committee reviewed the response and voted for reaffirmation with zero recommendations.

“This serves as testament to Auburn University at Montgomery’s commitment to excellence,” said Auburn University at Montgomery Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Mrinal Varma.

“One important outcome of the self-study process was the development of a Quality Enhancement Plan, the AUM Mathematics Pathways Success Initiative, to increase pass rates in core math courses. This week’s news validates our efforts as a university. We are grateful to our faculty and staff for their will-

ingness to establish a culture of evidence and to embrace our pursuit of continuous improvement.

“Our goal here is to establish a culture of evidence.

This is a reaffirmation of our efforts. We try to bring in this culture of evidence. We are grateful for our faculty and staff who have embraced our philosophy of continuous quality improvement.”

Established in 1967, AUM offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certifications.

AUM earned a No. 22 ranking among regional universities in the South from U.S. News & World Report for the quality of its undergraduate teaching and ranked 38th overall among regional public universities.

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Schedule of events released for 2019 Alabama Governor Inauguration From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — The Kay Ivey Inaugural Committee announced the 2019 Inauguration schedule of events Thursday, Dec. 13.

“The Inaugural Committee is honored to invite Alabamians to join us as we witness and celebrate this historic moment,” said Co-Chairs Jimmy Rane and Cathy Randall. “Before our state lawmakers begin their important work, we want to take a moment to acknowl-

edge and ask the Lord for wisdom, reflect and commit to uphold the duties and ideals outlined in our Constitution and celebrate the progress yet to come. We are also excited to announce a special Gulf Coast Inaugural Celebration. We look forward to celebrating and looking ahead to a new era focused on growing opportunities for all Alabamians.”

Schedule of Events Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.: Gulf Coast Inaugural Celebration at The Lodge at Gulf State Park

Inauguration Day – Jan. 14, 2019 8:15 a.m. Prayer Service at First Baptist Church Montgomery Invitation only 10 a.m. Swearing In Ceremony at Alabama State Capitol Steps 12 p.m. Parade starts at Alabama State Capitol 7 p.m. Inaugural Gala Invitation only More details will be posted online at www.iveyinauguration.com in the coming weeks.

ALEA troopers to increase patrols over holidays, remind motorists to #ArriveAliveAlabama From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — This holiday season, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is reminding all motorists to #ArriveAliveAlabama. Patrol efforts are being stepped up ahead of the holiday travel period. State Troopers will aggressively enforce speeding, texting while driving, following too closely, driving under the influence and other violations to ensure safety and compliance.

• To prevent traffic crashes,

4 restaurants remain in quest of Bama’s Best Breakfast title

By Mary Johns Special to The Tribune FLORENCE — Now that the flour dust has settled following the first round of competition, four breakfast joints remain in the quest to earn the title of Bama’s Best Breakfast.

The first semifinal matchup on Dec. 17 pits Tater’s Restaurant in Luverne against Staggs Grocery in Florence.

A second Florence establishment — Big Bad Breakfast — will compete Dec. 18 in the semifinal round against Ray’s Restaurant in Dothan. Semifinal winners move to the final

round vote on Dec. 20.

To vote, visit Facebook. com/SimplySouthernTV on the appointed day and look for the poll near the top of the page. Click the gif of the corresponding restaurant. Only one vote per Facebook account is allowed.

The winner of Bama’s Best Breakfast will receive $300 and a plaque, along with the chance to be featured in “Simply Southern TV’s” fifth season.

Eight restaurants were selected for the competition based on number of nominations received through comments on

the Facebook post announcing Bama’s Best Breakfast contest.

Final tallies from first round matchups: Dec. 10 • Tater’s Restaurant in Luverne – 615 votes • Biscuit King Cafe – 214 votes Dec. 11 • Big Bad Breakfast in Florence – 358 votes • Walters’ Gas and Grill in Opelika – 270 votes Dec. 12 • Ray’s Restaurant in Dothan – 343 votes • The Waysider in Tuscaloosa – 179 votes

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Dec. 13 • Staggs Grocery in Florence – 405 votes • Chris Z’s in Birmingham – 326 votes Bama’s Best Breakfast is sponsored by the Alabama Wheat & Feed Grain Producers.

Simply Southern TV is a production of the Alabama Farmers Federation and Alabama Farmers Cooperative.

The show airs Sunday mornings on broadcast channels across the state and Wednesdays at 5 p.m. central on RFDTV. For more information, visit SimplySouthernTV.net.

injuries and fatalities this busy season, ALEA will assign all available troopers to patrol roadways between now and midnight Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.

• Grant funding from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will cover additional trooper shifts.

• Not only will troopers enforce the law, but they will be available to assist motor-

ists in need.

• ALEA wants everyone to enjoy the holidays, but urges motorists to: • Obey speed limits • Insist everyone in the vehicle buckle up and/or use child restraints • Focus on the road – not on cell phones, passengers or other distractions – while driving • Choose a designated driver before drinking alcoholic beverages • Remember #ArriveAliveAlabama

Princeton Baptist Medical Center NICU celebrate Christmas babies From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — Preemie patients at Princeton Baptist Medical Center NICU in Birmingham are getting ready for Christmas. Adorable babies born premature will be heading home with their parents in tiny stockings this season.

The nursing staff snapped photos of the tots in the stockings. Preemie parents spending their first Christmas with their babies in NICU will receive the stockings as keepsakes.

The stockings were provided by the hospital’s volunteers who purchased the “My First Christmas” stockings for the babies.

“These beautiful, tiny gifts from above are being cared for by a very talented team of NICU nurses,” said a Princeton spokesperson. “We wish a very Merry Christmas to our NICU babies and their families, as well as those who care for them each and every day.”

BIRMINGHAM, from front page

Clinton Woods (District 1) and Crystal Smitherman (District 6) were selected by a vote following interviews with the final six candidates that were held while the Council was went into recess.

They will be sworn in when the Council meets on January 2, 2019.

On Thursday, December 13,

the Birmingham City Council met with 26 candidates who applied for the vacant seats. Candidates were given one minute to explain why they are the most qualified person for the position; the field was narrowed down to the six candidates who participated in extended interviews on Tuesday.

As stated in the May-

or-Council Act, Vacancies in the council shall be filled by the council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council, the person so elected to hold office only until the next election of any kind in which the voters of the city to which this Act applies are qualified electors, at which time said unexpired terms shall be

filled by said electors in accordance with all provisions of law applicable to such city; in any event, the person elected shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified. (Act No. 123, 1965) The appointed representatives will serve until the next citywide election, a date for which has not yet been deter-

mined. The two seats were vacated by Councilors Lashunda Scales and Sheila Tyson when they were sworn in to the Jefferson County Commission on November 14.

“I’d like to say thank you to the Council for making a good and quick decision today,” Council President Valerie Abbott said following the vote.

“I want to congratulate the new councilors. I’m no longer the new kid on the block,” said Councilor Alexander, who was appointed to the District 7 seat last month. “The candidates did not make this an easy task for us. I look forward to you joining us.”

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Senate passes Congressman Brooks’ Athen’s Post Office building designation for Judge James E. Horton From The Trussville Tribune staff reports WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Senate passed by unanimous consent Congressman Mo Brooks’ bill, H.R. 6513, to designate the United States Postal Service Office located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, as the “Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building.”

Judge Horton bravely issued an order setting aside the jury’s guilty verdict and ordered a new trial for one of the “Scottsboro Boys” in 1933.

“I’m pleased the United States Senate unanimously passed my bill naming the Athens Post Office for Tennessee Valley luminary, Judge James E. Horton Jr.,” Congressman Brooks said. “Now, the only remaining hurdle for the bill to become law is a presidential signature, and I encourage President Trump to sign the bill.

