By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE – In the wake of last week’s decision to pull the pickleball courts project from the greenspace on Cherokee Drive, the Trussville City Council on Tuesday, … Continue reading Trussville council discusses potential locations for pickleball courts
By Gary Lloyd UPDATE 12 p.m. June 22: The project has been pulled from this location. Another location will be sought. UPDATE 9 a.m. June 22: I’m told this project … Continue reading Pickleball in Trussville: ‘The heartburn is the greenspace’
Recapping Trussville’s 75th Anniversary By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE – It was my own doing, but I about bit off more than I could chew June 10. I had created an … Continue reading ‘Where we’ll spend the rest of our lives’
By Gary Lloyd The tallest golden arches this side of St. Louis feel smaller now. Maybe it’s just that I’m older and the appeal of a cheeseburger and fries inside … Continue reading Seeking the sleek, fast food finds the bleak
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
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
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
By Gary Lloyd A Trussville cemetery is now listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register by the Alabama Historical Commission. Mt. Nebo Cemetery, located on U.S. Highway 11, was favorably … Continue reading Trussville cemetery lands on state historical list
By Gary Lloyd I listen to a lot of music. If I’m not in work meetings, chances are that my cheap Sony headphones are covering my ears, funneling the sweet … Continue reading All I can do is write about it
By Gary Lloyd The questions, outrage and jokes posted to Facebook in recent months have persisted longer than the waits at the Trussville railroad crossings. My intention for this column … Continue reading My Train of Thought
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