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By Crystal McGough Associate Editor
TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville City Council approved a proclamation TuesSee TRUSSVILLE, Page 3
Leeds Council makes offer for new Main Street location, agrees to livestream meetings By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
Leeds – During a meeting of the Leeds City Hall on Monday, Oct. 17, the city council approved an offer to move the Main Street program to the train depot beSee LEEDS, Page 3
Trussville’s Pinnacle scores upscale outdoor retailer From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Water Mountain Trail, a new upscale outdoor retailer, is set to open in the Pinnacle Shopping Center in Suite 106 on Oct. 22, 2022. Owner and founder of Water Mountain Trail, Brett DeLoach, said this would be unSee TRAIL, Page 5
Leeds Board of Education discusses state trust fund, adopts mental health opt-in policy By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
LEEDS – At a short meeting of the Leeds Board of Education on Thursday, Oct 13 Superintendent John Moore spoke on an announcement made in a conference with State SuperinSee BOE, Page 4
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Trussville Witches Ride is fast approaching – Register to ride today From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Trussville Witches Ride, Inc., a nonprofit whose mission is “witchy women riding for a local cause,” is preparing for this year’s ride through the historic Cahaba Homestead to take place on October 22 at 5 p.m. Registration for the ride is now available, and all witchy women are invited to participate in support of the ride’s beneficiary, Caleb Wilson. Caleb is an 11-year-old Trussville resident who is battling a type of cancer called Neurofibromatosis (NF1), resulting in the growth of tumors in Caleb’s nervous system. “I’m truly blown away by the amount of growth that Trussville Witches Ride, Inc. has had in the last three years, and we believe our community will show up and show out once again for Caleb Wilson and his family,” said Christy McDonald, President of the Trussville Witches Ride committee. “This year, we more than doubled the number of sponsors that we had for last year’s ride. We are expecting
Marcus Spanevelo charged with abuse of a corpse in Cassie Carli case From The Tribune staff reports
ST. CLAIR COUNTY — St. Clair County District Attorney Lyle Harmon announced that Marcus Spanevelo had been charged with abuse of a corpse in the Cassie Carli case. See CASSIE CARLI, Page 4
Trussville Witches Ride in 2020. Photo by Shawn Bowles
some growth in the amount of registrations as well, so get ready to see hundreds of cackling witches riding through town on Saturday.” Online registration is open until October 21 at 5 p.m. for $35. Late registration will be available the day of the event for $45. Witches participating in the ride must be 16 years or older and must sign a waiver. Any witch who is under 18
years of age must have a parent or legal guardian sign the waiver on their behalf. A bicycle or low-speed vehicle is required to participate in the ride; there will be no walking this year. Per the Trussville Police Department and Public Safety, all lowspeed vehicles must have a tag and VIN number issued by the DMV, mirrors, and blinkers.
By Loyd McIntosh For The Tribune
Center Point City Hall
sible resources to improve their quality of life. Those resources primarily consist of health and safety programs,” Scott said in a statement released after the special election. “The way we fund those resources is through various taxes we collect to run the city. Any attempts to increase that revenue are solely done with the intent to help the residents more efficiently.” Scott said he believes many Center Point residents voted against the plan because they overestimated how
much more they would have to pay in property tax. “I think the main issue was a misunderstanding of how the taxes were calculated,” he said. “For a home valued at $150,000 it would only have been an additional $120 per year.” Scott and the Center Point City Council hoped to fund a new department tasked with debris and brush pickup — a significant point of concern among city residents — as well as address police presence in the city.
IRONDALE – The Greater Irondale Chamber of Commerce (GICC) presented checks to two local schools at its Oct. 13, 2022, luncheon.
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Earlier this year, Waste Removal, Inc. abruptly discontinued offering brush and debris pickup in Center Point, leaving the city government in a tough spot. The expected money from the ad valorem tax increase would have been used to fund a new department focused at a cost of approximately $600,000 per year. With the initiative defeated, Scott said the city is already looking at alternative ways to fund these initiatives and has begun talks with other waste removal businesses to help with brush and debris removal, which, Scott says, has been taxing on the city’s finances. “After the fact, we have had some contact with a couple of companies that believe they can do the work at a more reasonable cost,” Scott said. “We have been burning through funding, and the companies we’ve been talking to feel they can do it at a more reasonable rate.” Scott said he and the council are also exploring creative See CENTER POINT, Page 6
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Irondale Chamber presents checks to local schools at October luncheon
Checkin will begin at 4 p.m. at Cahaba Elementary. After check-in, witches will line up for judging and then will take flight at 5 p.m. through the historic Cahaba Homestead and will end up at Ferus Brewery at 5:30 p.m. for a Country Western-themed afterparty featuring The Tommy Crowder Band.
Center Point residents reject ad valorem tax increase CENTER POINT — After an ad valorem tax initiative failed to pass earlier this week, Center Point Mayor Bobby Scott said city leadership is confident they can find alternate ways to fund public safety and debris removal projects. “We’re a little disappointed that it didn’t pass, but that’s the process of democracy,” Scott said. “We’re going to look for other ways to fund these programs and turn our attention to the public safety side of things.” Center Point residents soundly voted against a proposed ad valorem property tax increase from .005% to .012% in a special election held Tuesday, Oct. 11. According to a post on Center Point’s Facebook page, 595 votes were cast, with 398 (66.89%) voting against the measure and only 197 (33.11%) voting in favor of the ad valorem tax increase. “As an elected official, I believe it’s important to offer our residents the best pos-
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Moody Council hears request to accept Creekview subdivision roads By Nathan Prewett For the Tribune
MOODY – The Moody City Council heard a request from the Creekview Homeowner’s Association to accept their roads for repair during a brief meeting at City Hall on Monday, Oct. 10. See MOODY, Page 5
Ascension St. Vincent’s celebrates groundbreaking of Trussville freestanding ER and hopes to expand to communities in need By Erica Thomas 1819 News
TRUSSVILLE – Ascension St. Vincent’s celebrated the groundbreaking of a new See GROUNDBREAKING, Page 4
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