“Judge Horton took a stand against extreme racial prejudice that risked and ended his

judicial career. For championing blind justice and for his bravery in the face of intense pressure, Judge Horton deserves the posthumous honor of having the Athens, Alabama Post Office named for him. It is appropriate that his legacy be held up as a guide for future Tennessee Valley generations.

“While this bill wouldn’t have passed the House and Senate if it weren’t for the support of key Congressional colleagues, Judge Horton’s descendants and Limestone County community leaders were the driving force behind this bill. Their efforts meant the difference, and I’m grateful for their assistance and insight without which this bill would not be heading to President Trump’s desk.”

A life-size statue of Judge Horton and a historical marker were erected in October 2017 on the Limestone County Courthouse square. Click HERE to read more about the statue and marker.

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Check yourSelfie: Facebook discovers photo bug that may have affected 6.8 million users From The Trussville Tribune staff reports If you enjoy taking and sharing photos on Facebook, they may have been shared with more people than you expected.

According to Facebook’s Developer News blog, Facebook’s internal team announced Friday, Dec. 14, the discovery a photo API bug which may have affected up to 6.8 million users who used Facebook Login and granted permission to third-party apps to access photos.

“We have fixed the issue but, because of this bug, some third-party apps may have had access to a broader set of photos than usual for 12 days between September 13 to September 25, 2018,” Tom Bar, Developer News blogger said. “When someone gives permission for an app to access their photos on Facebook, we usually only grant the app access to photos people share on their timeline. In this case, the

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bug potentially gave developers access to other photos, such as those shared on Marketplace or Facebook Stories. The bug also impacted photos that people uploaded to Facebook but chose not to post. For example, if someone uploads a photo to Facebook but doesn’t finish posting it – maybe because

they’ve lost reception or walked into a meeting – we store a copy of that photo for three days so the person has it when they come back to the app to complete their post.”

In addition to the 6.8 million Facebook users affected, Bar mentions that up to 1,500 apps built by over 870

developers may have been affected also.

“The only apps affected by this bug were ones that Facebook approved to access the photos API and that individuals had authorized to access their photos,” Bar said. “We’re sorry this happened. Early next week we will be rolling out tools for app developers that will allow them to determine which people using their app might be impacted by this bug. We will be working with those developers to delete the photos from impacted users and notify people potentially impacted by this bug via an alert on Facebook.”

The notification will direct users to a Help Center link where they’ll be able to see if they’ve used any apps that were affected by the bug.

“We are also recommending people log into any apps with which they have shared their Facebook photos to check which photos they have access to,” Bar said.

Senator Shelnutt recognized as one of two most conservative senators in Alabama, 2018 From The Trussville Tribune staff reports ALEXANDRIA, Va.— The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) has just released its ratings of the 2018 meeting of the Alabama Legislature.

ACUF’s Ratings—both federal and state—are an initiative of ACUF’s Center for Legislative Accountability.

These ratings are designed to reflect how over 8,000 of the nation’s elected officials

view the role of government and illustrate the differences between chambers of the legislature while revealing lawmakers’ positions on a wide variety of issues that directly affect Alabamians.

ACUF reviewed each piece of legislation voted on in both the Senate and House to produce average scores of each chamber as well as individual scores for each sitting member. According to ACUF’s Year in Review, the Alabama Legislature’s

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overall conservative score fell slightly compared to the 2017 session (from 62.33 percent to 62.16 percent).

Alabama legislators voted on key issues during the 2018 session. In one or both chambers, they voted to enact protections against Medicaid fraud, extend and raise the hospital tax, allow taxpayer funds to be used to establish public transit, and exempt “economic development professionals” from lobby requirements.

“In the 2018 session, lawmakers of the Alabama Legislature voted to raise hospital taxes in order to coax greater matching funds from the nation’s taxpayers under the federal Medicaid system,” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Lawmakers also bypassed the Alabama Constitution to subsidize public transit and committed taxpayers to funding broadband in government-favored areas of the state. In the upcoming session, we urge the

Legislature to work toward conservative reforms that limit government interference in the lives of Alabamians.”

Republican Alabama House Representatives earned an average score of 53 percent, while no representatives earned awards for scoring 80 percent or better. Republican Alabama Senators earned an average score of 75 percent, while five senators earned awards for the 2018 session. The

overall average for the Alabama Legislature was 62.16 percent.

Click Here to view the 2018 Ratings of Alabama online and Click Here to visit the ACUF website.

For questions or media inquiries regarding ACUF state ratings, email Luke Schneider, Public Affairs Coordinator for the American Conservative Union Foundation, at lschneider@ conservative.org.

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Cold weather, snow north of Alabama sign of a good season for duck hunters

By David Rainer Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources MONTGOMERY — The snowstorm that skirted just north of the state recently should be good news for Alabama’s duck hunters.

The waterfowl seasons in Alabama are always weather-dependent. If it’s cold and snowy north of us, the birds will migrate in significant numbers into Alabama. Without the cold or precipitation to cover their food sources, the birds won’t make it this far south.

Seth Maddox, Migratory Gamebird Program Coordinator with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, said duck numbers should be increasing soon even though the numbers were down when the annual aerial survey took place the week before the season opened.

“We were down a little bit on our preseason counts,” Maddox said. “We had a few cold fronts and a lot of rain.

That spread the birds out a lot.

I think it pushed some of the early migrators further south.

“That left us with a decent amount of birds, but not a good number for opening weekend. On opening weekend, people killed birds but it wasn’t a great opener. When the season opened back up, it got better. Most of the birds are just a little north of us. I hope with another cold front or two, it will push birds into Alabama. We got a small push from that snowstorm, but I hope we get a larger push soon.

Maddox said the longterm weather forecast bodes well for waterfowl hunters in Alabama.

“It’s shaping up to be similar to last year,” he said.

“They’re predicting several disturbances up in the Arctic region with some polar vortexes, which will give us some cold weather. Last year, we had some sub-freezing temperatures, below average temperatures, for a week or so throughout the season. I think that’s going to end up giving us a season similar to last season.”

That would be great news for waterfowlers, considering the harvest for the 2017-2018 season was up 85 percent over the similar period a year earlier.

“That’s a significant increase,” Maddox said. “We had about 14 days during the season where temperatures stayed below freezing. That cold weather and snow north of us really pushed birds into Alabama.”

Maddox said the wood duck harvest last season was especially high, which means a good many woodies came from the north.

“The cold weather pushed lots of wood ducks down,” he said. “We get some migration of wood ducks from northern states every year. Sometimes our wood ducks will move further south, but most of the time they hang tight here in Alabama.

“What we do see, when

we see a lot of wood duck migrants from the north, a lot of our males will pair up with northern females. The males will follow the females back to their breeding grounds in the spring because the females go back to the same breeding grounds every year.”

Maddox said the banding program that the WFF conducts annually on wood ducks gives him the data needed to come to those conclusions.

“A lot of our male wood ducks get killed north of us,” he said. “For example, I had one that I banded in Jackson County a couple of years ago that was killed in Ontario (Canada) earlier this year. We had one of our males killed in Minnesota, as well.”

Back to the preseason survey, the survey team looks for dabblers (mallards, gadwall, teal) and divers (canvasbacks, redheads, scaup) during the flyovers.

Gadwalls led the count with 12,000 observed statewide, although the survey covers only a small portion of the state. The mallard count totaled 1,500, followed by 1,000 green-winged teal.

The total dabbler count was 15,651.

The diver count turned out to be a pleasant surprise with 7,000 birds counted, which is higher than the five-year average.

“There were a bunch of canvasbacks here early,” Maddox said. “Ringnecks led the way, as they usually do.

We also had scaup and redheads.

