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By Terry Schrimscher, For the Tribune TRUSSVILLE – The City of Trussville has decided to change direction on plans to merge emergency dispatch services with Jefferson County. The decision comes after the proposal was announced in November sparking protests from some city residents. “We had made that decision and ran it by the finance committee,"

From Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE -- One person has died and two people were critically injured in a crash on Interstate 59 in Trussville on Friday around 7:30 p.m. Heather Marie Underwood, 33, of Odenville died from injuries suffered in the crash after being transported to the hospital, according to the Jefferson County Coroners Office.

From Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE -- Three people were critically injured in a crash on Interstate 59 in Trussville on Friday around 7:30 p.m. Trussville Fire and Rescue Chief Tim Shotts said the wreck occurred between the Chalkville Mountain Road exit 141 and Interstate 459 in the southbound lanes of I-59. Shotts said TFRD personnel

From The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE – Trussville police and fire departments are currently on the scene of a reported fire at the Captain D's located at 407 Main St, Trussville. "We received a call of a fire in a wall at Captain D's," Fire Chief Tim Shotts said. "We don't believe there is major

By Crystal McGough, Editor TRUSSVILLE – Several residents attended the Trussville City Council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14, to speak during public comments on the city’s decision to move Trussville’s police dispatching from in-house to Jefferson County 911 at the start of 2024. Trussville Fire and Rescue made the same move four years ago, and

By Erica Thomas, 1819 News TRUSSVILLE -- The City of Trussville will discontinue police dispatching services at the beginning of the year and police will be dispatched through Jefferson County 911, a move the Trussville Fire and Rescue Department made four years ago. While the City says it makes financial sense, some residents are concerned

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Trussville Fire and Rescue crews are on the scene of a fire at the Crossfit Sunday afternoon.

By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — A Jefferson County judge ruled in favor of the Jefferson County Personnel Board after over a year and a half of back-and-forth between the board and the city of Trussville. The legal battle began in April of 2019 when the city passed an ordinance (2019-020 (ADM), to create its own civil service system for city employees and to hire its own Director of Personnel. This, after decades of operating under the Jefferson County Personnel Board. According...

From The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — Trussville Fire and Rescue and Trussville Police responded to a three-vehicle crash on the evening of Sunday, April 25, 2021. The wreck occurred around 5:30 p.m. At least one person had minor injuries, according to Fire Chief Tim Shotts. That person was taken to UAB Hospital for treatment, according to Police Chief Eric Rush. “One of the drivers of a vehicle involved in the crash failed to yield the right-of-way,” Rush said. Two lanes of Chalkvi...