As we approach the end of 2024, we’re taking the time to highlight the best 12 photos that appeared in the Cahaba Sun this year—hoping to illustrate how vibrant life was in Trussville this year along the way.
#12: Husky bowlers compete at state semi-finals
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney
Hewitt-Trussville’s Nate Dodson throws the ball down the lane during the boys AHSAA Class 6A-7A North Regional Tournament at Spare-Time Bowling in Trussville on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.
Hewitt-Trussville High School’s girls and boys bowling team both competed in the Class 6A-7A state tournament semifinals this February. This marked the boys team’s second straight appearance in this stage of the tournament. Nate Dodson was the top bowler for the Huskies, finishing fifth overall with a score of 589.
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#11: Outdoor summer fun in Trussville
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney
Khalil Mitchell, 9, tracks a crawfish in the water as he and other children fish along the Cahaba River off Cherokee Drive in Trussville on Friday, July 12, 2019. Verna Gates, founder of the Fresh Air Family, led campers as they explored the art of fishing, as portrayed in the Mark Twain novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, using sticks, bamboo cane, fishing line, hooks, and worms.
In July, campers at Fresh Air Family’s Gross Out Camp explored the great outdoors, spending a day on a Huckleberry Finn-like adventure fishing—using sticks, fishing line and hooks and worms—along the Cahaba River in Trussville.
#10: Huskies softball win state title
Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney
The Huskies celebrate with the Class 7A state championship trophy following a 1-0 win over Daphne in nine innings at Choccolocco Park in Oxford on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
In May, Hewitt-Trussville High School’s softball team won the Class 7A state title, beating Daphne 1-0. AhKeela Honeycutt was key in this victory, sending the Huskies to a walk-off memory after lacing a double to the left-center field gap and scoring Presley Hull. This victory marked the second straight state title for the Huskies, as well as the fourth state title for the team in the past six years.
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#9: Class of 2024 says farewell to HTHS
Hewitt-Trussville High School celebrated the Class of 2024 on Tuesday May 21 with commencement at Husky Stadium. Mrs. Kim DeShazo, President of Trussville City Schools Board, speaks to graduates.
Graduating seniors at Hewitt-Trussville High School celebrated their accomplishments at their commencement ceremony in May. Graduates and their loved ones gathered at Husky Stadium for a ceremony featuring several speakers, including the president of Trussville City School Board, Kim DeShazo, and student body leaders.
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#8: Huskies dominate on the gridiron
Photo by Savannah Schmidt
Hewitt-Trussville team breaks through the barrier in the Hewitt-Trussville vs Vestavia game at Thomspon Reynolds Stadium on Sept. 6, 2024.
There’s no denying that the Hewitt-Trussville High School football team was daunting on the gridiron this fall. The Huskies dominated many of their opponents, ending the season with a 8-3 record, and making an appearance in the first round of the state playoffs.
#7: Trussville’s ‘Momtrepreneurs’ bring new women-owned businesses to Trussville
Photo by Savannah Schmidt
Taylor Stephens of Pound Fitness and Barbell coaches an athlete while holding baby Jacob on her chest. Pound Fitness offers personal training classes and accomodations for parents and pet owners.
A trend has emerged in Trussville: a slew of young mothers—”momtrepreneurs”—have begun opening small businesses around the city. Even though these women’s businesses differ from one another—ranging from gyms to hair salons, they have banded together in a community of support and collaboration.
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#6: Girl Scouts attempt to break s’more world record at Camp Coleman
Photo by Savannah Schmidt
Participants roast s'mores over a fire at Camp Coleman in Trussville, AL on October 6, 2024. The location is one of 13 affiliated with Girl Scouts of North Central and South Alabama that united in an attempt to set a new world record for most s'mores roasted at one time.
In October, Girl Scouts and the community gathered at Camp Coleman in order to attempt to break the world record for most people simultaneously roasting s’mores. Trussville area Girl Scouts teamed up with fellow Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama and Girl Scouts of South Alabama.
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#5: Insanitarium offers thrills and chills to scare seekers
Photo by Savannah Schmidt
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Insanitarium Haunted Attraction owner Justin McElroy poses with his prop at night as he builds the set for the season on September 4, 2024.
Throughout the Halloween season, the Instanitarium haunted attraction, run by Justin McElroy, offered scares to local thrill seekers. Visitors to the Insanitarium can expect to be chilled by the uncanniness of the attraction’s actors—McElroy does not use any animatronics at the Insanitarium.
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#4: ‘Just the coolest thing’: Trussville man studies snapping turtles
Photo courtesy of Andy Coleman
Andy Coleman with an alligator snapping turtle.
Andy Coleman, a Trussville man who teaches biology at Talladega College and leads the Urban Turtle Project, has been studying alligator snapping turtles in the Cahaba River. Collaborating with the Cahaba River Society and the Birmingham Zoo, Coleman the Urban Turtle Project seek to understand how the urban footprint of the Birmingham metro area impact the Cahaba’s alligator snapping turtle population.
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#3: Trussville teen competes in Paris Paralympics
Photo courtesy of Melanie Butez
Team USA’s Zion Redington will compete with Team USA’s Paralympic wheelchair rugby team during the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.
In August, Trussville teen Zion Reddington competed in the Paralympic Games in Paris as a member of Team USA’s wheelchair rugby team. At age 18, Reddington was the youngest member of the team by more than a decade. Team USA won the silver medal, coming up just short of Team Japan at 48-41.
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#2: Historic lamps shine again
Photo by Savannah Schmidt
Children cheer as four lamps on the corners of the street in front of Cahaba Elementary School in Trussville, AL, light up for the first time in 50 years on Oct. 6, 2024.
The historic streetlamps that line the streets of the historic Cahaba Project shone again for the first time in more than 50 years in late September. The Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation hosted an event to mark the occasion, inviting Trussville residents to gather to watch the lamps light in front of Cahaba Elementary School.
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#1: Cougars brought the action this fall
Photo by James Nicholas
This photographer catches a Clay-Chalkville, player peeking through the game banner before a game between Clay-Chalkville and Gadsden City High Schools on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Jerry Hood Stadium in Clay, Ala.
The Clay-Chalkville High School football team was a force to be reckoned with all fall. The Cougars finished the season with a 9-3 record and made it to the second round of the Class 6A playoffs.