“The migrant geese don’t show up until the middle of December, so you might be able to get a Christmas goose here soon.”

Mike Carter, a renowned fishing guide on the Tennessee River lakes, switches to waterfowl hunting in north Alabama this time of year and keeps an eye on the duck population by regularly looking for ducks at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Carter is expecting a big increase in duck numbers any day now.

“We got some gadwalls and ringnecks, but we haven’t gotten a big push yet,” Carter said. “I’m expecting the ducks to show up really soon. We’ve got ice and snow north of us. I do my scouting by watching the Refuge, and I haven’t seen a big increase yet.”

Carter would be a happy duck hunter if the current season matches last year’s.

“It seems the ducks got here a little quicker last year,” he said. “Last year was great.

I think we’re going to get that at some point. We’ve got flooded timber and buckbrush, so they’ve got plenty of places to feed and find

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cover. We’ve got a lot more water this year, so I think it’s going to be even better when the ducks finally make their move.”

The most likely duck spots in Alabama include the Tennessee River basin in north Alabama, the Mobile-Tensaw Delta in south Alabama, as well as the Lake Eufaula area and west central Alabama in the Demopolis area and other lakes on the Tombigbee River and Millers Ferry on the Alabama River near Camden.

The number of duck hunters in Alabama has apparently peaked with no downturn in the past several years.

“The number of licensed duck hunters seems to be holding steady around 30,000 for the last three to four years,” Maddox said. “That’s a good thing.”

Maddox said WFF has plans to expand enhancements for the waterfowl population in the coming years.

“We’ve got big plans ahead, partnering with Ducks Unlimited, to spend some substantial expenditures over the next several years on waterfowl habitat management,” he said.

WFF manages several public hunting locations in north Alabama, the Jackson County Waterfowl Areas. Waterfowl hunting is allowed on Mud Creek, Raccoon Creek and Crow Creek, although special seasons and restrictions apply. No waterfowl hunting in Mud Creek (Wannville) and Raccoon Creek dewatering units or Crow Creek WMA on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. All activity is prohibited in these locations on those days. The drawing for the limited quota hunt units on the Crow Creek Special Opportunity Area has already been held.

A limit of one 25-round box of shells in possession is in effect on all Jackson County WMAs while waterfowl hunting. No gasoline-powered motors are allowed in Mud Creek (Wannville) dewatering unit and Raccoon Creek dewatering unit (North of Hwy 117). Visit https://www.outdooralabama. com/sites/default/files/ Wildlife/wildlife-management-areas/2018-2019%20 WMA%20Maps/20182019%20Jackson%20County%20Finalv2.pdf for more information.

“Most of the people we talked to are happy with these restrictions that allow the birds to rest for a few days,” Maddox said. “The 25-shell rule cuts down on the extra shooting, the sky busting. People perceive that as a good thing.”

For the Mobile-Tensaw Delta/W.L. Holland Waterfowl Management Zone in south Alabama, one new restriction is in place for the current season. The use of gasoline motor prohibition zone that was in effect for Big Bateau Bay last year has been expanded to include Bay Grass. A no-hunting refuge zone remains in effect in the area west of the Apalachee River, occupying the area between the Causeway (Battleship Parkway) and I-10 to its intersection.

Hunting in the Waterfowl Management Zone is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Hunting is allowed from a half hour before sunrise until 1 p.m. on Wednesdays through Sundays during the season.

Go to www.outdooralabama.com/sites/default/files/ Hunting/Waterfowl/2018-Waterfowl-Leaflet.pdf for the 2018-2019 Alabama Waterfowl Hunting Guide.

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Help offered for former Marshall joins 42 attorneys Virginia College students, general urging SSA to curb employees affected by closures synthetic identity theft From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Career Center System, in cooperation with the Alabama Community College System, AIDT, the Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment (SWAPTE), and the Rapid Response Team (part of the Dislocated Worker Unit at the Alabama Department of Commerce) is hosting emergency information sessions for students and employees who have been impacted by the sudden closings of four Virginia College campuses across the state. The closures affected approximately 1,100 students.

Degree and training programs are available to students through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), including full and partial funding for two and four-year degree programs, vocational and industrial training, and more.

Qualified applicants can participate in these programs at no charge. Employees can also take advantage of benefits such as mortgage assistance and unemployment insurance, among others.

“We realize that many students were left without options with this closing,” said Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington. “There are many programs available and we want to be sure that students know about them. In some cases, they may be able

to finish their education at no cost. Affected employees should also attend to find out what services may be available to them.”

Meetings will be held in Mobile, Birmingham, Montgomery and Huntsville.

Meeting info is as follows: Space is limited, so students should call ahead to reserve a spot. Information about these programs can also be found at www.joblink.alabama.gov.

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From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 42 other attorney generals in urging the Social Security Administration to implement stronger procedures to combat the growing problem of identity fraud, including synthetic identity theft.

“Consumers in our respective jurisdictions continue to contact us about the growing problem of identity fraud,” Attorney General Marshall and the other attorneys general wrote in their joint letter to Acting Social Security Commissioner Nancy A. Berryhill on Monday. “The fraud comes in various forms and causes various harms, including monetary loss, damage to credit score and a detriment to personal security. As both law enforcement officials and advisors to government agencies, we know the challenges

Alabama AG hails new EPA Water Rule defining US waters From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — Attorney General Steve Marshall welcomed the Trump administration’s release Monday, Dec. 11, of a new “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) environmental rule that defines the scope of the Clean Water Act. “I applaud the Environmental Protection Agency for the release of a commonsense approach to the protection of America’s waterways,” said

Attorney General Marshall.

“The new EPA Waters of the United States definition clearly delineates whether a waterway is covered by the federal government, thus simplifying the process for landowners in seeking permits for use of their property. This new definition will be especially welcome to our farmers, timberland owners and others who use land for commercial purposes and who were unfairly targeted under the old Obama administration Waters of the United States rule.”

Monday’s release of the new rule follows the EPA’s announcement in June of its intent to withdraw the unpopular rule which began under President Obama.

The Obama administration’s WOTUS Rule asserted sweeping federal authority over usually dry channels, roadside ditches, and isolated streams, as well as overland covered by water only once every 100 years. Furthermore, its broad assertion of authority unlawfully impinged on the States’ tra-

ditional role as the primary regulators of land and water resources.

In 2015, Alabama was among 11 states that filed suit against the EPA over the Obama administration’s WOTUS. The Sixth Circuit granted a nationwide stay of the WOTUS Rule. The States subsequently won a nationwide stay blocking enforcement of the rule and allowing the new administration time to work on withdrawing the rule.

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of keeping government systems a step ahead of fraudulent actors. Although the challenge may be great, we urge you to prioritize making your systems as nimble and as strong as possible to combat this growing problem.”

Congress passed legislation this year directing the Social Security Administration to develop an electronic database to facilitate the verification of a consumer’s information when requested by a certified financial institution with the person’s consent.

Previously, such verifications were done by paper. The new federal mandate is meant to address “synthetic identity theft,” in which fraudsters use real social security numbers along with fictitious names and birthdates to create “synthetic” identities.

The attorneys general asked Acting Social Security Commissioner Berryhill to promptly comply with the provisions of the law.

“As enforcers of the data breach laws in our jurisdictions, we see the impact that exposure of Social Security Numbers can have” they said.

“Our residents lose thousands of dollars each year from ruined credit scores, as well as a general sense of anxiety regarding their identity.”

Synthetic identity theft, which is reported to constitute the majority of identity fraud in the country, often targets those with newly-issued Social Security numbers, including children and recent immigrants.

