The Hewitt-Trussville Class of 2013 held graduation exercises at Jack Wood Stadium Thursday night in front of a full house of friends and families. Below are a few photos of the evening. To see more photos or to purchase photos online, please click here. [caption id="attachment_6411" align="alignleft" width="300"] Hewitt-Trussville Class of 2013 celebrates graduationPhotos by Ron Burkett[/caption] ...

Hewitt-Trussville finished the season as runner-up for the AHSAA Class 6A state championship Saturday, losing the best-of-3 series to Pelham. The Huskies posted the best record (34-13) and best finish in school history this season. To view additional photos or to purchase copies online, please go here.                               ...

by Scott Buttram Overnight rains have caused flooding that has forced the closure of Camp Coleman Road to North Lake Drive, while a downed tree has closed the bridge on Roper Road at Trussville Country Club temporarily, but Roper has now reopened. Meanwhile, in Pinson, the Turkey Creek Nature Preserve is closed due to flooding, according to their Facebook page. Trussville police chief Don Sivley said crews ...

By Scott Buttram Heavy rains of Friday and early Saturday have led to flooding problems in Trussville, primarily along the Cahaba River. According to the National Weather Service, the rain could continue through this afternoon and into tonight. "The Cahaba has overflowed the banks and that has led to flooding in the areas surrounding the river," Trussville Police Chief Don Sivley said. "We have flooding at ...

Weld for Birmingham reported Monday that the Friends of Camp Coleman have won a court ruling allowing them to obtain documents from the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama (GSNCA). Katherine Webb reported that the GSNCA had tried to charge the Friends group almost $17,000 for the copies and time spent making the copies. According to Webb's story,  Jefferson County Circuit Judge Don Blankenship knocked the ...

by Erik Harris It would appear that Mother Nature owed Hartselle’s legendary coach William Booth a favor. Exactly what she did to get in debt with the Tigers’ coach of 26 years is unknown, nevertheless the two seasoned veterans got even at the most opportune time- moments before the state playoffs semifinal round.   She flew in from the West to do her damage and push Friday’s games back to Saturday, gi ...

by Phil Gibson It didn't look like Hewitt-Trussville would even make it to a third game after they lost Game 1 of their semi-final match-up with perennial powerhouse Hoover. Less than 24 hours later, the Huskies are heading to the finals. With a little luck and a gutsy four inning relief effort from pitcher Michael Busby, the Huskies managed a comeback from three down in Game 2 to win by a final score of 5- ...

by Phil Gibson   It looked like Hoover might sweep Hewitt-Trussville right out of the playoffs. But after a deflating first game shutout, the Huskies pulled off another late game comeback to force a third game tomorrow.   Game 1 was really much closer than the 4-0 final would suggest. Neither team was able to get anything going offensively through the first five innings. But a costly error in the ...

By Lee Weyhrich Clay city officials confirmed Thursday that work has begun on the new business slated to occupy the former Piggly Wiggly building on Old Springville Road. A mercantile business will occupy the vacant Piggly Wiggly on Old Springville Road in Clay, it was announced recently. The old Piggly Wiggly is being renovated and reopened as McEnally’s Mercantile. According to owner Kim Steffey, it will ...

CenturyLink, the primary telephone service provider in Trussville, has lost Internet service throughout the country. A company representative reached through the customer service department at approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday said the company planned to restore service within an hour. So far, that hasn't happened. According to the employee, the problems started Tuesday at about 7 a.m. However, many customers st ...