Moving Company Comes To Trussville + Shooting Threat At Pinson

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happened in town today. First, a shooting threat at Pinson Valley High School this morning turned out to be just a social media hoax, thankfully. Authorities are still investigating the origin of the threat. Also in the news, a moving company that has been in business in the Birmingham metro for more than two decades is opening a Trussville location. Read these stories below.

Here are the top stories today in Trussville:

1. Authorities investigated a reported threat against Pinson Valley High School Thursday morning, but said no credible threat was found. (AL.com)
2. A moving company that has operated in the Birmingham metro for more than two decades will soon open a Trussville location. New Latitude Movers plans to open an office at 4255 Praytor Way Nov. 1. (Trussville Patch)
3. Alabama received about $2 billion in the American Rescue Plan. Jefferson County’s allotment is about $128 million dollars, but so far the money hasn’t been spent. (WBRC)
4. A moment many UAB fans never thought would come is happening Saturday, as Protective Stadium — the newly constructed 45,000-seat stadium in downtown Birmingham — opens for the first time for the Blazers' game against Liberty. (Birmingham Patch)
5. A pretty cool story about some revamping of Birmingham's train station. A $250,000 railroad grant was awarded to the Amtrak station by the Southern Rail Commission. (Bham Now)

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Today in Trussville:

• Volleyball County Tournament - Moody Junior High School (12:00 AM)

Trussville Patch Notebook

• Children's of Alabama nurse Sarah Anne Hicks was diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma at the age of 2 in the spring of 2000. Now a nurse in the same unit that treated her two decades ago, Sarah Anne is sharing her story of recovery. (Instagram)
• Trussville City Council declares Trussville Down Syndrome Day. (Facebook)
• Great turnout for the Hewitt-Trussville Middle School 2021 Homecoming! (Facebook)
• Hewitt-Trussville vs. Hoover: What to expect" (Facebook)

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