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  • How one Hewitt-Trussville student turned a bare tree into tradition

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📰 News we're reading

• Alabama tradition brings holiday cheer through handmade Rudolph ornaments (cbs42.com) — A Hewitt-Trussville Middle School student’s handmade Rudolph ornaments have become a charming annual sight on a local Trussville Christmas tree, delighting neighbors who stop to admire and rearrange them. Over five years, her simple idea has grown into a personal holiday tradition that spreads cheer and turns a once-bare tree into a small community landmark.
   

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    Monday December 22
  • Design Review Committee Meeting
    City Hall Annex , 113 N Chalkville Road , Trussville
    6:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hey all, the Boy Scouts spot in VESTAVIA proper across from the big Publix is giving the rest of their fresh Christmas trees for free.
    Please get one if you haven’t already been able too. I hate for them to be wasted. Merry Christmas to all of you !!! (Nextdoor Lancashire)
  • Report of police activity near library in Hoover, Alabama.
    6:21PM on Dec 17: Police respond to incident at Hoover Public Library with multiple squad cars. (Nextdoor )
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in Trussville. Apply here.
  • Raindrop Car Wash posted a job opening for Assistant Site Manager - Trussville in Trussville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trussville here.

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