Trussville City Budget + COVID In Schools

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Michael Seale here to bring you what's happening today in Trussville. Leading off, the Trussville City Council approved a $41 million budget for the fiscal year, the largest budget in the city's history. Also affecting the Trussville area, the Alabama Department of Public Health released a statement urging schoolsystems to keep mask mandates in place for students, staff and faculty, despite a continuing trend of lower COVID-19 cases among students. Read those stories and more below!

Here are the top stories today in Trussville:

1. As I touched on above, the Trussville City Council adopted the city's annual budget, a $41 million budget that includes a $2.4 million general obligation bond for a police facility. (Trussvilletribune)
2. School systems in the Birmingham metro and throughout the state have in recent weeks reported a decline in the number of positive COVID-19 cases among students, but health officials say dropping mask mandates may be premature. (Birmingham Patch)
3. Wing It On!, the fan-favorite wing joint known for its always fresh, never-frozen, all-natural wings ’n wiches, has announced the opening of a new location in Trussville. (Trussvilletribune)
4. Also on the school front, a bill has been filed in Montgomery that would delay until the 2024-2025 school year a provision that schools must hold back third grade students who don’t demonstrate sufficient reading skills. (birminghamwatch.org)
5. Trussville's Great Harvest Bread Company announced on Sunday that they are closing and will try to sell the franchise. The last day Great Harvest Bread Company will be open under David and Jennifer Snyder is December 24. (Trussvilletribune)

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Trussville Patch Notebook

• The Trussville Tribune: Leeds businessman to be featured on national TV broadcast! (Facebook)
• ACTA Theater-Trussville's Community theater: Tomorrow night marks the second and final weekend for Little Shop of Horrors! (Facebook)
• ASWA football poll: Leeds moves to No. 3 in 5A, other area teams remain static. (Facebook)
• Trussville Public Library: Food for Fines! Two days left to bring in a non-perishable, non-expired food item! $1.00 will be waived from your overdue fines up to $10.00 per library card. #septemberfoodforfines #trussvillelibrary. (Instagram)
• Trussville Parks and Recreation: "Hey guys do not forget to sign up for our one pitch softball tournament on October 15th!" (Facebook)

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— Michael Seale

About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.

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