National Merit Semifinalists + Changes For Leeds Schools

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Here are the top stories in Trussville today:

1. The Leeds Board of Education will reconfigure its grades for the 2022-2023 school year. (Trussvilletribune)
2. A Jefferson County man was sentenced to 8 months in prison today for shining a laser pointer at a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office helicopter last spring. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
3. A mother has been jailed after a fight with an 11-year-old student on a Jefferson County school bus in Center Point was caught on video. (AL.com)
4. A pair of Hewitt-Trussville High School students were named to the National Merit Scholarship semifinalist list. (Trussville Patch)
5. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office is searching for family members of a 42-year-old woman found dead on 5th Avenue South in Birmingham. (AL.com)

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Trussville Patch Notebook

• This Is Alabama: We remember the four girls -- Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins and Cynthia Wesley -- we lost in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing 58 years ago today. #thisisalabama 📷: @tamikabham" (Instagram)
• Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce: Trussville City Fest 2021 was a great day for the City of Trussville! (Facebook)
• The Trussville Tribune: Hewitt-Trussville gets a pair of Tuesday night wins, hosts Leeds Thursday. (Facebook)
• Please join the Trussville YMCA for this special virtual Town Hall September 16th, 12:30 p.m. Dr. Lee will share her perspective on the current state of the coronavirus pandemic and insights on the vaccine, as well as where we stand in Alabama. (Facebook)
• Trussville Fresh Farmers market: Muscadines coming Saturday morning!! (Facebook)

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