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The city of Pinson is mourning the death of a high school student that passed away Thursday. See PVHS, Page 4
Trussville City Council approves resolution for turf field conversion at Trussville Sports Complex By Chase Holmes News Reporter
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council approved a resolution to allow Mayor Buddy Choat to enter See TRUSSVILLE, Page 3
Leeds Board of Education discusses athletic facility, other concerns ahead of first day of school By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
LEEDS – The Leeds City Board of Education met ahead of the first day of school, which was Wednesday, Aug. 8. See LEEDS, Page 5
Clay-Chalkville freshman earns second AllAmerican nod at Junior Olympics By Chase Holmes News Reporter
CLAY — A ClayChalkville freshman earned her second All-American nod at the AAU Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa. Leila McWillie finished fifth out of 47 other competiSee OLYMPICS, Page 16
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Main Street Flats coming to downtown Trussville
Argo man shot, killed by exwife has been identified
By Chase Holmes News Reporter
From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — A new short-term rental business is coming to downtown Trussville. Main Street Flats has been approved to remodel the Elite Jewelers building located at 235 Main Street across Gadsden Highway from Marco’s pizza. Matthew Gregory, a 10year resident of Trussville, said he is proud to have been given the opportunity to bring this unique concept to Trussville. “I’m very excited. We have about 15 other short-term rentals and they are all in these multi-family building settings. We’re not the ones who go into residential settings,” Gregory said. “Trussville giving us the opportunity to do this is a great thing. Not everybody loves the hotel lodging and you have a large group of people who do AirBnBs and stay there. We always try and make sure our properties are nice.” The proximity to the Trussville Entertainment District made the former Elite
ARGO — A 62-year-old Argo man was shot and killed by his ex-wife on Friday, Aug. 11. At around 10:35 a.m., the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 8800 block of Gadsden Highway See SHOOTING, Page 4
Rendering of Main Street Flats (provided courtesy of Matthew Gregory)
Jewelers building a prime target for Main Street Flats. “We love that it is in the parking lot of the Trussville Entertainment District. People can go to the bars and get a drink and something to eat and have fun,” Gregory said. Main Streets Flats will have four two-bedroom, two bath suites and four one-bedroom, one bath flats. Each one will have a kitchen and pull-
out couches for extra sleeping space. Things are moving along to begin the remodeling process. Gregory said they are almost ready to get started. “We’re gonna go and get an application for the demo permit today and start on the demo in the next week or two,” he said. “We should be starting construction in the next two to four weeks. The
full project will take six to eight months.” Gregory said that anyone that wants to get an idea of what Main Street Flats will look like can check out some of his other short-term rental properties in Birmingham. 216 Lofts can be viewed by going to 216lofts.com. His other Birmingham building, Rushton Suites, can be viewed at rushtonsuites.com.
Moody council approves study to possibly form independent school district By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
MOODY – The City of Moody is looking to possibly establish an independent municipal school system after approving a feasibility study during a meeting on Monday, Aug. 14. The study was approved unanimously for $54,500 and will be done by Criterion K-12 Consulting. Doctors Frank Costanzo and Phill Hammonds – both retired superintendents – from the group were there to explain their role. “We do not make a recommendation if you do or do not make a school system,” said Hammonds. “What we do is gather tons of data, primarily financial, so you know what it will cost to not only start – if you decide to go in that direction – a quality school system, but to sustain it.” He said that they plan to start the study in the next couple of weeks and that it will take an estimated 120 to 150 days to complete.
City of Clay planning action on homeless encampments By Terry Schrimscher For the Tribune
CLAY – The city of Clay is once again seeking help dealing with homeless camps in wooded areas behind residential communities. The Clay City Council discussed proper procedures for removing the encampments during See CLAY, Page 4
Argo appoints zoning board member, promotes firefighter By Terry Schrimscher For the Tribune
ARGO – The Argo City Council met Monday night, Aug. 14, for the first regularly scheduled meeting of the month. The Council covered much of the city’s business during the pre-meeting work See ARGO, Page 5
New roundabout in Irondale to open Wednesday Council Member Nick Rutledge (Credit: Nathan Prewett)
The request to do the study was made by Councilman Nick Rutledge, who said that city school systems tend to be listed high among the state rankings every year. “I think it gives you better control over your student/ teacher ratio,” he said. “You know, you can lower that number whereas in a county system you’re kind of re-
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stricted to what they can do.” After the council passed all of the items on the agenda, Mayor Joe Lee opened the floor for public comments, to which a resident, Candice Jackson, spoke up about the condition of the roads along Annie Lee Road, saying that it has caused complications for her family and her neighbors.
By Chase Holmes News Reporter
“We’ve got friends that don’t want to come visit,” she said, adding that it’s unsafe. “There are some spots that are so deep you really just have to wait on another car to pass because you can’t travel. You have to stop or you’re going to severely damage your vehicle.”
IRONDALE — The new roundabout at the intersection of Grantsmill Road and Old Leeds Road is set to open today. The roundabout project began in February of 2022 in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and will finally see
See MOODY, Page 3
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