Weld for Birmingham, in an article published today,  quoted Sarah Edwards from the Friends of Camp Coleman as saying, "We know that Camp Coleman has been close to breaking even." Edwards cited figures from the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama website which show the camp's total revenue at a $15,015 loss in 2010 and a $13,823 profit in 2011, according to the article by Weld writer Katherine Webb. Weld pu ...

Kirk McNair served as associate sports information director under Paul Bear Bryant and later founded 'Bama Magazine. Few members of the media have been as closely involved with the University of Alabama athletic program as McNair. In his column today, McNair offers his insight of former Crimson Tide AD Mal Moore who passed away earlier today in North Carolina. "A first thought is that it is a shame that Mal ...

The University of Alabama announced today that athletic director Mal Moore has died.  Coach Moore, 73, passed away at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., where he was being treated for a recent illness. Bill Battle was appointed to replace Moore as athletic director. Appearing on WJOX last week, Battle said Moore was awaiting a lung transplant. Moore was part of 10 national championships in foot ...

By Scott Buttram An investigative report regarding the sale of Camp Coleman by the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama from Weld for Birmingham by local editor Katherine Webb has drawn a stern warning from the lawyer representing GSNCA, the newspaper reported today in a column by editor Nick Patterson. Webb, who has been working on the Camp Coleman story for weeks, has conducted extensive interviews with r ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook and Flood Advisory for Jefferson County, including the Trussville area. According to the NWS, there is a risk of severe thunderstorms after 3 p.m. this afternoon through 6 a.m. tomorrow morning with damaging winds and large hail possible across most of central Alabama. The Flood Advisory says minor urban and small stream flooding is possibl ...

The University of Alabama announced today that Coach Mal Moore will step down as athletics director, effective March 20, 2013, according to rolltide.com, the UA athletic website. According to the report, Moore's successor as athletics director will be named as quickly as possible. "As many of you may know, due to factors related to my health, I am at a point that I can no longer fulfill my duties as athleti ...

According to the National Weather Service in Birmingham, stormy weather could be on tap for the Trussville, Clay and Pinson area on Monday afternoon. The Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the NWS for Jefferson County said there will be a chance for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight, mainly from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m. for all of Central Alabama. The primary threats will be damaging straight li ...

With the ongoing discussion regarding the site of a new elementary school and the possible demolition of the historic former middle and high school on Parkway Drive, Mayor Gene Melton has his own ideas about the fate of the building. Below, is the mayor's letter that he sent to the Trussville Historic Committee last Thursday. The Mayor’s Plan for Restoring the Cahaba Project School Site The Cahaba Project i ...

The Trussville Historical Committee met Thursday to hear from school officials regarding plans for a new elementary school. Residents of the Cahaba Village Project were in attendance as well as the general public. Donnette Plant addressed the gathering and explained the purpose of the meeting. "In light of the meeting that council and the school board had a few weeks ago (March 4), we decided to get informa ...

We reported earlier that railroad repairs will close several roads in Trussville beginning next week. This evening, Trussville police announced that Alabama Department of Transportation will also be closing lanes on Highway 11 on Tuesday. ALDOT has planned lane closures for Geotechnical Investigation on Chalkville Road. Trussville – Weather permitting, Tuesday March 5, beginning at 9 a.m., the Alabama Depar ...