A long-running federal drug trafficking and racketeering prosecution that eventually involved 55 defendants and a total of 32 criminal counts was whittled down Wednesday as five of the defendants were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 90 months in federal prison to 17 years, making a total of 39 defendants sentenced so far.
A Pope County woman was sentenced to 16½ years in federal prison Wednesday for her role in a drug and racketeering conspiracy and the kidnapping, beating and maiming of two people believed to have provided information to law enforcement regarding a shooting involving a co-defendant.
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By Erica Thomas, managing editor
TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville City Council honored the Hewitt-Trussville High School Boys and Girls 7A Indoor Track & Field Champions during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
When the teams won the 51
st AHSAA State Indoor Track and Field Championships earlier this month, it was the first time in history both Girls and Boys Indoor track teams won the top prize at the same time.
The resolution passed by the council congratulates “Hewitt-Trussville High School, Head Coach Tom Esslinger, Assistant Coaches David Dobbs, Jamey Curlee, Rachel Higginbotham, Mike Dilbert, Jihan Loving & April Howell, the entire team and their families on both teams’ successful seasons.”
When vaccinations first started, the team was operating out of an eight-seat clinic with eight vaccinators working — a size that allowed roughly 200 vaccinations a day.