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Back-to-back championships for the Lady Huskies
Whataburger closes Trussville location From Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. – Trussville’s Whataburger location at 5931 Trussville Crossings Parkway closed its doors for good last week. The fast food chain shut down its Trussville location on Monday, May 6. Those still looking to satisfy their spicy ketchup craving can go to the closest Whataburger locations in Leeds and in Fultondale.
7 Brew Coffee drops into Trussville 2024 Champions. Photo by Ron Burkett. By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor
OXFORD, Ala. – The Hewitt-Trussville Lady Huskies have won backto-back 7A state championships after an undefeated run in Oxford on Monday and Tuesday. Coach Taylor Burt’s 2024 edition of the HTHS powerhouse proved to be part junkyard dog,
14-year-old shot in Center Point From Tribune staff reports
CENTER POINT, Ala. – A 14-year-old boy was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound Sunday night in Center Point, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 10:08 p.m. on May 12, deputies responded to the 2400 block of 5th Street NW in Center Point on a report of a person shot.
part avenger. Beginning with the 2019 state championship, it was the fifth straight appearance in the 7A state championship game, with the Huskies winning four blue maps and finishing runner-up to Thompson in that span. There was no championship game in 2020 due to COVID, but the Huskies were ranked no. 1 in Ala-
bama by the ASWA when the season was halted. It took extra innings, but Hewitt (37-6) defeated Daphne 1-0 on a walk-off RBI by AhKeela Honeycutt that scored Peyton Hull in the bottom of the ninth inning. Both teams were scoreless at the end of regulations, but the Huskies could taste a championship and refused to relax their
bite. MVP Sara Phillips went the distance and struck out twelve batters. The senior gave up four hits. Hits were hard to come by for both squads. Hewitt pounded out five runs but stranded runners numerous times. Hull led Hewitt with two hits. Olivia Faggard, Phillips, and Honeycutt
each had one hit. Over the last ten games, the Lady Huskies went 100, won the area championship 44-7, won the region 13-0, and avenged early season losses to Curry, Thompson, and Hoover, the latter two being wins at State. More photos of the game and the celebrations on Page 4.
Woman charged with attempted murder after stabbing at Trussville Quality Inn
From Tribune staff reports
SPRINGVILLE, Ala. – Springville Parks and Recreation is getting ready to host this year’s Summer Bash, celebrating the end of the school year and kicking off summer. The event will be held at Big Springs Park on ThursSee SPRINGVILLE, Page 3
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. – 7 Brew, a drive-thru coffee stand offering over 20,000 unique drink combinations, is coming to Trussville. The future coffee stand was dropped on site Tuesday morning and will be located at 5982 Chalkville Mtn. Road. 7 Brew offers an extensive variety of drink variet-
See 7 BREW, Page 3
Aurora lights up Alabama skies
Photo by Amy Peterson O’Brien.
See photos from last Friday night’s dazzling display as seen from the Mall in the heart of Trussville’s historic Cahaba Village on Page 3. Photos by Amy Peterson O’Brien.
See SHOOTING, Page 4
Springville gearing up for Summer Bash at Big Springs Park
From Tribune staff reports
Leeds hosting 29th Annual Creek Bank Festival and car show this weekend
Raquel Antionette Hall From Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. – A woman has been charged with attempted murder and first degree robbery after police found a man with multiple stab wounds at Trussville’s Quality Inn Tuesday night, according to TPD Lt. Clint Riner. At approximately 8:18 p.m. on May 7, the Trussville Police Department responded to a 911 call at the
Quality Inn located at 4730 Norrell Drive. Officers arrived on scene and found a black female with bloody clothes in the hotel lobby. Police then investigated the room where the incident took place and found a black male suffering from
multiple stab wounds. Trussville Fire & Rescue treated and transported both people involved in the altercation to area hospitals. After collecting evidence and presenting it to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office,
Quality Inn Trussville
From Tribune staff reports
investigators obtained warrants on 31-year-old Raquel Antionette Hall of Jamaica, New York for attempted murder and first degree robbery. Hall was transported to the Jefferson County Jail where she is being held without bond.
LEEDS, Ala .– The Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the City of Leeds, has announced that the 29th Annual Creek Bank Festival will be held this Saturday, May 18, at the Leeds Veter-
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