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By Crystal McGough Associate Editor
IRONDALE – Mayor James D. Stewart frequently opens Irondale City Council meetings with proclamations recognizing businesses and individuals from the commuSee IRONDALE, Page 7
Trussville family mourns loss of Blake Abercrombie, ‘his legacy will never be forgotten’ By Hannah Curran Editor
TRUSSVILLE — A Trussville man passed away after his long battle with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell See ABERCROMBIE, Page 7
Vote on Trussville Springs delayed, council approves resolution to surplus police vehicles By Hannah Curran Editor
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council delayed the public hearing and consideration of the TrussSee TRUSSVILLE, Page 6
Springville seeing steady growth in building permits By Terry Schrimscher For The Tribune
SPRINGVILLE — The Springville City Council met Monday night, October 17, for the second regular meeting of the month. The meeting was very brief, with most of the discussion held in the work session prior to the meeting. See SPRINGVILLE, Page 4
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HTHS theatre steals the spotlight with play written, directed by student
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TRUSSVILLE — The Hewitt-Trussville High School (HTHS) Theatre Department presents “Way of the Wanted,” a western murder mystery written and directed by HTHS Senior John Murray. The shows are on Oct. 27 – 29 at 7 p.m. and on Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students, including students at any school, even college, and $10 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at the door by card only. Murray originally wrote this play as a one-act his freshman year, and after many hours, days, weeks, and even months, he has transformed it into a full-length production. “I think it’s a really special kind of book ending his high school career,” Theatre Director at HTHS Valerie Lemmons said. Murray explained the process of creating a full-length play was exciting and different.
Way of the Wanted (Photo courtesy of Hollie Yount)
“It was interesting because having a one-act only has so many pages, so you can get away with a lot more plot holes, but expanding it out, you have to have more detail and everything,” Murray said. “Every character got a much richer backstory, and honestly, expanding it made it a whole lot better.” Murray said when working on a murder mystery, he had to find the archetypes he wanted to use. “Once I did that, it was just assigning names and everything and getting the right actors for the job,” Murray
said. “It’s a lot of fun to see it all take shape.” The casting and auditioning aspect of the production for Murray was the most daunting. “It’s because you have so many people in front of you, and you have this idea of the character, but nobody’s exactly what you want, so you have to pick the person who’s right for it,” Murray said. “It’s involved a lot of gender-bending different characters. People who were guys are now girls and stuff like that. But I feel like we found the right people for the
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job, and it’s going to be really great.” Last year Murray student-directed the two shows HTHS produced, and then Lemmons offered him the opportunity to write the show this year. “When I hear western murder mystery, I think goofy, silly, but it’s not at all,” Lemmons said. “It’s very real. It’s very gritty, real people, you’re going to be invested. Not cartoony at all.” However, Murray isn’t the only student making a name for himself. Noah Weber, another student at HTHS, has composed the entire show and written a completely original score for “Way of the Wanted.” “I’ve never done anything like this before,” Weber said. “It’s also a learning opportunity. I’ve always wanted to make music for something bigger.” Weber has competed in and won Trussville’s Got Talent several times, but now he See THEATRE, Page 3
Trussville council to consider changes in Trussville Springs By Hannah Curran Editor
TRUSSVILLE — Trussville City Council is considering approving a change in the original Trussville Springs Master Plan during an upcoming council meeting. The City Council approved the original plan around 2007. Initially, the developer went to P&Z with requested changes, and the board “determined that continued changes, in the manner they were requesting, constituted a major change to the PUD and would need to be brought back before the current council.” After a special session on Wednesday, Sept. 21, the board unanimously passed P&Z and will go before the council with a favorable recommendation. “It comes with a positive recommendation from P&Z contingent upon their T4A1 and T4A2, meaning the architectural standards and R1 zoning of Cherokee, which is what that section will connect to. So that’s the contingency there,” Councilmember Ben Short said during the
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MOODY – At another brief meeting at City Hall on Monday, Oct. 24, the Moody Council voted unanimously to sponsor the high school’s marching band and accepted See MOODY, Page 3
Local veteran discusses ‘veterans park’ proposal with Pinson City Council By Crystal McGough Associate Editor
PINSON – Lifelong Pinson resident, business owner and veteran Scott Ragsdale addressed the Pinson City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 18, concerning his plans for See PINSON, Page 5
Acting superintendent of TCS Dr. Frank Costanzo, ‘I believe in working together as a team’ By Hannah Curran Editor
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Schools (TCS) BOE named Dr. Frank Costanzo, former superintenSee TCS, Page 6
HTMS student reportedly brought weapon to school Trussville Springs (Photo courtesy of the City of Trussville)
council workshop. Short stated previously that this would more than likely lead to a further reduction in the unit count for those categories. Trussville Springs was the highest-density PUD previously approved, and Short said these changes would reduce that number slightly.
However, it still will be one of the highest-density PUDs that Trussville has. According to Short, this PUD was approved 15-16 years ago, with a total unit count of 586 dwellings; this new plan will lead to a solid reduction in total dwellings, add additional green space, allow for the completion of
a permanent entrance to the community, and adjust the mixed-use/commercial component to areas that make more sense. “The original plan called for a max of 80 planned attached family (townhomes) and a max of 160 multi-fam-
TRUSSVILLE — A Hewitt-Trussville Middle School (HTMS) student reportedly brought a weapon to school on Monday, Oct. 24. According to the Trussville Police Department (TPD), they were made aware of a student that brought a
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