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By Terry Schrimscher For the Tribune
CENTER POINT – The Center Point Fire Department has experienced an increase in the number of calls in recent months, according to Captain Chris Horn. Captain See CENTER POINT, Page 5
Trussville Civic Center vandalized in Monday morning break-in By Chase Holmes News Reporter
TRUSSVILLE – A suspect broke into the Trussville Civic Center Monday morning, June 5. Officers were dispatched to the Trussville Civic Center after receiving an alert that See CIVIC CENTER, Page 6
Springville mayor requests citizens to call commissioners about tax funds for roads By Terry Schrimscher For the Tribune
SPRINGVILLE – Mayor Dave Thomas also commented on the recent decision by the St. Clair County Commission to reject a request from the St. Clair County Mayors See SPRINGVILLE, Page 4
Alabama Free Fishing Day to be held Saturday From The Tribune staff reports
MONTGOMERY — Alabama residents and out-ofstate visitors can fish for free in most public waters including both freshwater and saltwater on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Free Fishing Day allows residents and non-residents to fish without purchasing a See FISHING, Page 4
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Pinson Council Salem submits resignation from discusses Waste Management splash Hewitt-Trussville High School recycling, pad re-opening, hears updates from CPFD
From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Tim Salem submitted his resignation as principal of Hewitt-Trussville High School to Dr. Patrick Martin earlier this week. The Trussville City School BOE voted to accept it on Thursday during a special called meeting. Salem had been on administrative leave since September 27, 2022. At the time, he was in the second year of a three-year contract. Joy Young has served as acting HTHS principal in the interim. Outside of the meeting, Martin talked about the process of reaching an agreement with Salem, who Martin said volunteered to be placed on administrative leave to remove himself as a distraction. “Throughout this process, Mr. Salem has shown himself to be a student-first administrator,” Martin said. “His first concern was always doing what was best for the students and for Hewitt-Trussville High School.” Martin expressed his ap-
By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
PINSON – The Pinson City Council heard a report from Captain Chris Horn, who gave several updates and See PINSON, Page 5
HTHS Principal Tim Salem resigned from his position this week.(Photo by Hannah Curran)
preciation for Salem’s willingness to find a resolution that would allow the high school to move forward. By law, the open position will be advertised following Thursday’s meeting. The process of reviewing applications and vetting candidates will begin immediately, Martin said. In other business, Martin and the Board welcomed new
Board member Jason Daniel, who was present at the special-called meeting, although his first official meeting will be the regularly scheduled meeting on June 12. The Board also passed a Consent Agenda, which included a recommendation that the Board work with a third party to conduct Superintendent and CFO evaluations.
“Starting with this school year … the School Board Association would come and present results next May,” Martin said. Martin clarified that the AASB (Alabama Association of School Boards) has conducted Superintendent and CFO evaluations with other school systems, but this will be the first time for Trussville City Schools to utilize this service.
Springville Council honors Springville High School girls soccer team for winning 5A State Championship By Terry Schrimscher For the Tribune
SPRINGVILLE – The Springville Council played host to the 2023 5A state champion Springville High See CHAMPIONS, Page 3
Area Tamburro’s Italian restaurant Trussville Chamber of Commerce to returns to Trussville after 13 years host free ‘Movie By Crystal McGough Editor
TRUSSVILLE – From 1994 to 2010, a small, family-owned Italian restaurant in the heart of downtown Trussville called Taburro’s was a staple in the community and a favorite for locals to enjoy an authentic – and romantic – Italian dinner. Looking in from the outside, newcomers probably wouldn’t have given the small, simple building, which was located on Glenn Avenue, a second glance, but that would have been their loss. For inside of this building was a hidden gem, the likes of which one would expect to find at a themed destination spot like Disney World. Boasting a large mural of “Lady and the Tramp,” and founder Dick Tamburro walking through the restaurant serenading guests with his accordion, Tamburro’s was a local dining experience that could not be found anywhere else. Now, 13 years after Dick Tamburro closed the doors to retire, his daughter Kyleen
Image courtesy of Kyleen Kramer
Kramer and daughter-in-law Tina Tamburro are bringing the family business back to life, and back to Trussville, planning to open the restaurant in August. Through its early years, Tamburro’s went through a couple of name changes, being founded as “Tamburro and Sons” and later dubbed “Tamburro’s Bella Notte.” Now, it will be returning to Trussville not only in a new location in the Trussville Shopping Center on Chalkville Mountain Road, but with a refreshed name: Tamburro’s Italian Home. “This all started when (Kyleen) was a little girl – and she’s got three other (siblings), brothers and a sister,”
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Dick Tamburro said. “We used to go to a place called ‘The Italian Home’ up north (in Pennsylvania), which my mom and dad used to work at.” “So that’s how we came up with the name,” Kramer said, taking over from her dad. “We have Tamburro’s, and then we just tied my grandparents in with the ‘Italian Home.’ We just wanted to have everybody in because our family is what it’s all about.” While her father already has a well-established reputation in Trussville, Kramer is new to the Trussville community, having grown up and spent her life in Atlanta, Ga., after her family moved there from Pennsylvania when
she was only 5-years-old. It was only after she grew up and had her first child that her dad moved to Trussville and founded “Tamburro and Sons.” “I would’ve taken over his restaurant back when he decided to close – because he wanted to retire – but we just weren’t ready,” Kramer said. “We had kids to raise and put through college. I worked in a law firm for 20 years (and) I just got so tired of the work and wanted something new. I was planning to retire in a few years anyway, so I was just like, ‘Well, why don’t I just open a restaurant?’ “Some of the best decisions my husband and I make are off the cuff,” she added. Dick said he was surprised when his daughter told him she planned to move to Trussville and re-opening the family restaurant along with Tina, her brother’s wife. To add to the focus on family, Kramer’s other brother is going to be the main cook, bringing back their dad’s original Tamburro-family recipes.
on the Mall’ event Friday
From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE – The public is invited by the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce to bring their lawn chairs and picnic blankets and come to a See MOVIE, Page 3
Freshwater Land Trust announced the opening of a new 2-mile trail extension By Chase Holmes News Reporter
JEFFERSON COUNTY – Freshwater Land Trust has announced the opening of the newest trail of the Red Rock Trail System in Jefferson County on June 2, 2023.
See TAMBURROS, Page 6
See TRAIL, Page 4
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