🌱 Cahaba River Court Case + Roadblock On I-59

Good day, people of Trussville! Michael Seale here with a fresh Trussville Daily. Those of you who enjoy the beauty of the Cahaba River will be pleased to know that the Alabama Supreme Court handed down a ruling recently siding with conservation groups against the Birmingham Water Works Board. Also in the news, the Alabama Department of Transportation will conduct pavement repair operations on I-59 northbound and southbound in Birmingham this week between 1st Avenue North and 4th Avenue South. Read all about it below.

Here are the top stories today in Trussville:

1. As I mentioned earlier, Cahaba Riverkeeper, Cahaba River Society and Southern Environmental Law Center claimed the Birmingham Water Works Board violated a 2001 settlement designed to conserve the Cahaba River Watershed. (Trussville Patch)
2. Pavement repair operations on I-59 northbound and southbound in Birmingham began today between 1st Avenue North and 4th Avenue South. (Trussville Tribune)
3. Three students from Center Point High School received academic scholarships from Alabama A&M University. (Trussville Tribune)
4. The BJCTA recently issued an update on the much-awaited Birmingham Rapid Transit System. (WBRC)
5. Despite the Major League Baseball lockout and cancellation of Opening Day, the Birmingham Barons and MiLB are ready to begin the season as planned. (Birmingham Patch)

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From my notebook:

• Here are two Trussville area open houses worth checking out. (Trussville Patch)
• A bill to prohibit trains from blocking railroad crossings has passed the Alabama House. (Facebook)
• The Moody City Council honored Master Gardeners and approved funds from Margaret sewer system sale for city improvements. (Facebook)

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About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.