By Scott Buttram TRUSSVILLE -- Poll workers said there had been surges of crowds Tuesday morning shortly after the polls opened and again at mid-morning, but for the most part, just a steady turnout. By noon, about 2,000 voters had cast their ballots in the Trussville property tax referendum. The polls at First Baptist Church of Trussville and Trussville City Hall opened at 7 a.m. and will remain open until ...

By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE -- The addition of a bicycle/walking trail along Trussville-Clay Road is still in the “planning stage,” Trussville Mayor Gene Melton said last week. The original plan was to add a bike/walking lane from Poplar Street to Hewitt-Trussville Middle School along Trussville-Clay Road, a nearly two-mile stretch of roadway. Melton, however, said last week that it was determined that from An ...

By Gary Lloyd CLAY -- Clay Mayor Charles Webster has started a masonry program with students at Clay-Chalkville High School. Webster said the program, which he’s been working on for more than a year with the International Masonry Institute, began Monday. He spoke at the high school’s Career Day last week. The classes are in Woodlawn, and Webster is figuring out the logistics of when students can attend clas ...

By Gary Lloyd CLAY -- The Clay-Chalkville High School competition cheer squad recently won the Cheersport National Championship for its division at the World Congress Center in Atlanta. In Recreation 3, Clay-Chalkville was up against 13 other squads from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Texas. Toree Billingsley is the squad’s lone senior. Juniors include Kreia Bonner, ...

By Scott Buttram TRUSSVILLE -- Tandi Smith, originator and administrator of the What's Happening in Trussville Facebook page, first noticed fake profiles on her page a couple weeks ago. She thought they were created to promote a business. This past weekend, Smith found out why they were really created. To harass and intimidate her, seemingly over her administration of discussions regarding the proposed prop ...

By Gary Lloyd BIRMINGHAM -- A 21-year-old Birmingham man has been charged with making terrorist threats in connection with a series of kidnapping hoax calls Sunday. Ervin Jamal Hill remains in Jefferson County Jail with bond set at $50,000. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Randy Christian said Hill told several different stories about how his cell phone could have been used. At one point, he e ...

By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE -- The Trussville Police Department has arrested a robbery suspect. Victrick Laray Jones Cooper, 22, of Center Point, was arrested Monday morning after being seen leaving Sonic in Trussville. He was driving a stolen car, said Lt. Jeff Bridges. Bridges said the suspect was released from prison last month after serving approximately three years. According to al.com, Cooper was charged ...

By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE -- A citywide election will be held Tuesday for residents to vote whether or not to approve a seven-millage property tax increase to fund two new community elementary schools in Trussville. Polls will be located at Trussville City Hall and First Baptist Church of Trussville. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Seven additional mills in property taxes would cost Trussville residents ...

By Scott Buttram BIRMINGHAM --  The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a hoax after someone called in and said she had been kidnapped, according to a statement from Chief Deputy Randy Christian. "At about 4:30 p.m. this afternoon the sheriffs office received a call from a female who claimed that she had been kidnapped and was being held in the basement of a home near a restaurant in the 1600 ...

By Scott Buttram You may have missed these stories from www.TrussvilleTribune.com last week, so here's your second chance to read them. Trussville police stopped a home burglary in progress this week. Op-ed: It's time to build some schools Pinson is set to change road name to Pinson Boulevard.  ...