By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE — The first community emergency response team module in Trussville will be Jan. 9 at the Trussville Civic Center. Sponsored by the city of Trussville, the modu... Read more
By Scott Buttram The second anniversary of the April 27 tornados that ravaged the state has just passed. The rebuilding is still underway in Clay and Trussville neighborhoods from the Januar... Read more
By Gary Lloyd One year ago, this group of first responders, city officials and volunteers gathered in a living nightmare, heard buzzing chainsaws and sirens, cried. On Saturday, the same gro... Read more
By John William Gallagher The Clay City Council on Tuesday voted to name Jan. 23 Christina Heichelbech Day in the city. Christina Nicole Heichelbech, 16, died during the Jan . 23, 2012, EF-3... Read more
By Gary Lloyd One year after the EF-3 tornado that swept through eastern Jefferson County, some area residents have rebuilt their homes, and some have not. According to the city of Clay’s Em... Read more
By Gary Lloyd Sherri Blank thinks she and her family live in the best place in Trussville. So when last year’s EF-3 tornado took their home on Jonathans Way in the Pilgrim’s Rest neighborhoo... Read more
By Gary Lloyd A year later, Clay Elementary School students are still learning lessons from the Jan. 23, 2012, tornado. The students last week began performing one act of kindness for a neig... Read more
By Gary Lloyd The city of Clay is having a one-year tornado commemoration at Cosby Lake on Saturday. The event will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The free event will feature a concert, speakers,... Read more
By Gary Lloyd The Pilgrim’s Rest subdivision in Trussville will hold a one-year anniversary block party to commemorate the Jan. 23, 2012, tornado on Jan. 19. The block party will last from 1... Read more
January 23, 2012 is a day that is remembered in the local community. It was a day that changed the city of Clay and the lives of its residents forever. “We were awakened around 3:45 a.m. by... Read more
