We love Tuesdays! Check out today’s tidbits, events, and kudos. It might just be stuff you want to know.

✅ We are a little late, but Alabama became the 22nd state two days ago, December 14th, back in 1819.

🎙️ Thanks so much to Marissa Luna (Singer-Songwriter/former Miss Nashville/former Miss The University of Alabama) and Simon Yendle (Auburn University Facilities Department) for being our guests this past Saturday on TRUITT NEWS RADIO.

✅ CONGRATS: our buddy, Hal Clemmer, on being named EVP-Chief Banking Officer at ServisFirst Bank. Proud of him!

🏠 A lot of people do not know we do home & auto insurance. We do. If you don’t love your agent, come on over and be part of the family.

📅 JAN 24: ROAR (Radiation Oncology Accelerated Research) is hosting their James Bond Gala.

👀 HIRING: The National Football League (NFL) has 4 Summer Internship Positions open. 10 week internship running June 8 – Aug 14. Must apply by Monday!

✅ DEC 16, 1773: The Boston Tea Party went down today. Taxation without Representation was not cool.

📅 JAN 20: Birmingham CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Luncheon at The Club. Oakworth Capital Bank Economist John Norris is the speaker.

✅ CONGRATS: TRUITT NEWS RADIO alum, Huntingdon College President Dr. Anthony Leigh, has been elected to the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accrediting agency that oversees more than 750 institutions across the south.

❓ DID-YOU-KNOW: Candy Canes were invented in Germany, were stripe-less sugar-sticks, and there is a strong possibility they were initially used as a way to keep kids quiet during church.

📅 FEB 13: Birmingham’s Italian American Heritage Society “That’s Amore” Valentine Dinner/Dance at The Club.

🏀 University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazer Basketball has a 2-game Holiday Hoops package available for $30.

🎙️Mark Lovell with Expo South will be with us on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this Saturday. Show starts at 7am on Bham’s Talk 99.5.

🎵 Today in 1993, Nirvana played their iconic MTV: Unplugged session.

🏈 CONGRATS: Former Troy University Head Football Coach Larry Blakeney on his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: to our Joanne Savage Truitt and Gail Truitt as they celebrate birthdays this week at TRUITT WORLD HQ.

✅ CONGRATS: Jim Wilson & Associates, LLC on celebrating 50 years of developing fantastic real estate projects including the game-changing Riverchase Galleria, which opened back in 1986.

☑️ Check out DoItWithTruitt.com for our great construction reports and other info.

❓ DID-YOU-KNOW: In 1919, a con artist built the world’s smallest skyscraper (40 feet tall) by misleading investors who thought they were funding a 480-foot tower?

☑️ We want to be your agent! Give us a call and we’ll welcome you to the family. (205)254-3005.

🛑 Thanks for the read.