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Center Point launches yearlong ‘Fight the Blight’ community enhancement initiative
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indoor golf Trussville Council approves multi- New simulator ‘The opens million dollar tax incentive agreement Golffice’ in Trussville for new mixed-use development By Chris Basinger, News Editor
CENTER POINT, Ala. – The City of Center Point is gearing up to begin a citywide effort to address urban decay and enhance public
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. – Trussville residents have a new place where they can practice their swings or just have fun with friends 24/7/365 with the grand opening of The Golffice last week, hosted by the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Pinson Council gives preliminary approval for new park honoring military veterans
Argo to change some street names and addresses
By Chris Basinger, News Editor
By Terry Schrimscher
Hall’s Motor Sports, which has relocated to the former Haverty’s building on Roosevelt Boulevard. Trussville contractor Seay Construction is pro-
ARGO, Ala. – Residents of the Mountain Oaks subdivision in Argo may soon have new addresses due to complications with the E911 Enhanced 911 emergency alert system. Aislinn Campbell, Director of St. Clair County E911, alerted the Argo City Council to the situation in the regular
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By Nathan Prewett, For the Tribune
PINSON, Ala. – 16-year Navy veteran Scott Ragsdale delivered a proposal to the Pinson City Council during a pre-council meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16 to support his vision for a See PINSON, Page 3
The site of the proposed Cahaba Station project. By Chris Basinger, News Editor
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. – A plan to redevelop a downtown Trussville lot into a mixed-use building and entertainment venue took one
step closer to becoming a reality after the Trussville City Council voted unanimously to approve a project development agreement with the developer during its meeting Tuesday night. The agreement could
provide millions of dollars to the developer based on the sales tax generated by new businesses that move into the development. The property, located at 6345 South Chalkville Road, is the former home of
Leeds BOE recognizes Irondale to celebrate start of youth sports nationally certified teachers with opening of new Ruffner Sports Complex By Nathan Prewett, For the Tribune
One of the new fields at Ruffner Park. Courtesy of the City of Irondale. From Tribune staff reports
IRONDALE, Ala. – Play ball! Irondale is getting set to celebrate a new era of youth sports in the city with the completion of the new state-of-the-art Ruffner Sports Complex.
The city broke ground on the $8.5 million project last April, which has seen Ruffner Park go through a complete overhaul including the construction of three new turf baseball and softball fields, LED field lights, a playground, and more.
The city is scheduled to throw out the first pitch on March 1, which will also be the first day of practice for the city’s inaugural youth baseball, softball, and t-ball leagues. See RUFFNER PARK, Page 4
LEEDS, Ala. – Two teachers from the Leeds Primary School and Leeds High School were recognized by the Leeds Board of Education for their achievements in becoming nationally certified educators during a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14. As stated by Superintendent John Moore in the past, receiving a certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or NBPTS is no easy task. The process involves rigorous testing and submissions of portfolios for evaluation. Which is what Leeds Primary School teacher Peyton Black and Leeds High School teacher Lance Hughes were both able to achieve. “Some things don’t change over time,” Moore said. “When I was hired by the board of education 16 years ago item number 29 on my list was to constantly–and I fall short–but to recognize excellence. Recognize excellence within teachers, recognize excel-
From left to right: Rayford Williams, Steven Porter, Peyton Black, Lance Hughes and John Moore.
lence within students, any time we have that, and the unquestionable mark of excellence for a teacher in America is national board certification.” Black, who teaches all subjects in kindergarten at the primary school, commented, “While I did have this amazing accomplishment Leeds City Schools provided the resources that we needed. If I needed extra help there was a mentor there for me. As much as they recognize us, which I’m thankful for, they need to also be recognized because they give us the tools to accomplish it.”
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Hughes is a math teacher for the 11th and 12th grades at Leeds High School. “The board, they value teachers,” Hughes said. “And so them valuing teachers makes us go the extra mile and do things like being nationally [certified]. I mean they have structures in place, they have mentors in place, they pay for it, so I’d say them valuing the teachers makes the teachers value themselves, and make them go above and beyond, which is what the National Board is. It’s being an accomplished
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