From The Trussville Tribune staff reports GOODWATER — An Alabama longhorn is now officially the Guinness Book of World Records title-holder in two categories. Poncho Via holds the record for the largest horn spread on a living steer and the largest horn spread on a steer ever. According to Guinness, the Texas longhorn, from Goodwater, Alabama, has a rack that spans 10 feet, 7.4 inches. The family that owns ...

By Crystal McGough, copy editor CLAY – Just a couple weeks ago, our entire nation set aside a weekend to honor and remember the heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Many businesses closed their doors, families grilled out, some traveled to visit relatives, and many more shared their gratitude on social media over Memorial Day weekend. By the following Tuesday, however, most Americans had ...

By Crystal McGough, copy editor PINSON — When someone has a family member or loved one who is addicted to drugs or alcohol, it can be devastating. Often, the addicted person’s family feels alone as they try to cope with feelings of heartache, fear, anger, anxiety and confusion. They can feel as though their loved one’s addiction has put a scarlet letter on the entire family, and find themselves trying to ma ...

By Crystal McGough, copy editor After an out-of-body experience in his early 20s, Barry Grantham felt a calling from God to share the gospel of Jesus. But even a direct word from God did not result in immediate action, as criticism from fellow Christians made Grantham doubt his calling. “I had an experience with the Lord when I was about 21 years old, and really just kind of ran from it up until about 2016, ...

By Crystal McGough, copy editor CLAY — By now, most of the people who live in Clay have noticed the new coffee shop, Green House Cafe, that has been in progress at 2449 Old Springville Road, next door to Moon Nails. The question on everyone’s minds, however, seems to be, “When will Green House Cafe be open?” According to co-owner Emmy Lam, the cafe currently has a tentative opening date of May 25. “We may d ...

By Crystal McGough, copy editor CLAY -- Even a dreary, rainy day didn’t stop people from coming out to enjoy a night of gaming at Mythic Cards & Games Saturday night. Cars packed the parking lot and gamers filled the tables for multiple events at the popular game shop in Clay. Mythic, which originally opened in Clay in 2016, recently moved from its former strip mall storefront location at 6401 Old Sprin ...

By Crystal McGough, copy editor TRUSSVILLE -- Faith Community Fellowship in Trussville opened the doors of its brand new sanctuary to the public over Easter weekend. Lead Pastor Steve McCarty and the FCF staff held a ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication on Saturday, April 20, at 9 a.m., and the church’s first Easter service was held in the new sanctuary that evening. On Sunday, FCF held two more Easter se ...

By Crystal McGough Copy Editor On Jan. 27, 2019, Lt. Jerry Presley of the Tarrant Fire Department and his team responded to a fire at a single-story residential house. While fighting the fire, Presley fell from a ladder, fracturing the C2 and C3 vertebrae in his neck. “He set a ladder on one of the sides and he actually fell off the ladder while battling the blaze,” Center Point Fire District’s Chris Horn s ...

By: Mckenzie Fowler, seventh grade Special to The Tribune by students of FCCS Karen Jaunarajs is a scientist working at U.A.B. Hospital. She studies the side effects of Levodopa (L-dopa), a popular drug used for treatment in Parkinson’s disease. [caption id="attachment_70841" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Karen Jaunarajs[/caption] Before Jaunarajs moved to St. Clair County, she attended B ...

By Crystal McGough Copy Editor [caption id="attachment_70502" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photos by Crystal McGough[/caption] The Pinson Public Library held it’s grand opening in the historic 1920s Rock School Center on Sunday, Jan. 13. The doors were open to the public from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., immediately following a ribbon cutting ceremony by Mayor Hoyt Sanders, members of the Pinson City Council, and me ...