🌱 High School Hoops Rankings + Drug Bust In Trussville

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Michael Seale, your host of the Trussville Daily. Let's jump right in and get you up to date on the latest news in and around Trussville. The high school basketball regular season is winding down and the Alabama Sports Writers Association released their final rankings, which include some local teams who will be playing in area tournaments. Also in local news, Trussville police made a major drug bust after a traffic stop in town this week. Read all about it below.

Here are the top stories in Trussville today:

1. The Trussville Police Department arrested a suspect on multiple drug charges during a traffic stop on Monday. (Trussville Tribune)
2. The Hewitt-Trussville girls basketball team and Pinson Valley's boys team made the top 5 in the ASWA final polls. (Trussville Patch)
3. Briana McLaughlin of Leeds will continue her volleyball career at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in Andalusia. (Trussville Tribune)
4. A body seen on the roadway on I-459 Tuesday afternoon in Hoover has been identified as a 36-year-old Birmingham man. (Hoover Patch)
5. A man police say posed as a Lyft driver and sexually assaulted a passenger has been charged with rape, sodomy and kidnapping. (Birmingham Patch)

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From my notebook:

• This custom made cedar potting bench arrived this weekend at Trussville Antiques & Interiors just in time to start thinking about getting your yard ready. (Facebook)
• Check out this video that features the 2021 Ned and Goldie Paine Memorial Gatekeeper winners, Tribune’s Person of the year and a 2022 chamber update. (Facebook)
• Get ready to Boogie Bingo and help support the Leadership HT group from Hewitt-Trussville High School. (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.