Hal Riddle News Today

Three decades ago, more words were printed in newspapers about overcrowding in Trussville schools than are written today on Facebook about trains blocking Trussville crossings.

By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — Every day offers a new opportunity for each of us to do something special for another person. Maybe we buy coffee for the person behind us in the line at Starbucks, or maybe we pay off someone’s layaway at Walmart. Or perhaps, a simple smile is just what the doctor ordered for a stranger and we are there to offer it just in the nick of time. Not far from the corner of Main Street and Chalkville Road, in downtown Trussville, sits a charming soda ...