The AG letter was co-led by attorneys general of Kansas and Oregon, and joined

by Attorney General Marshall along with the attorneys general of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

54-year-old man killed in Cullman County crash From The Trussville Tribune staff reports CULLMAN COUNTY — A single-vehicle crash at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday has claimed the life of a Vinemont man.

David Anthony Smith, 54, was killed when the 2000 Dodge Durango he was driv-

ing left the roadway on Cullman County 1114 and overturned.

Smith, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash occurred in the Jones Chapel community.

Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.

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FBI releases 2017 NIBRS crime data From The Trussville Tribune staff reports WASHINGTON — This week the FBI released information on more than six million criminal offenses submitted to its National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) last year, as law enforcement nationwide continues transitioning to the more informative crime reporting system.

Because of its more detailed data collection, NIBRS is set to become the national standard for crime reporting in 2021. It offers more context and allows law enforcement agencies to use resources more strategically to prevent and combat crime.

In 2017, 6,998 law enforcement agencies reported data to NIBRS. About 42 percent of law enforcement agencies who participate in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program are now submitting their crime data to NIBRS, with the goal of completing the transition to NIBRS by 2021.

In his introductory message for last year’s UCR reports, FBI Director Christo-

pher Wray touted the benefits of NIBRS. “We want to have greater transparency and accountability in policing,” Wray said.

“One way to get there is by improving the data. That data will give us a more complete picture of what’s really going on in our communities and allow us to do what we need to do to keep people safe.”

Highlights from NIBRS, 2017 include: • Data from 2017 contained information on about 5.4 million incidents with 6,290,042 criminal offenses.

• Of the reported offenses, 61 percent were crimes against property, 23 percent were crimes against persons, and 16 percent were crimes against society (such as animal cruelty).

• Of the 4,524,968 individuals who were victims of crimes, 23.4 percent were between 21 and 30 years old.

• A little more than half of crime victims were female, while 48 percent of victims were male.

• More than half (52.2 per-

cent) of victims knew their offenders (or at least one of their offenders if there were more than one) but were not related to them.

• Nearly a quarter (24.4 percent) of crime victims were related to the offender.

• The data showed there were 5,266,175 known offenders (meaning at least one characteristic about the person is known, such as age, gender or race).

• Of the known offenders, 41.9 percent were between the ages of 16 and 30.

• The majority of known criminals, 62.4 percent, were men and 25.5 percent were women.

More NIBRS data is available in the NIBRS interactive map and in the Crime Data Explorer (CDE) tool. The CDE is an interactive tool that allows the public to more easily use and understand crime data through a variety of interactive features, such as tailored reports and the ability to build web applications.

To learn more about the FBI’s transition to NIBRS, visit fbi.gov/nibrs.

Homicide investigation underway in Birmingham From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham Police detectives are conducting a homicide investigation that occurred on Friday, Dec. 14 in Birmingham.

Officers responded at approximately 5:13 p.m. to 503

Avenue T on a report of an unconscious male. Once the officers arrived, they found the victim lying unresponsive on the floor. Birmingham Fire and Rescue arrived with the Jefferson County Coroner and pronounced the victim dead.

The victim has been identified as a black male named Rodney Hilleary, 55 of Bir-

mingham.

No suspects are in custody. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

If there is anyone who has information pertaining to the case, please contact the B.P.D. Homicide Unit @ 254-1764 or Crime Stoppers @ 254-7777.

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6th arrest made in Galleria shooting related protests From The Trussville Tribune staff reports HOOVER – A sixth protest related arrest was made at a Hoover Target on Wednesday, according to Carol Robinson of Al.com.

Robinson reported that Martez Lamar Parker, 25, was arrested inside The Grove Shopping Center Target and was charged with loitering with a mask. Parker had a bandana covering his face.

Parker was taken to

Hoover City Jail and was able to bond out at shortly after 10 p.m., according to Robinson.

The protest was related to the Thanksgiving night shooting of Emantic “EJ” Bradford at the Riverchase Galleria.

Trial date set for former Lipscomb Police Chief Martin From The Trussville Tribune staff reports ST. CLAIR COUNTY — The case of former Police Chief Brian Scott Martin, who was fired following his arrest in July on misdemeanor drug charges, has been set for trial.

Martin, an Odenville resident, was arrested on July 27 by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and taken to the Odenville Police Department to be interviewed

after an executed search of his residence, which revealed a quantity of marijuana and a bong located underneath the master bedroom sink.

In addition to the search inside Martin’s residence, a search of his patrol car located in front of his residence was conducted, where officials discovered a quantity of marijuana along with a bong located under the gun safe in the rear of the vehicle in an unmarked evidence bag.

Martin was charged with

possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of marijuana in the second degree. He was arrested, booked in the St. Clair County jail, and was later release on a $1,500 bond.

Martin was placed on administrative leave from the City of Lipscomb and fired in August as Chief of the Lipscomb Police department following his arrest on drug charges.

His trial date is set for Feb. 29, 2019, at 9 a.m.

Birmingham shooting classified as justifiable From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Police Department reports that detectives have received a ruling in connection with a homicide investigation. The ruling will cause investigators to reclassify the investigation. The incident occurred on Nov. 22 around 8:15 p.m.

Police said officers from the North Precinct responded to 3191-B 42nd Avenue North to investigate a report of a person shot. Officers arrived and located the subject inside the apartment unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue arrived along with the Jefferson County Coroner and the victim was pronounced deceased as a re-

sult of his injury.

Authorities had identified the departed as Lyndell Miller, a 22-year-old black male, from Birmingham.

After BPD Investigators presented the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, it was ruled that the death of Lyndell Miller will be classified as justifiable. No charges will be filed against a suspect.

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December 17-January 2 Trussville City Schools winter break.

December 18 HTHS PTO Meeting Beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the high school.

December 17 – January 2 Athletic Performance, Speed and Agility Training for Young Athletes Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. for rising second through fourth graders; 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for rising fourth graders through eighth graders at the Trussville Athletic Center. Students will work on speed, agility, strength training, performance testing, nutrition and coaching.

Pre-registration is required by Dec. 14. Cost is $50 per student and $30 for siblings. Call Michael Ryan at (205) 4820329 for more information.

December 17 Bolton Book Club – Trussville Library Adult Book Club – each month we will read a selection (fiction or non-fiction) and discuss. For the December meeting, we will discuss The Hidden Light

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December 19 Thyme to Cook Holiday Fun for Kids Begin your holiday with a cooking class with kids your age (6-12 years) where all treats are red, white and green! Come and enjoy Pita Trees, Colorful Veggie Wreath with Dip, Grinch Kabobs, Candy Cane Popcorn and Mint Hot Chocolate. Please call 408-6550 to register by noon on Monday, December 17th. The cost is $15/child.

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December 20 Springville Christmas Parade (Rescheduled from Dec. 8) The City of Springville will be hosting the annual Springville Christmas parade on Dec. 20, beginning at 6 p.m. This year’s theme will be “Christmas in Whoville.” Line up be-

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The parade route will begin on Highway 11, south of the 4-way stop going north, and end at Springville Middle School. For more information, please visit the City of Springville website.

December 20 Comprehensive Diabetes Education If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, this seminar at St. Vincent’s Trussville is a must.

A physician’s referral is required. Pre-assessments are given proceeding the class time. Please call 939-7248 to register.

January 21-27 Scale Back Alabama Coming in January, Trussville will be a Weigh in site. Weigh in week is January 21-27.

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ONGOING Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge No. 338 in Trussville meetings are at 7:30 p.m. on

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Cahawba Art Association meetings The Cahawba Art Association meets the 2nd Monday 6 p.m. at the Trussville Library. For info call 661-0517.

Republican Women of Trussville The group meets on the first Thursday of the month at the Three Earred Rabbit in Trussville with meet and greet beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact cherylamathews@gmail.com or www.rwot.com.

