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Leadership Trussville inaugural class deadline June 3

May 31, 2022 · Leave a comment ·

TRUSSVILLE – The newly-formed Leadership Trussville seeks community leaders to join its inaugural class. The deadline to apply for consideration is this Friday, June 3, 2022, by 5 p.m. The … Continue reading Leadership Trussville inaugural class deadline June 3

Trussville: 75 years as a town

May 24, 2022June 6, 2022 · 2 Comments ·

By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE – If you’ve found your way to this blog post, thank you. I hope you scroll until the end. I hope you hit the share button … Continue reading Trussville: 75 years as a town

Basketball in the summer

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 · 1 Comment ·

By Gary Lloyd  I was leaving the house one night recently, headed to Publix for at least the third time that week, when I saw it. Resting on a sewer … Continue reading Basketball in the summer

The powerful force of nostalgia

May 6, 2022 · Leave a comment ·

By Gary Lloyd I never knew that an elderly woman frantically filling a notebook with stories and tips in black ink could take me back in time. She knew an … Continue reading The powerful force of nostalgia

Cahaba Sun stories roundup

April 27, 2022 · Leave a comment ·

Here are some of my Cahaba Sun stories from the last few months: Longtime Hewitt coach heads to Hall of Fame humble, grateful Tuggle, Free Lawn Care win Gatekeeper Awards … Continue reading Cahaba Sun stories roundup

The roads less traveled

April 21, 2022April 5, 2022 · Leave a comment ·

By Gary Lloyd  Google Maps bothers me, trying to get me to my destination in the quickest, most boring way possible. The audacity.  The app seemingly goes berserk when I … Continue reading The roads less traveled

‘Sonny Days’ excerpt

February 19, 2022 · 1 Comment ·

By Gary Lloyd His name is Sean Dietrich. You may know him as Sean of the South. I know him, simply, as Sean. And he was kind enough, when talking … Continue reading ‘Sonny Days’ excerpt

Cahaba Sun stories roundup

February 19, 2022 · Leave a comment ·

By Gary Lloyd I’ve fallen behind on linking all my Cahaba Sun freelance stories in one place. Let’s change that. No Paine, no gain 1st bronze bust added at Trussville … Continue reading Cahaba Sun stories roundup

Reading long books

February 16, 2022 · Leave a comment ·

By Gary Lloyd I’ve got a heap of long, unread books that, if I stacked them up and stood on the top one, I could clean the leaves from my … Continue reading Reading long books

Why didn’t I write that?

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 · Leave a comment ·

By Gary Lloyd If journalism could afford a time machine, I’d go back to Aug. 2, 2010, on Laurel Drive Southeast in Magee, Miss. It was late in the afternoon … Continue reading Why didn’t I write that?

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