The banks of the Cahaba River in Trussville will be the location for the inaugural festival featuring fresh boiled crawfish and live entertainment. The title sponsor of the event is Courtesy Buick GMC and will take place between the hours of 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Attendees will be able to enjoy food and fun for the whole family including live music with local flavor and kid’s activities. Th ...

By Scott Buttram The annual ranking of America’s Best High Schools was released by U.S. News and World Report last week and Hewitt-Trussville was ranked No. 14 in Alabama and No. 1650 nationally, based on student performance and college readiness.  When magnet schools are removed from the equation, HTHS ranked No. 10 in the state. Over 21,000 schools were reviewed, but only medalist schools totaling 4,805 w ...

The National Weather Service in Birmingham is forecasting a rainy Sunday, with rain continuing into Monday morning. Sunday- Showers and thunderstorms. High near 72. South wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Sunday Night- A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph bec ...

Special to The Tribune Alabama veterans may have the option beginning May 1 of displaying proof of military service on their driver licenses. Rep. Marcel Black, D-Tuscumbia, introduced the Veteran’s Driver License legislation, which Gov. Robert Bentley signed into law in May 2012. Black said, “Now, our veterans may readily show their status to obtain any benefits, rebates and accommodations they richly dese ...

By Coley Lauminick [caption id="attachment_5945" align="alignleft" width="300"] Alec Talley picks up the Game 1 win for Hewitt-Trussville.Photo by Ron Burkett-The Trussville Tribune[/caption] The march through the baseball playoffs continue Friday night for Hewitt-Trussville High School as they dispatched Vestavia Hills in two games for the Huskies' second sweep in as many weekends. Hewitt (30-9) now moves ...

By Erik Harris   With the flowers of May ready to open, most baseball teams across the state have seen their season come to its inescapable close. Meanwhile, Pinson Valley is blossoming into a team capable of hanging banners.   After sweeping Mortimer Jordan on their own field in the second round playoff series, the Indians look to stay sharp for their quarterfinals opponent- the winner of Etowah ...

By Gary Lloyd A Trussville man is dead after a Tuesday car accident, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Kevin Bradley Busby, 29, died at 8:07 p.m. Tuesday, said Deputy Coroner Bill Yates. Yates said the accident happened in the 800 block of Gadsden Highway in Birmingham at about 4:15 a.m. Tuesday.  The vehicle apparently left the roadway and struck something, Yates said. He said the vehicle ...

By Gary Lloyd The Trussville City Council on Tuesday approved a proclamation honoring Ned Paine, the founder of Amerex Corporation and a charter member of the Trussville City Board of Education. Paine was recognized for his “many years of tireless service to this community,” according to the proclamation. City Councilman Alan Taylor said Paine is “gravely ill” and was deserving of the honor. “He’s been noth ...

By Gary Lloyd The Trussville City Council on Tuesday voted to create two positions for the city’s Parks and Recreation department. One is an athletic program coordinator. The person eventually hired will oversee all city athletic programs that fall under Parks and Recreation. The other is an event setup supervisor position, which will help with events at the Trussville Civic Center. Neither position has bee ...

By Scott Buttram With speculation mounting that Arthur Payne will not seek re-election, Joe Freeman has announced he is considering a run for the House Seat 44, which Payne has occupied for more than three decades. Freeman attended Clay Elementary and graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School in 1999 before attending Auburn University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in political science. Freeman h ...