Springville Military Order of the Purple Heart The Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 2213,

Springville meets at the Smokin’ Grill at 85 Purple Heart Boulevard on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.

The Joyful Jammers The Joyful Jammers are looking for people to join us who enjoy playing Southern Appalachian folk music and hymns.

Dulcimers, psalteries, spoons, and all types of acoustical stringed instruments are welcome. We are part of the Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Association (SADA). We meet each Thursday from 6-8pm at the First Baptist Church Trussville, AL. For more information and room location, contact E. Maddox at 205-542-0076.

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Obituary

James Mabrey

Dec. 19 - Dec. 26, 2018

Patricia Novitski

april 19, 1927 ~ december 10, 2018 (age 91)

august 16, 1936 ~ december 10, 2018 (age 82)

James Curtis Mabrey of Cullman, AL, age 91, went to be with the Lord on December 10th 2018. James was a member of the Seventh Street Baptist Church in Cullman, AL.

Patricia (Petro) Novitski, age 82 of Trussville, AL entered enteral life on Dec. 10, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Petro of Exeter, PA. She graduated from Luzerne High School as class valedictorian and attended Wilkes College Business School. She retired from the business industry as a Pension Administrator. She is survived by her husband Tom of 61 years, son Tom (Teresa) Novitski, daughters Cindy (Dave) Melvin, and Debbie Sides. 6 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Sister Margaret Driscoll and sister-in-law Frances Novitski. Services will be held at Jefferson Memorial Gardens - 1591 Gadsden Hwy -Birmingham on Friday Dec 14th; viewing 11-12 with services to follow.

James was a loyal employee of Exchange Security that is now known as Regions bank for over forty years. James started his career as a clerk in the bookkeeping department. He retired in 1990 as Vice President of Regions (then First Alabama Bank).

For 25 years James served on the Jimmy Hale Mission board as their treasure. James was also a lifetime member of the Masons.

James was preceded in death by his first son, Randy Franklin Mabrey. James was survived by his soulmate Ernestine Grimes Mabrey, his daughter Karen Sharp (Clark), and Son James Ronald Mabrey “Ronnie”. Granddaughters Tracey Pentenbrick (Kenneth), Stacey Allen (Brad), and Danielle Kennedy (Bryan), Grandson Austin Sharp Great-grandchildren: Emily Anne Kerr, Bradley Jay Allen “BJ”, and Hadley Grimes Kennedy.

The family will receive friends at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home from 10am to Noon on December 12, 2018. Funeral service to follow with a brief graveside.

Pallbearers: Bud Mabrey Jr, James Thomas Mabrey, Wade Grimes, Patrick Brock, Vandy Holaway, and James Alan Bell Honorary Pallbearers: Ronnie Watkins, Jay Higgenbothan

Shirley Howell december 29, 1938 ~ december 13, 2018 (age 79) Mrs. Shirley Howell, 79, of Germantown, TN, previously of Birmingham, passed away on December 13, 2018. Shirley was an exceptionally loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a dedicated employee of 35 years at McRae’s Roebuck. Her priorities were helping, encouraging and praying for her family and friends in any way she could-always with a smile. In her final years, Shirley was devoted to worshipping the Lord through Bible fellowship with her friend and brother in Christ, David. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Howell; parents, William E. and Lorene C. Weaver; sister, Linda Brown; and brothers, Bobby Weaver and Elbert Weaver. She is survived by her daughter, Becky and husband Gene Nelms; son, Scott Howell; daughter-in-law, Allie Howell; grandchildren, Bryan Carmichael, Sara Nelms, Will Howell, Kelley Valdes, and Kristen Nelms; great-grandchildren, Devyn and Maggie Valdes, and Sadie Dagnan; nieces, Carol Glover and Donna Woods; and a host of great nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Monday, December 17, 2018 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville, AL. The funeral service will begin from the funeral home chapel at 2:00pm with Richard Harp officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East. Suggested donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Diabetes Foundation.

Katherine Larkin december 1, 1949 ~ december 2, 2018 (age 69) Kathy, age 69, passed away at home surrounded by family on 12/2/2018. She was born to parents, JB and Myrtle Smith, in Birmingham, Alabama who both preceded her in death. Kathy was a graduate of Woodlawn High School, class of 1967. She is survived by her beloved husband of fifty years, Gerald C. Larkin(Jerry), her two children who she cherished dearly, daughter Denise Larkin Graham (Blake) and son Gregory Scott Larkin (future daughter in law Angel Bowman). Kathy is also survived by her aunts, Sara Smith of Nashville and Barbara Cardwell (Wallace) as well as several cousins.

Kathy and Jerry started their life together on 6/27/1968. They resided in Center Point for numerous years before moving to Lakeview.

She became a member of Bessemer Church of God of the Union Assembly. Kathy worked at several banks as well as substitute teaching for Jefferson County. Special thanks to Comfort Care Hospice of Tuscaloosa, who was a godsend to her and her family for the last 10 months of her life. In particular- Dana, Keshia, Angelette, Tijuana, Sandy, Amy, Arielle, Sharon and Pastor Scott. Visitation will be held Friday December 7th from 12:00 to 2:00 with service immediately following at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East

Walton Donald Nelson Walton Donald Nelson passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 10, 2018.

He was born January 23, 1928 to Howard Francis and Velma Hollye (Shell) Nelson. He joined the Navy in 1945 and was on active duty until 1946. In 1951, he joined the Birmingham Police Department, retiring in 1982 as a Sergeant. He was a member of Hoover Lodge No. 644 F. & A. M and the Fraternal Order of Police. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Maurine (Rutherford), and his sister, Frances LaJune. He is survived by a brother, Bobby Hunter Nelson of Trussville, two sons, Walton Donald II of Antioch, California, and William Douglas of Birmingham, grandchildren Walton Donald Nelson III of Davis, California, Leah Kristin Demarcus of Pensacola, Florida, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson of Roseville, California, Tiffany Renee Nelson of Anna, Illinois, great-grandchildren Kylie Sophia Nelson, Gavin Tyler Nelson, and Ava Simone Nelson of Roseville, California, and Gunnar Brame of Anna, Illinois. Visitation will be from 12pm until 1pm on Thursday, December 13th at Jefferson Memorial East in Trussville with graveside service to follow at 1pm at Jefferson Memorial East’s adjoining cemetery.

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Opinion

All of us are called upon to lend our name for a job referral, political appointment or the endorsement of a candidate

By John W. Giles, Commentary All of us are called upon to lend our name for a job referral, political appointment or the endorsement of a candidate. Over time, my engagement for this kind of request is limited and almost extinct. I can count on two or three fingers those I would fall on the sword for because of their indisputable character, dignity, integrity, humility, sense of duty and honor. I only hope I can do justice in this article about one of Alabama’s great native sons who carried our economic, social, moral and constitutional values to Washington, D.C. For approximately forty three years, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (Jeff Sessions) has served our state and nation in many capacities. I believe history will be very kind to this great statesman who served our state and nation flawlessly. In the public square, we may call him

Senator or Attorney General, but back home, we all know him as Jeff.

Jeff’s noble track record dates back when earning the Distinguished Eagle Scout recognition. Jeff went to high school at Wilcox County High School, earned a B.A. at Huntington College and then earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama Law School in 1973. He also served in the Army Reserve in the 1970’s; with the rank of captain. His public service began as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the southern district of Alabama in 1975. In 1981, President Reagan tapped Jeff to be U.S. Attorney for the same district, he was Senate confirmed and served in that capacity for twelve years until President Clinton was elected and appointed one of his own.

