🌱 Pell City Rotary Donation + Gardendale License Plate Cameras

Happy Tuesday, Trussville! Here are the most important things going on around Trussville today. There is a meeting planned in Gardendale Tuesday night so that residents can learn more about adding license plate cameras that police credit with helping solve crimes. Also in the news, the Pell City Rotary Club donated money to the Pell City Schools Educational Foundation. Read those stories and more below.

Here are the top stories today in Trussville:

1. As mentioned above, neighbors plan to attend a meeting in Gardendale to discuss the use of license plate cameras. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
2. The Pell City Rotary Club donated $500 to the Pell City Schools Educational Foundation. (Newsaegis)
3. Congratulations are in order for a Trussville resident who recently earned a Ph.D from Central Arkansas University. (Trussville Patch)
4. Mountain Brook High School responded to concerns by Jewish groups regarding a lesson on Nazism taught in a history class at the school. (Mountain Brook Patch)
5. The Jefferson State Debate Team won first place overall in the Community College Division in IPDA debate in the Mendoza Debates virtual tournament. (Press Release Desk)

From my notebook:

• The Springville City Council created a new position for a full-time paramedic. (Facebook)
• The Trussville Police Department wishes you a Happy #SaferInternetDay! 100+ countries are together for a better internet and world. (Facebook)
• A Vietnam-era veteran recently received assistance from Pell City businesses. (Facebook)
• Trussville YMCA Summer Day Camp starts in 16 weeks! Registration ends April 30th. Learn more here. (Facebook)

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