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Realty company buys Trussville Office Park for $6.125 million
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Council Trussville Citizens, Fire Department Pinson honors Alabama player honored for life-saving actions “Kool-Aid” McKinstry with proclamation, key to the city
From Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE – Birmingham Realty Company, an affiliate of private investment firm Barber Companies, announced this week that it has acquired the Trussville Office Park for $6.125 million. The approximately 49,000 square foot, seven-building
By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
PINSON – Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback and Pinson Valley High School graduate Ga’Quincy “Kool-
See BARBER, Page 4
See PINSON, Page 4
Trussville to hold First Annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl
Argo recognizes participants in Exceptional Foundation competition
By Chris Basinger Staff Reporter
TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville Entertainment District will host its first ever St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl this Saturday, featuring stops at local businesses, live music, and tons of prizes. See CRAWL, Page 5
Irondale abruptly halts Council meeting before addressing agenda By Terry Schrimscher
IRONDALE — The Irondale City Council had only one item on the formal agenda as it convened the first meeting of month on Thursday night, March 12, but it never made it to the business See IRONDALE, Page 5
Pinson Trade Days seeks talented kids to audition for Amateur Talent Show Leaders of the monthly Pinson Trade Days are asking parents with talented children to stop by Patti’s on Main Street in Pinson to register for a talent show competition to be held at the April 6 Pinson Trade Days event.
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tering CPR and retrieving an AED, which shocked Glover three times. The fire department arrived minutes later and be-
Argo — The Argo City Council honored three participants in Exceptional Foundation sports events. Three participants, including one Argo resident, were present to receive commendations from the Council and Argo Police
See LIFE-SAVERS, Page 3
See ARGO, Page 5
American Heart Association Heartsaver Hero Award recipients. Chris Basinger/Trussville Tribune By Chris Basinger Staff Reporter
TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville City Council recognized the heroic actions that citizens and the Trussville
Fire Department took to save a man’s life at the Trussville Civic Center earlier this year. During Tuesday’s meeting, Trussville Fire Chief Tim Shotts recounted how on Jan. 28 at around 5:30 p.m. Mi-
chael Glover, who he referred to as “Miracle Mike,” went into cardiac arrest while exercising on the indoor track at the civic center. Bystanders immediately jumped into action, adminis-
Local among Body found near Pinson identified Troy’s ADDY award winners as missing Birmingham man
From Tribune staff reports
TROY – A Trussville student attending Troy University helped the school’s Art and Design Department in winning 27 awards at the American Advertising Awards Competition last month. Jared Hester of Trussville won two silver ADDY awards in the competition where students are given the opportuni-
From Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY – A body found in northeast Jefferson County on Tuesday has been identified as Jewel Dewayne Bendolph, 38, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. According to the coroner’s report, Bendolph was recovered “from within a shallow clandestine grave in a wooded area.” He was identified by a positive fingerprint comparison. His death is being investigated as a homicide. Bendolph was last seen on Sunday, March 3, according to a missing person’s report from the Birmingham Police Department. Birmingham Police also stated they believed Bendolph was in danger as someone observed him arguing with someone before his disappearance. His last known location was the BP gas station in Mason City, driving his listed silver Honda Civic. Deputies were called to the 5200 block of Dewey Heights Road Tuesday short-
See ADDY, Page 4
Left: Jewel Bendolph. Right The location near where the body was found. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
ly after 4 p.m. to investigate an abandoned vehicle. According to the sheriff, the vehicle appeared to have been intentionally covered to conceal it, and investigators found evidence of a possible deceased person in the area. Detectives and a cadaver dog were called to the scene and later found human remains. Investigators with the Jefferson County Coroner’s
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Office were called to the location Wednesday morning to collect the remains for identification and to notify the family. According to the sheriff, the abandoned vehicle was a silver Honda Civic thought to be associated with a missing person’s case being investigated by the Birmingham Police Department. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s detectives will be
working closely with Birmingham Police detectives to identify the offenders in this homicide. If you have any information regarding this case, you are asked to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 205-325-1450 or you may call Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. This story will be updated as more information is released.
Moody Council approves MOU for grant to local museum By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
MOODY – The Moody City Council approved a memorandum of understanding or MOU to apply for a grant to be used for the city’s upcoming Moody Museum at the Crossroads during a meeting on Monday, March 11. See COUNCIL, Page 3
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