🌱 Fatal Weekend Traffic Accidents + Tarrant Drug Bust

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Michael Seale, your host of the Trussville Daily. I hope everyone had a great weekend. Let me get you caught up on the news of the day in and around Trussville. Two fatal car wrecks occurred Sunday in Jefferson County, both single-car accidents. Also in the news, a major drug bust occurred in Tarrant on Highway 79, yielding marijuana and a variety of pills. Read all about it below.

Here are the top stories in Trussville today:

1. A traffic stop on Highway 79 in Jefferson County Sunday resulted in an arrest and the discovery of marijuana and various pills. (Trussville Patch)
2. A 67-year-old Leeds woman died in a crash Sunday on Interstate 65 near the 265-mile marker. (Trussville Tribune)
3. A man is dead and another hospitalized after a single-vehicle wreck in west Jefferson County Sunday night. (Trussville Patch)
4. Disaster loan assistance is being offered in Jefferson County by U.S. Small Business Administration. See if you qualify. (Trussville Tribune)
5. Shades Valley High School was threatened on social media prompting a police presence on campus Monday. (WBRC)

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From my notebook:

• Hewitt-Trussville Middle School's wrestling team won the Metro Championship. Way to Go HTMS wrestling! (Instagram)
• Trussville Fresh Farmers Market is issuing a reminder that now is the time for seniors to sign up for the voucher program. (Facebook)
• Teens 6th-12th grade are invited to join the Trussville Public Library February, 7th at 4:00 for a fun night of decorating Valentines cookies. Decorate your cookies as you wish, enjoy them yourselves or take them home as a sweet treat to share. All supplies will be provided. (Facebook)

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— Michael Seale

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.