Here is the top ten list of most highly read stories that appeared on the Cahaba Sun's website in 2024.
10. 'A walking miracle': A year after accident, Grayson Pope continues push forward
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Hewitt-Trussville senior Grayson Pope, center, fist-bumps his teammates before the start of a game against Oak Mountain at Phil English Field.
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9. Working moms: Trussville's 'Momtrepreneurs'
Photo by Savannah Schmidt
The Momtreprenuers of Trussville: (Left, front to back) Brittany Phalen of Illuminate Lashes and Beauty, Brittany Martin of Mockingbird Day Spa and Kelsee Philpot of Hattie's Toy Land. (Right, front to back) Kassi Porter of Moda Boutique, Heather Vines of Southern Hairitage and Amanda Glidewell of Sister Shirts.
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8. Queenstown Lake lodge comes alive again
Photos by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Queenstown Lodge, as seen from across the lake.
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7. Honeycutt's walk-off sends Huskies to state title
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Hewitt-Trussville’s Sara Phillips (22) hugs Hewitt-Trussville’s AhKeela Honeycutt (1) after Honeycutt hit an RBI double to give the Huskies a 1-0 win over Daphne in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Class 7A state championship game at Choccolocco Park in Oxford on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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6. All-South Metro Softball: Sara Phillips nameed Player of the Year
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney
Hewitt-Trussville’s Sara Phillips (22) jumps up after the Huskies defeated Hoover 5-4 during the AHSAA state softball tournament at Choccolocco Park in Oxford on Monday, May 13, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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5. Longtime Hewitt-Trussville coach inducted into national hall of fame
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Former Hewitt-Trussville football coach Jack Wood, right, talks with Jeff Williams, center, who coached with Wood from 1992-96, and Dwight Buzbee, his Auburn college roommate, during a reception honoring Wood with friends and family for his induction into the National High School Athletics Coaches Association Hall of Fame in June.
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4. 2024 projects lend hope for more in 2025
Rendering courtesy of Ryan Vernon, with Lathan and Associates.
A rendering of the new softball complex planned for Trussville City Schools in 2024.
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3. Where the river goes: Trussville man working on 'most significant ecological restoration in North America'
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Jason Throneberry, with The Nature Conservancy, talks about some of the work being done by the Conservancy with rivers in Alabama, including the Cahaba River in Trussville.
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2. Meaningful magic: Couple open toy shop in memory of their daughter
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Kelsee and Taylor Philpot stand outside of their new toyshop, Hattie’s Toyland, located in the Trussville Entertainment District on April 8. Hattie’s Toyland is named in memory of their daughter Hattie.
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1. Cougars name Stuart Floyd head coach
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Stuart Floyd, the new head football coach for the Cougars, speaks to the media during a press conference in the auditorium at Clay-Chalkville High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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