Reagan also appointed Jeff for the Federal bench in 1986, but that nomination failed due to the mounting resistance from liberal groups like the NAACP, ACLU and People

for the American Way. Their logic of resistance was incomprehensible and certainly not worth noting.

I met Jeff in 1993, over twenty five years ago, when I was running for Lt. Governor and he was running for Alabama Attorney General against incumbent Jimmy Evans. You get to know someone pretty well after spending a year on the road together at events and forums. I did not make it through the primary, but enjoyed being a surrogate speaker for Jeff and Governor James during the summer.

Jeff defeated Evans and asked me and a dozen or so folks to serve on his 1994 AG Transition Team. In 1996, many of us supported the idea of Jeff running for U.S. Senate. He was elected and served until February 8, 2017, when confirmed to be U.S. Attorney General appointed by President Trump. He served until November 7, 2018.

I firmly believe Trump was wrong about Jeff, and

while I support his reelection in 2020, I took issue with his treatment of Jeff in an editorial I wrote: “Trump, Sessions and the woodshed.”

Jeff did call me one night this past August to catch up.

In our conversation, Jeff, in his unrehearsed, professional and gentlemanly manner; never mentioned one whiff about the public attacks from Trump and mockery in the media, nor did I push him. He was a complete southern gentleman as we all know him to be. Trump does not know Jeff like we all do back home; and it hurt deep to see our warrior and friend’s unmerited public lashing and maligned by Trump. Jeff was swimming in shark infested waters at the DOJ and given time, he would have delivered.

Trump made it as a billionaire so he does not need my advice, but the exhaustive list of turnovers of high level professionals in the Trump administration is setting a pace competitive with the Tallade-

ga 500. The West Wing door of the White House might need the same revolving door installed at Trump Towers in New York. It appears Trump does listen at times and takes all counsel under advisement before making decisions on big issues; personally I do not think he does well unless you are a 100%, “Yes Man.” I have been in business, industry and government over the years and a high turnover within any organization is a systemic problem that is historically derived from a hand full of reasons.

There are several in the pit stop revving up their engines to run for the coveted post of U.S. Senate against ole one-third-term Jones. By the way, Doug needs to come back home and head up the George Soros Alabama get out the vote effort, become a lawyer for the ACLU or maybe raise money for the Southern Poverty Law Center. In the name of full disclosure; when Governor Ivey called

the Special Election, I enthusiastically served as chairman of Proven Conservative Super - PAC that endorsed Chief Justice Roy Moore for U.S. Senate. Jeff sacrificially gave up his seat to be the U.S. Attorney General and in my view, if he wants it back, the eager GOP contenders for this seat should unanimously step aside and roll out the red carpet path back to the Potomac River for Jeff.

Embedded in the Great Seal of the U.S. Senate is E Pluribus Unum. In 1782, congress adopted the Latin phrase, E Pluribus Unum, meaning “out of many, one” for our Great Seal. Think about the power of unity in that slogan. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III if you choose to re-engage for your old seat back, in my view, you would consummate in the flesh, “out of many, one.”

Alabama Loves Jeff Sessions.

Very few white democrats left in legislature, several legends retire

By Steve Flowers, Inside the Statehouse The Republican tidal wave that swept Alabama’s statewide office holders to landslide victories filtered down to legislative races.

Even though our legislature really didn’t need to become any more conservative or Republican, it did anyway.

We had a super majority Republican State House and Senate. We now have a super, super GOP majority. Republicans picked up five more Alabama House seats and added another state Senate seat.

That gives the GOP a 27 to 8 advantage in the Senate and a 77 to 28 edge in the House.

If you make a trip to the Capitol and view the circus-like atmosphere of the January organizational session, you will be as likely to see a dinosaur on display as to spot a white Democratic legislator. There are two in the 140 membership. The two relics are Billy Beasley in the Senate and Neil Rafferty in the House.

Three Democratic House Icons did not run for reelection this year. Retiring House members, James Buskey of Mobile, Marcel Black of Tuscumbia and Richard Lindsey of Centre, were legends and they will be missed. They epitomized the class and quality of individuals who have rendered outstanding leadership and statesmanship to public service for not only their constituents but also to the State of Alabama.

James Buskey is retiring at 81. Mr. Buskey has served 42 years in the Alabama House of Representatives. He first won election to his House Seat in a Special Election in 1976. He

Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse subsequently was reelected overwhelmingly to 10 fouryear terms. His leadership has made an impact for all of Mobile County. Over his legislative career he served on Ways and Means and Rules Committees. Over the past decade he has been the leader and wise shepherd of the Democrats in the House even though he let young members hold the Title.

His professional career was as an educator. He served as a Vice Principal and Principal of several Mobile High Schools. I watched him be pushed to the limit numerous times in his efforts to represent his constituents. I never saw him lose his temper or his dignified yet humorous demeanor.

As long as I live I will never forget a speech he made on the floor of the House in 1983. George Wallace was in his last term as governor and he was trying to tax everything that wasn’t nailed down. Even though Mobile had always been good to Wallace, he was aiming a good many of his tax initiatives at the Port City. Buskey took to the microphone and an impas-

sioned yet hilarious portrayal of Wallace’s tax men in a flotilla of vessels sailing into Mobile Bay to rob the Mobilians. I will fondly call him Admiral in memory of that speech for the rest of my life.

Representative Marcel Black is retiring at age 67after 28 years in the Alabama Legislature. Marcel is one of the finest gentlemen I’ve ever known. He was born and raised in Tuscumbia and represented his hometown of Tuscumbia and County of Colbert for seven four-year terms. He is a proud graduate of the University of Alabama and Alabama Law School.

Besides being an outstanding legislator, he is one of the most prominent lawyers in his part of the state. He was a great friend and admirer of Tuscumbia’s most prominent lawyer and judge and Senator Howell Heflin. Heflin, who served as Alabama’s Chief Justice and our United States Senator for 18 years, however, was not Tuscumbia’s most prominent citizen. That title belongs to one Helen Keller.

Marcel served in a host of legislative posts. He was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and would have probably been elected Speaker of the House had the Democrats retained the majority in 2010.

Representative Richard Lindsey is retiring at the ripe old age of 62. He has served 36 years in the Alabama House of Representatives. If you assume that you are an adult at 21, then that means that Richard has served almost his entire adult life representing his home folks in the Legislature, 36 of his 41 years as an adult has been as a legislator. He was elected in

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Even though he has been a State Representative for most of his life, he is first and foremost a farmer. He was born and raised in Centre in Cherokee County and runs the family farm business. He has been a leader in the Alabama Farmers Federation and his

Methodist church. Like Marcel Black, Richard Lindsey is one of the finest gentlemen you will ever meet.

James Buskey, Marcel Black and Richard Lindsey exude integrity. Legislators on both sides of the aisle should strive to emulate these three gentlemen.

See you next week.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature.

Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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Faith

Don’t stoop to be a king Chipley McQueen Thornton, PhD Lead Pastor, FBC Springville The world has a way of corrupting even the best Christian’s mindset. C.H. Spurgeon said to a group of young ministers, “If God has called you to be His servant, don’t stoop to be a king.”

The world teaches the highest calling on earth is to be a king. That might rank up there. But the highest call-

ing on earth is to be a child of God committed to His faith-family.

The Puritan, Williams Perkins, says being a minister is “the greatest privilege given to either man or angel because it is clearly a commission to go and deliver people from the power of hell, to redeem them to be God’s children, and to make them heirs of heaven” (The Art of Prophesying, 115116). That is not to say that everyone should quit their

job and become a minister.

God knows we need Christians in every job sector. It does, however, illustrate the supreme value God places on His congregation. The church, not the government, is the institution designed by God both to glorify Himself and to accomplish His will on the earth.

