🌱 Trussville Resident Honored At MSU + Man Shot By Intruder

Happy Tuesday, people of Trussville! These are the most important things going on today in Trussville. How about we start with some cool news about a Trussville resident in school at Mississippi State University. Lauryn Polito of Trussville received a pretty prestigious honor on a national scale. Also in the news, a homeowner in Center Point was shot by an armed intruder inside his home. Read these stories and more below.

Here are the top stories today in Trussville:

1. As I mentioned above, a Center Point homeowner was shot when he discovered an armed intruder in his home Tuesday morning. (Trussville Patch)
2. Trussville resident Lauryn Polito, who attends Mississippi State University, was tapped into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. (Trussville Patch)
3. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified a 31-year-old woman found dead in her apartment over the weekend. (Trussville Tribune)
4. Drama at a Tarrant City Council meeting led to councilman Tommy Bryant being thrown out of the meeting. This is not the first time Bryant has caused controversy during a meeting, by the way. (WBRC)
5. Trussville’s Independence Place plans to perform "Beauty and the Beast" at Northpark Baptist Church on Thursday, November 18. (Trussville Tribune)

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Trussville Patch Notebook

• Enjoy the start of the holiday season Nov. 30 at “Christmas at the Alys,” presented by UAB Music. (UAB News)
• Clay-Chalkville's Johnson again named Trussville Tribune Player of the Week. (Facebook)
• Trussville Historical Society: Come see us at the craft show at Trussville Civic Center this Friday and Saturday. Great time to purchase Christmas presents for your friends and family. (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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