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Principal Finkley notifies parents of ‘weapon on campus’ situation at Clay Elementary School
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The Trussville Tribune presents: 2023 Alabama Wedding Showcase
Contract student aide at HTMS arrested for possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia From The Tribune staff reports
From The Tribune staff reports
CLAY – Clay Elementary School Principal Dr. Jacqnaii Finkley sent a message out to parents this morning at 9:36
TRUSSVILLE – According to Birmingham Crime Watchers, and confirmed by the Trussville Police Department, Hewitt-Trussville Middle School Principal Jennifer
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Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce High School Diplomats tour Ascension St. Vincent’s East Hospital
Trussville Council recognizes police promotions, HTMS bowling team The 2023 Alabama Wedding Showcase (Photo by Scott Buttram)
By Darcy Phillips Special to the Tribune
From The Tribune staff reports
LEEDS – Last Wednesday, the Leeds High School Chamber Diplomats attended
TRUSSVILLE – The 2023 Alabama Wedding Showcase is in the books and the inaugural event was a smashing success. The showcase was
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Clay Council extends moratorium on storage unit construction By Terry Schrimscher For the Tribune
CLAY – The Clay City Council held its second scheduled meeting of 2023 Tuesday night, Jan. 24. With only two items listed on the agenda, the meeting moved quickly to conclusion in less than 20 minutes. See CLAY, Page 4
Trussville Chamber reestablishes scholarship program From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the re-establishment of its scholarship program for high school seniors. The application period for students See CHAMBER, Page 5
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held at the Trussville Civic Center on Sunday and was hosted by Shirley’s Florist and The Trussville Tribune. “It was an amazing turnout,” Tribune Publisher Scott Buttram said. “We had a lot of people waiting at the door at 11
a.m. when the show opened.” Dozens of vendors in the wedding industry welcomed crowds of brides-to-be and their entourages to share their products and services designed to elevate weddings to the next level.
Showcase attendees met multiple caterers, formal wear clothiers, venue hosts, photographers, videographers, and experts in starting a new family and home.
TRUSSVILLE – Five officers from the Trussville Police Department and Hewitt Trussville Middle School’s girls bowling team were recognized at a meeting of the
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From Irondale to the stars, how one girl’s dreams became a reality By John Goolsby For The Tribune
IRONDALE — When Dr. Kimberly Sanland Robinson, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, was called to a ceremony in the Shades Valley auditorium on April 20, 1985, little did she realize that the trajectory of her life was about to change. Robinson received an award for science and mathematics from the Society of Women Engineers in that ceremony. After speaking to the female astronaut, who presented her with the award, Robinson caught the astronaut bug. While Robinson was still unsure what an engineer was or did, for that matter, she was pretty sure of one thing: she wanted to become an engineer and an astronaut. Nine years later, Robinson would find herself training a crew for the Space Shuttle Columbia. That encounter with the astronaut at Shades Valley was not Robinson’s first exposure to space travel. Planes and rockets had always been
CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (Photo Credit: John Goolsby)
Robinson as a Shades Valley student (Photo Credit: Dr. Kimberly Sanland Robinson)
an interest of hers. She recalls an early assignment at Irondale Community School. “In Mrs. Zarovsky’s fifthgrade class, I did my first term paper, in the little school library, on Dr. von Braun and his rocket team,” Robinson said. Robinson grew up on Second Avenue South in Irondale. “I thought growing up in my small town was rather magical,” Robinson said.
“There was a great community feeling where everyone watched over and helped each other; Richard Russo once said, ‘People in small towns, much more than in cities, share a destiny.’” “Kim was incredibly smart, genuinely kind, friendly, beautiful, compassionate, talented, humble, and quick to smile,” Shades Valley classmate Jami Gigis Wetzel said. “With all of those qualities, I
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am not surprised at all with her extraordinary success.” Robinson was a well-rounded and successful student at Shades Valley. She was a member of the school dance team, the Mountiettes, excelled in mathematics, and won numerous county and state math competitions. “I really feel like I got a wonderful math background at Shades Valley,” Robinson said. Peggy Harrell, Robinson’s Honors Mathematics teacher at Shades Valley, positively impacted Robinson and prepared her for math competitions. “She was extremely helpful and inspirational,” Robinson said of Harrell. Harrell also has fond memories of Robinson. “Kim was a wonderful, intelligent student with a great attitude,” Harrell said. “I am thrilled to know that wearing my teacher space suit, presenting space shuttle tracking lessons, and teaching her mathematics may have had a tiny part in inspiring her.”
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Mortimer Jordan teacher dies in tragic accident on campus By Will Blakely 1819 News
KIMBERLY – Jefferson County School System administrators canceled school on Wednesday after a teacher died on a high school campus early Wednesday morning. See MORTIMER, Page 3
Scholarship open for soon-to-be Birmingham area graduates From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM – Spherion Staffing and Recruiting (Spherion) has announced that its Sandy Mazur Excellence in Leadership Scholarship is accepting applications now through April 30, 2023. See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 5
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