As these thoughts were rolling around in my mind, Ephesians 4 came in my quiet time. It’s not only ministers who have a high calling.

Every Christian does: But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gifts (Ephesians 4:7). God uniquely gifted you. His design is that you use that gift: first, in your church and, second, in your personal life. What does the Scripture say? Your gift was given to equip your faith-family (Eph 4:12), build up the body of Christ (Eph 4:12), and to present every believer mature in Christ (Eph 4:13). This

won’t happen by accident.

Ephesians 4:17 says all these gifts must be joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

This won’t happen by being absent.

We spend so much time on politics or making more money or helping goodwill causes, but neglect the weightier matter of serving our faith-family. Govern-

ments come and go. Even Rome fell after only 1000 years. The church has lasted 2000 years, and Jesus said even the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Reflect on your Christ-given grace-gift. Use it to strengthen your church.

It is a better investment and a longer-lasting one. Stoop to the King. Don’t stoop to be king.

Kids Talk About God: What do you like most about Christmas?

By Carey Kinsolving and Friends “My two favorite things about Christmas are giving people presents and just flat out celebrating Christmas,” says Hailey, 9. “I like giving people presents because when they open the present, you always see their face light up with lots of joy.

Celebrating Christmas is fun because I know that I’m celebrating Christ’s birth.

Look, his name is even in Christmas.”

If we delight in giving others gifts, imagine the joy God experiences when people open the gift of eternal life. That gift can be received by faith alone in Christ alone on Christmas and every day of the year.

It’s all because a baby born in Bethlehem fulfilled his

destiny to offer himself as a sacrifice for our sins.

As for the name “Christ” in Christmas, many people think that “Christ” is the last name of Jesus. Actually, it’s a title meaning “anointed one.” The English word comes from the Greek word “Christos.” The Hebrew translation is “Messiah.”

Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah, or the anointed one, whose coming was foretold by the Hebrew prophets.

“What I like about Christmas is the lights,” says Garrett, 7. “When Jesus was born, there was a light in the sky.”

Everyone is familiar with how the wise men followed the star to Bethlehem, but how many people think of Jesus as the true light who gives light to every person

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born into the world (John 1:9)? Furthermore, what is the nature of this light?

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life,” (John 8:12).

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Jesus as the eternal Word who became flesh and dwelt among us. “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it,” (John 1:4-5).

We have conflict. Jesus is the light of the world and eternal life in human form (John 17:3). Furthermore, Jesus said he would give eternal life to anyone who believes in him (John 3:16).

When the light of this truth challenges the darkness of religious tradition or preconceptions about God, something has to give.

“I have to admit that I love the presents, but my favorite part about Christmas is spending time with family,” says Lexie, 11. “During Christmas my family and I like to share Christ’s love

with different people.”

This is how the light shines in the darkness.

Those who know Jesus as the light of their lives reach out to their friends with words and deeds. Even the most skeptical skeptic has no defense for acts of love, kindness and compassion in the name of Christ.

The Apostle John describes Jesus as being “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). This world is full of harsh people driven by ego, greed and pride. Christians who treat people with the same grace they have received from God discover that they have many opportunities to speak about the love of Christ.

Think about this: Christmas lights shouldn’t be the only lights shining in your neighborhood this year.

Let the glorious light of the gospel shine. Tell someone about the greatest gift -God’s only son and his free offer of eternal life.

Memorize this truth: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

Ask this question: Have you shined the light of the gospel into anyone’s life this year through your deeds and words?

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Diane Goodman McDaniel visits Trussville’s ACTA Theater signing copies of her book

By Shaun Szkolnik For The Tribune TRUSSVILLE — Diana Goodman McDaniel visited Trussville’s ACTA Theater on Friday signing copies of her book, Hollywood Lights, Nashville Nights.

McDaniel’s book is about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her time as a Hee Haw Honey, as well as some of her experiences as an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader and her time as Miss Georgia.

“I believe in providence,”

McDaniel said. “That everything happens for a reason.

Everything that has happened, it seems like I didn’t have anything to do with it. It’s like on your path, on your way to where you think you’re going, all these other little things will happen.”

Some of the “little things” that have happened to McDaniel are really extraordinary and her book is full of amazing, often humorous, tales, such as the time she decided to go to a shopping mall and ended up meeting Elvis

Presley; or how her mom, convinced he was a prank

caller, kept hanging up on the King!

“I wanted it to be lighthearted and fun,” McDaniel said. “And I wanted people to see him (Elvis) in a positive light.”

Although, as McDaniel explained, the book does tell the true story of that time in her life, the book also recounts her time on the very popular television show Hee Haw. “Television was awe-

some,” McDaniel said. “We had a live audience. It was funny and fun; and it was hectic too. The hours were long, grueling, standing in high heels, sitting on a hay bail. But I met so many people. From Sammy Davis Jr. to Ethel Merman. People wanted to be on the Hee Haw Show. They just loved it.

None of them needed it for their career, they just loved it.”

Some of McDaniel’s fond-

est memories of television have to do with the camaraderie it fostered.

“It had a cool sense of family,” she said. “When we worked, they would fly everybody out to Nashville and we would all stay in the same hotel and then we would drive to the Opry to work every day and we would all come back to the hotel where we could all see each other again. So, we kind of lived together for a month.”

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5th grader, Anna Green, wins Paine Elementary spelling bee

From The Trussville Tribune staff reports

TRUSSVILLE — Paine Elementary’s fifth graders

participated in their first annual spelling bee on Nov. 30.

The entire fifth grade participated in their individual classrooms and champions moved on to the school-wide bee. This year’s spelling bee champion was Anna Green, who will compete in the district spelling bee in January.

Jack Reeser was the school’s first alternate.

Pictured L to R: Rotarian and SOM Coordinator Ty Williams; Christina Jimenez; Laura Snowden; and Club President Sandra Vernon. Photo provided by the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce.

na is involved in soccer, yearbook, broadcast journalism, ambassador, YLF, YLPA, National Honor Society, NAHS, National Spanish Society, and bowling.

She has been named Student of the Month twice, was in the homecoming court three times, received the broadcast

merit award, and also received the Cougar Character Award.

In her spare time, she likes to play soccer or spend time with her family and friends.

Her Teacher of the Month is Laura Snowden, her counselor.

“Mrs. Snowden has been my counselor since my freshman year,” Jimenez said. “She

has been like another mother to me here at school. She always looks out for me and has helped me get to the person I am today.

“She has provided recommendation letters for me, and I am truly grateful for her. She pushes me to constantly do better. She never fails to make me and also other students feel welcome and appreciated.”

This program is sponsored

by Jim ‘n Nick’s Bar-B-Q. Each honoree received a gift card from Jim ‘n Nick’s BarB-Q. The Club meets at First Baptist Church in Trussville at 7 a.m. on Wednesday mornings. For more information on the Trussville Rotary Club Daybreak, or to help with one of our projects, please email Diane Poole at diane.poole@ trussvillechamber.com.

HTMS holds spelling bee competition From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The top spellers at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School faced off to choose the champion of the spelling bee on Thursday.

The HTMS champion was eighth grader Ethan McCullough. Eighth grader Olivia Nafziger was the runner-up and sixth grader Sara Marie Buttram was the third place finisher.

Other students vying for the championship were Natalee Goff, Molly Horn, Sarah Beth Golden, Zak Tracy, Johnathan Winston, Oscar Spears and Nate Gravitt.

Front row L-R: Natalee Goff, Sara Marie Buttram, Molly Horn, Sarah Beth Golden, Olivia Nafziger Back row L-R: Ethan McCullough, Zak Tracy, Johnathan Winston, Oscar Spears, Nate Gravitt

Dec. 19 - Dec. 26, 2018

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Sports

Mississippi beats Alabama 24-20 in 33rd Alabama-Mississippi Classic From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY – Mississippi’s All-Stars edged Alabama 24-20 Monday night to win for the first time in the 33game football series at Cramton Bowl.

