🌱 Patch AM: What Trussville’s youngest mayor plans to change first at City Hall

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In today's newsletter:

• What Trussville’s youngest mayor plans to change first at City Hall
• How Trussville’s only 2025 homicide unfolded outside a favorite hangout
• How a Trussville pizza gig helped launch a Nashville country career

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Young mayor, bold vision: Ben Short becomes city's youngest mayor, promising sustainable growth and community-first leadership (cahabasun.com) — Trussville’s new mayor, 37-year-old Ben Short, has taken office as the city’s youngest mayor, promising sustainable growth, better subdivision rules, and more green space. Drawing on his background in law enforcement, city service, and small business, he’s focusing on updating decades-old regulations, supporting department heads, and extending downtown’s revitalized feel across Trussville.
   

• Man killed in Trussville's only 2025 homicide remembered as devoted dad, great friend (wvtm13.com) — Trussville’s only 2025 homicide has led to a murder charge and left friends remembering the victim as a devoted father and loyal friend. Police say the shooting happened near Velma’s on Highway 11 after he intervened in an altercation. Loved ones are now focused on his children and his legacy of kindness.
   

• Chasing the dream: How Trussville-born country singer Alli Leighann risked it all for the music (cahabasun.com) — Trussville native country singer Alli Leighann Carruth is turning her hometown roots and family support into a growing Nashville career, while still crediting Trussville’s encouragement and small-town music scene for her confidence. Now 24, she’s touring college towns, building a social media following, and showing local kids how far a Trussville start can go.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• City Hall Closed - Christmas Eve
  City of Irondale , 101 20th St S , Irondale
  7:00 am
• Family Gathering
  Locust Fork, AL Calendar Locust Fork, AL 35097
  3:00 pm
• Slow FLow Yoga @MCC
  Moody Civic Center , 200 Civic Center Dr , Moody
  5:30 pm
• Craft’s on Church Street – Mountain Brook
  Craft's on Church Street , 49 Church St , Mountain Brook
  5:30 pm
• Oh Sherri Pub – Moody
  Oh Sherri Pub , 2733 Moody Pkwy , Moody
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Leeds, AL Calendar
• Library Closed: Christmas Day
  Pell City Public Library , 1923 1st Avenue North , Pell City
• HOLIDAY HOURS 8 a.m.-noon
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham
• City Hall Closed - Christmas Day
  City of Irondale , 101 20th St S , Irondale
  7:00 am
• Extensión en Leeds
  1000 Park Dr , Leeds
  3:00 pm
• Waldo’s Chicken & Beer – Vestavia Hills
  Waldo's Chicken & Beer , 3009 Pump House Rd ste 110 , Vestavia Hills
  6:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Party
  Locust Fork, AL Calendar Locust Fork, AL 35097
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Monday, December 22
  Foresight This Good News was promised long ago by God’s prophets in the Old Testament. Romans 1:2, TLB Can anyone accurately describe what life on… (Nextdoor Trussville/Clay)

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Trussville. Apply here.
• Food City posted a job opening for Cook in Trussville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trussville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Center Point

• Center Point Council Hears Concerns Over $23,000 Longevity Pay Resolution (abc3340.com)

Leeds

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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