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Trussville cemetery lands on state historical list

By Gary Lloyd A Trussville cemetery is now listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register by the Alabama Historical Commission. Mt. Nebo Cemetery, located on U.S. Highway 11, was favorably reviewed by the Commission late this year. Mt. Nebo is the 43rd cemetery in Jefferson County to be listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register, … Continue reading Trussville cemetery lands on state historical list

All I can do is write about it

By Gary Lloyd I listen to a lot of music. If I’m not in work meetings, chances are that my cheap Sony headphones are covering my ears, funneling the sweet sounds of a wide range of music, from Luke Combs to Linkin Park, from Don Henley to Dierks Bentley. I’ve recently been on a Lynyrd … Continue reading All I can do is write about it

My Train of Thought

By Gary Lloyd          The questions, outrage and jokes posted to Facebook in recent months have persisted longer than the waits at the Trussville railroad crossings. My intention for this column was to give you some history of the railroad tracks in Trussville, which reached this area in 1870, with locomotives carrying sandstone throughout the Southeast. … Continue reading My Train of Thought

THE CREST OF A WAVE

By Gary Lloyd  Our son was born in 2020, and for the first eighteen months of his life, we lived off the beaten path in Trussville – does that actually still exist here? – where he saw more deer than people. So, when we moved over the summer of 2021 to a Trussville subdivision full … Continue reading THE CREST OF A WAVE

Former Clay, Crimson Tide standout heads to EMCC Hall of Fame

By Gary Lloyd SCOOBA, Miss. – Former Clay-Chalkville High School and University of Alabama standout defensive lineman Quinton Dial is being inducted into the East Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame. The induction will happen Thursday, Sept. 23 when the Lions host Holmes Community College at Sullivan-Windham Field in Scooba, Miss. Dial is one … Continue reading Former Clay, Crimson Tide standout heads to EMCC Hall of Fame

A farewell to Crispitos

By Gary Lloyd Ernest Hemingway penned A Farewell to Arms, 300-plus pages about a World War I love affair between an expatriate and an English nurse. I’m about to write A Farewell to Crispitos, 500-plus words about a 2021 love affair between an entire community and a fully cooked tortilla packed with chicken – Tyson … Continue reading A farewell to Crispitos

In Trussville, a game of capture the slag

By Gary Lloyd  To find relics of history, we must often turn pages of thick textbooks or sit in front of the History Channel for hours on end.  Many of us will never get the chance to walk barefoot on Omaha Beach and scoop some of that sand, or head north to Boston and stand … Continue reading In Trussville, a game of capture the slag

Before the sun rises

By Gary Lloyd  I am an unapologetic morning person, and I’m sure half of you reading that just cringed.  I understand. Some folks can’t be bothered until every drop of that venti salted caramel mocha latte with two pumps of vanilla, two more of hazelnut, with whipped cream and caramel drizzle, is gone, but I’m … Continue reading Before the sun rises

Ready for some football

By Gary Lloyd I’ve covered high school football games across Alabama and Mississippi for well over a decade now, and just before each season begins, I look back at the previous season. Who was impressive? Which players are returning? Who is going to break out? Which programs have new coaches? But this year, I’ve hardly … Continue reading Ready for some football

A Q&A on the Current College Football Recruiting Process

The effects of COVID-19 are far reaching. One area that has been particularly impacted is the athletics recruiting process. Briarwood Christian School’s athletics director and quarterback coach Jay Mathews recently reflected on the June football evaluation camp experience and how the process has changed as Briarwood’s Christopher Vizzina accepted invitations to come to camp and … Continue reading A Q&A on the Current College Football Recruiting Process