By Gary Lloyd PINSON -- Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Stephen Nowlin says Pinson Valley has “a lot of pride” in its Indians nickname, a nickname that has gained national attention over the past month. At the Nov. 15 Class 5A second-round playoff football game between Pinson Valley and McAdory, a bust-through banner held up by McAdory cheerleadersread, “Hey Indians, get ready to leave in a trail of ...

By Gary Lloyd Two people are dead after a motorcycle crash in the 5500 block of Dug Hollow Road on Saturday afternoon. Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Phillip Russell identified the victims as Stephen Scott Campbell, 29, of Pinson, and DeAnna Renae Kee, 25, of Jasper.  The accident occurred just after 2 p.m. Saturday. The accident involved a motorcycle and a car. The investigation indicates that the motorcy ...

By Gary Lloyd One person is dead and another seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in the 5500 block of Dug Hollow Road today. The accident occurred just after 2 p.m. The accident involved a motorcycle and a car. The investigation indicates that the motorcycle was attempting to pass when it collided head-on with another car.  The 29-year-old driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead on the scene. A fem ...

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The Daily Mountain Eagle is reporting that Carl Wright, 28, of Trussville was arrested by Sumiton police on Tuesday night and charged with one count of transmitting obscene materials to an underage child. The article states that law enforcement officials believe there are at least eight additional victims and the number may grow from there. Sumiton officials allege that Wright targeted young girls between t ...

By Scott Buttram TRUSSVILLE -- A single-engine plane went down near the Cahaba Cove subdivision in Trussville this morning. [caption id="attachment_10441" align="alignleft" width="300"] A small plane made an emergency landing near a Trussville neighborhood on Thursday. There were no serious injuries.Photo by Ron Burkett/ The Trussville Tribune[/caption] The plane was located by Trussville police on the back ...

By Erik Harris For The Tribune TRUSSVILLE -- The Trussville City Council on Tuesday approved a project to erect interstate lighting from Deerfoot Parkway to Chalkville Road, which has been a near blackout stretch for drivers for some time. To increase safety and provide a more well-lit experience for drivers, it will cost nearly $2 million. However, Trussville received a grant that requires the city to pay ...

According to the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Tuesday night's forecast calls for rain mixing with snow after 11 p.m. and then gradually ending. The low is expected to be around 31 with a 90 percent chance of precipitation. Snow accumulation of less than half an inch is possible.       ...

By Gary Lloyd The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama entered its final judgment Monday in United States v. Alabama, resolving the Justice Department’s constitutional challenge to Alabama’s immigration law,  H.B. 56, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery of the Department’s Civil Division announced. The judgment permanently prohibits Alabama from e ...

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has a wintry mix of sleet, light snow and rain in the forecast for Tuesday night, though no accumulation is expected. In a Hazardous Weather Outlook from the NWS, which includes Jefferson county, is below. There will be a window for wintry precipitation across north central Alabama on Tuesday night. Rain is expected to become mixed with snow and sleet across the no ...