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HewittTrussville graduate released new single in honor of Meads twins
Trussville Council honors Claude Earl Massey, announced Edwards Lake Parkway temporary closure
KENTUCKY — A 2009 Hewitt-Trussville graduate, Dustin Short, released a new single, “I Won’t Forget,” featuring Hope Darst on Friday, September 9, reminding See SONG, Page 6
New nonprofit Pinson Valley Arts Council celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting By Crystal McGough For The Tribune
PINSON – International recording artist, “Alabama Blues Queen” and Pinson resident DieDra Ruff has been in talks with Pinson Mayor Joe Cochran and the Pinson City See PINSON, Page 6
City of Irondale honors local students with proclamations By Crystal McGough For The Tribune
IRONDALE – Mayor James D. Stewart Jr., of the city of Irondale, presented proclamations honoring two local students at the regular city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022. “I believe in giving people their roses while they are alive,” Stewart said. See IRONDALE, Page 3
Greater Irondale Chamber of Commerce announces Small Business Award winners From The Tribune staff reports
IRONDALE — The Greater Irondale Chamber of Commerce (GICC) has announced the winners of its Small Business Awards. See AWARD, Page 6
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TRUSSVILLE — During the council meeting on Tuesday, September 13, the city of Trussville honored Claude Earl Massey and announced Edwards Lake Parkway’s temporary closure. Trussville Mayor Buddy Choat and the City Council of Trussville proclaimed September 2022 as Alopecia Areata Awareness Month in the City of Trussville to create awareness and support the initiatives of medical and scientific research to find better treatments and, possibly, one day, a cure. Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune skin disease resulting in the loss of hair on the scalp and elsewhere on the body. Alopecia Areata affects approximately two percent of the population overall, including more than 6.8 million people in the United States alone, and occurs in males and females of all ages and
Carol Massey and Councilmember Jaime Anderson. (Photo by Hannah Curran)
races, with onset most often beginning in childhood. The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) is dedicated to providing educational information, creating awareness, and raising funds to advance research on treatments. The local chapter of the Alopecia Areata Foundation also is dedicated to educating the community through its campaign “Don’t
Stare! Just Ask? #Alopecia #Let’s Talk”. The council passed a resolution declaring Edwards Lake Parkway closed temporarily. According to the resolution, the City of Trussville has the authority or responsibility to control, manage, supervise, regulate, repair, maintain, or improve streets within its boundaries under
TRUSSVILLE — A Trussville family filed an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) complaint form on February 4, 2022, about Trussville City Schools to advocate for their 10-year-old Type 1 Diabetic daughter, Isabella. This OCR Complaint is under an ongoing investigation. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), a type 1 diabetic’s pancreas doesn’t make insulin or makes very little insulin, and that insulin helps blood sugar enter the cells in your body for use as energy. “Without insulin, blood sugar can’t get into cells and builds up in the bloodstream. High blood sugar is damaging to the body and causes many of the symptoms and complications of diabetes.” Michael Kidd explained that Isabella was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on January 17, 2022, and was admitted to Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in critical condition. The OCR Complaint states the doctors released her
to participate in normal activity on January 20, 2022. Kidd said that Isabella has a right to an Individualized Health Plan (IHP), “that lays out exactly how she’s supposed to be cared for by the school system,” and a 504 Plan, which is developed for how the school will support a student with a disability and remove barriers to learning. However, Kidd stated when he contacted Cahaba Elementary School Principal Joy Tyner, she “refused to allow return” due to the staff needing “to be trained first, and it would take time.”
“We later discovered all staff is trained annually,” Kidd said. Kidd explained that he and his wife, Denise, took copies of their daughter’s discharge documents from the hospital and hand-delivered them to the school. “Of course, her endocrinologist sent us a letter that she had sent to the school requesting that they provide our daughter with an IHP and a 504,” Kidd said. “We forwarded that again as well. The Diabetes Educator in children’s hospitals sent them all the documents.”
Alabama Code Section 1149-80. Trussville awarded its Edwards Lake Parkway lane widening bid to Dunn Construction Company, Inc. on May 19, 2022. Dunn Construction has informed the City of Trussville, via project manager Civil Consultants Inc., that it plans to start construction work on September 19 Edwards Lake Parkway, between Morrow Road and Gadsden Highway, will close temporarily, beginning September 19, 2022, for sixty (60) days or until construction is deemed complete. The council passed a resolution authorizing Choat to Commit $250,000 to a Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant available through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Rail transportation plays an essential role in the economic vitality of the City through the movement of freight and people, and the elimination of See TRUSSVILLE, Page 5
Leeds Council discusses Main Street concerns, blocked doorway at meeting By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
LEEDS – On Tuesday, September 6, the Leeds City Council met at City Hall, where concerns about the Main Street program and the sealing of a doorway at the Main Street’s meeting room were revisited. See LEEDS, Page 5
City of Center Point announces National Night Out event From The Tribune staff reports
CENTER POINT — The City of Center Point has announced its National Night Out event that will take place on Tuesday, October 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will occur at the City of Center Point Courthouse Annex located at 2651 See CENTER POINT, Page 5
Springville Council honors firefighters for training and career accomplishments
TRUSSVILLE — The Alabama School of Fine Arts has announced the addition of several students in the Tribune coverage area to its enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Kidd said they contacted Tyner and the school nurse and requested that any food that Isabella might eat be accounted for and the nurse be notified prior to their daughter eating it. He then contacted Assistant Superintendent Dr. Rachel Poovey on January 30, 2022, and asked that she attend the 504 meeting scheduled for February 1, 2022. “We had the very first in-person meeting with the whole 504 team,” Kidd said. “That is the 504 coordinator and Assistant Principal, the assistant superintendent Dr. Poovey, the principal Mrs. Tyner, and the school nurse; everybody was there.” During the meeting, Kidd said they brought all accommodations that they wanted to be included in Isabella’s 504 plan. He said that Poovey assured them that all accommodations would be included. However, when they received the documents, Kidd said there were mistakes, including insulin dosing information.
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SPRINGVILLE — The Springville City Council met Tuesday night, September 6, for the first regular meeting of the month. Due to the Labor Day holiday, the meeting was See SPRINGVILLE, Page 3
Alabama School of Fine Arts accepts several students in Tribune coverage area From The Tribune staff reports
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