The Alabama-Mississippi Classic, a game sponsored by the AHSAA and administered by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) in conjunction with the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC), played its first 24 games from 1988 to 2010 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium and one game at Troy University.

The game moved to Cramton Bowl in 2011 and began a rotation with Hattiesburg (MS) 2015.

Alabama, which holds a 22-10 edge in the series despite two losses in a row, won the first five games at Cramton Bowl and are 0-2 in games played in Mississippi.

Running back Jarod Conner of Hattiesburg rushed 18 times for 112 yards and two touchdowns to lead Mississippi to its first Cramton Bowl win. He moved from his run-

ning back position to the quarterback in the second period and helped jump-start a sluggish offense that found its running game with the one-two punch of Conner and Tupelo’s Jaquerrious Williams. Conner scored the first two Mississippi touchdowns on runs of 2 and 6 yards and Williams finished with 94 yards on 20 carries and scored the final TD on a 13-yard run early in the fourth quarter. Conner was selected MVP for Mississippi, coached by Clarksdale’s Henry Johnson.

Alabama’s All-Stars, coached by Hoover’s Josh Niblett, moved the ball well on its first two possessions but came away with only one score. The first drive stalled inside the 25 and a 41-yard field attempt by Hoover’s Will Reichard was wide to the left.

The defense got the ball back near midfield when Jackson defensive back Nehemiah Pritchett intercepted Oak Grove (MS) quarterback John Rhys Plumlee’s pass on the next series and return it 36 yards to the Mississippi 49.

Pinson Valley quarterback Bo Nix dazzled the fans with two pass connections with

Hoover receiver George Pickens – the last one covering 13 yards for a touchdown to cap the 49-yard, six-play march.

Reichard’s PAT made it 7-0 with 5:27 left in the first quarter.

Mississippi recovered a fumble near midfield with 6:05 left in the half and took advantage late in the second period climaxing an 11-play, 44-yard drive that followed with Conner’s 2-yard TD run with 1:19 left in the half.

Tucker Barefoot of Clinton tied the game with his PAT kick.

Conner capped a 75-yard, nine-play drive to start the second half with a 6-yard TD run, and Williams extended the lead to 21-7 early in the fourth quarter with a 13-yard TD run.

Central-Phenix City’s Peter Parrish culminated a 12play, 75-yard march midway through the final period with a 3-yard TD pass to tight end

Michael Vice to cut the lead to 21-14.

Mississippi place-kicker Tucker Barefoot, who missed two field goals, nailed 43-yarder with 35 seconds left to extend the lead to 24-14.

Alabama, however, wasn’t through. Pickens made a spectacular grab in the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown from Nix on the final play – capping a 75-yard drive in the final 35 seconds to close the game at 24-20.

Pickens earned MVP honors with nine catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns.

The nine catches tied the Alabama-Mississippi series record for most catches in a game and the 155 yards set a new record.

Mississippi finished with 257 yards rushing and 133 passing for 390 total yards.

Alabama had just 57 yards rushing but Parrish and Nix combined to complete 16-of39 passes for 237 yards. Nix was 9-of-22 for 162 yards and two TDs, and Parrish was 7-of-17 for 75 yards and a score. Tre Ross of Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa caught two passes for 33 yards, Lanett’s Trikweze Bridges had two catches for 10 yards and Jackson-Olin’s A.J. Toney had a 28-yard reception. Amontae Spivey of Central-Phenix City led all Alabama rushers with 29 yards on seven carries.

Oxford linebacker Kendall McCallum led Alabama’s defense with 10 tackles, Pritchett had nine and Fultondale’s Ja’Len Sims and Jackson-Olin’s LaVonta Bentley had eight each. Horn Lake’s Nakobe Dean had eight stops for Mississippi.

Brookwood Baptist Health to be official healchcare provider for the Birmingham Iron From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Iron announced on Monday that Brookwood Baptist Health will be the team’s official healthcare provider.

A healthcare pillar in the community for more than 90 years, Brookwood Baptist

Health represents the largest healthcare network in Central Alabama. Brookwood Baptist Health is the first founding partner of the Birmingham Iron and the first company to join the Iron’s “Community Champions” platform to donate 100 tickets to each Iron home game to community organizations.

“One of the most critical

components to the success of any professional sports team is the health of its players,” Birmingham Iron Team President Tom Ward said.

“We are proud to partner with Brookwood Baptist Health, Precision Sports Medicine & Orthopedics and Champion Sports Medicine to help our players maintain top physical condition in order to perform

at their highest level. Our players recently completed comprehensive physicals conducted by a myriad of specialists from these healthcare providers, and we are extremely pleased with the superior care they received.

We look forward to seeing the Precision Sports Medicine & Orthopedics team on the sidelines, knowing the confidence

it gives our players to have such seasoned physicians ready and able to care for their physical wellbeing. Pairing the services of Precision Sports Medicine & Orthopedics with the physical therapy and athletic training services afforded by Champion Sports Medicine is a win-win.”

The Birmingham Iron is one of eight teams in the new

Alliance of American Football professional league. The league will play games on Saturdays and Sundays in the spring and plans to kick off in February of 2019, one week after the Superbowl.

Trussville Spring t-ball league registration now open From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — It’s time for the 2019 t-ball season and registration is now open.

Registration for the Truss-

ville’s T-Ball League is open now through March 22, for ages four years only. Children must turn four by Dec. 31, 2019, to register.

There will be no evaluations for this age and teams will be divided by the park

staff.

Practice will begin in April and continue through the season into May. Most games will be played during the week, no more than two per week, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Depending on the num-

ber of teams, games may be played on some Saturdays.

The cost of registration is $75 per player.

Coaches will umpire the games and no official score will be kept. This is meant to be more of a developmental

league.

Equipment needed will be a t-ball bat.

You can register using one of the following methods: Online registration is available by visiting www.

TrussvilleParks.org;

In person registration by completing a form at the Trussville Civic Center.

For more information, please contact Jerard Baker at jerard.baker@trussville.org.

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Former Husky Zac Thomas leads Appalachian State to New Orleans Bowl win

Dec. 19 - Dec. 26, 2018

Coverage area girls’ basketball records and upcoming games

By Damian Mitchell Sports Editor NEW ORLEANS — Former Hewitt-Trussville quarterback Zac Thomas led the Appalachian State Mountaineers to a 45-13 victory over the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders in the New Orleans Bowl. In addition to the bowl victory, Thomas also received the Most Valuable Player for his performance.

Thomas finished 15 for 24 with 177 yards and three touchdowns passing. He added 28 yards rushing and even added a receiving touchdown after a trick play by the Moun-

By Damian Mitchell Sports Editor

taineers as wide receiver Malik Williams found Thomas

for an eight-yard score.

The Mountaineers

fin-

ished their season 11-2 and have won four straight bowl games. Thomas also led the team to their first outright Sun Belt Conference championship earlier this season.

Here are the records and upcoming games for girls’ basketball in our coverage area as winter break approaches: Clay-Chalkville— Record: 6-7 Upcoming games: Dec. 20-22 @Spain Park Lady Jags Classic Springville— Record: 3-6

Upcoming games: Dec. 27-29 @Mortimer Jordan Girls’ Christmas Tournament Hewitt-Trussville— Record: 9-4 Upcoming games: Dec. 27-29 @Thompson BallIN Tournament Pinson Valley— Record 3-10 Upcoming games: Jan. 8 vs. Clay-Chalkville

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