The Authentic South website describes the new program as a "storytelling podcast on Southern culture."  In Tanner Latham's debut program, he interviews different characters from Alabama, including Trussville's John Floyd,  and asks for their take on what it means to be Southern. Latham, who created, produces and hosts the program, is described on the website as, "...a travel writer and multimedia storytelle ...

By Gary Lloyd This year’s Trussville Beautification contest is under way. Yards should be ready for judging by April 30, and the winners will be announced at Trussville City Fest May 3-4. Categories to be judged include best landscape design, best turf, best use of color, best homeowner maintained, best professionally maintained and best business. There will be first place and honor roll winners. [caption i ...

By Gary Lloyd Those who wish to say goodbye to Camp Coleman in Trussville, which is closing May 31, can do so Sunday. An open house and picnic will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the camp, which is almost 90 years old. The event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama. Those who attend can bring a picnic lunch and hike, fish or just hang out. Canoeing, archery and a climbing wall will be ...

By Gary Lloyd A Trussville teenager last month won the 2013 Miss Alabama National Teenager Pageant. Elizabeth Weyerman, 15, a student at Hewitt-Trussville High School, won the pageant March 17. Weyerman also won the highest grade point average award at the pageant. Weyerman will represent Alabama in the America’s National Teenager Scholarship Program in San Antonio, Texas. [caption id="attachment_5592" alig ...

By Gary Lloyd Members of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Investigations Unit last week addressed parents of Paine Intermediate School parents about measures they can take to protect their children online. Lt. Mike Yarbrough and Sgt. Carl Carpenter said Internet safety is a prevalent problem among today’s youth. They shared that they had six such cases on their desks right now that involved I ...

By Gary Lloyd “Life With Father” will be presented at ACTA Theater in Trussville beginning next weekend. Performance dates are April 12-14 and April 19-21. Show times are at 7 p.m. on weeknights and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets went on sale March 25 and are $12 for adults, $8 for students/children and $10 for those who are 60 years old and older. To purchase tickets, call 205-655-3902. “Life Wi ...

By Gary Lloyd The Friends of the Trussville Public Library spring book sale begins this weekend. The book sale will be April 5-8 and April 12-14 at the old Trussville community center next to the Trussville Public Library on Parkway Drive. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Book prices usually range from 50 cents for paperbacks to a few d ...

By Gary Lloyd The car battery in a 1996 Honda Civic tells her story. About five years ago, Ruth Carter attempted to crank her car in the driveway of her Magnolia Place home in Trussville so she could drive the 2.5 miles to the Trussville PlayStation on Watterson Lane, a skating rink she owned. Turning the car key prompted that clicking sound nobody likes to hear. The car’s battery was dead, and Carter didn’ ...

By Gary Lloyd The Federal Emergency Management Agency is looking for youth leaders who are dedicated to public service, who are making a difference in their communities and who want to expand their impact as national advocates for youth disaster preparedness. Youth between the ages of 12 and 17 interested in strengthening the nation's resiliency against disasters may now apply or be nominated to serve on FE ...

By Lee Weyhrich For Gary and Cheryl Hays, of Trussville, owning a business has been their lifelong ambition. The business itself is an expression of their collected talents, perhaps that’s where the name of their catering, wedding planning and event venue business in Odenville, Expressions, originated. For close to 20 years, Cheryl has worked as a nurse, Gary as a butcher. Sure, neither of those careers is ...