By Erica Thomas, managing editor
CENTER POINT The 2020 Trussville Tribune’s Person of the Year is Center Point High School Principal Van Phillips.
Each year, The Trussville Tribune names one outstanding person to take the title of Person of the Year. The person inspires others and embodies what was important about the year.
The year of 2020 will forever go down in history as the year of a pandemic, national unrest, the murder hornet and a toilet paper shortage. But as we all continue to move forward, we can be inspired by the actions of Van Phillips.
Tribune Publisher Scott Buttram said when considered who would be the Person of the Year, he wanted it to be someone who has made a positive impact on the community.
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