By June MathewsTRUSSVILLE — Hewitt-Trussville High School choral director Allen Gillespie has been named Trussville Tribune’s Person of the Year for 2023. The award was presented at Monday’s Toast of the Town event hosted by the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce. Gillespie’s own high school days were spent at Berry High School (now Hoover High School). A former student from early in his career is Trussville City Councilor Lisa Lide Bright, a graduate of Huffman. Trussville City Schools superintendent, Dr. Patrick Martin, wrote Gillespie a glowing letter of congratulations.

Source: The Express Tribune January 31, 2024 13:23 UTC