Tuesday Tidbits, Kudos & Events | October 13, 2026
Excited to be talking about all the great stuff happening out there. Check out this week’s tidbits, kudos & events:
✅ CONGRATS: Jason Grimmett and the Drinkard Development crew on announcing Culver’s Restaurants is coming to Cullman. Great job there!
🎙️ Thanks to Faris Malki (Owner, Cahaba Cycles) and Comedian Jay Flake (jayflakecomedy.com) for being our guests on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this past weekend.
🎙️ We are looking forward to having Jimmy Stubbs (CEO, River Bank & Trust) joining us on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this week. Man, they are doing a fantastic job growing that bank.
👀 HIRING: Visit Mississippi is looking for a Chief Sales Officer for their team.
✈️ Nashville International Airport (BNA) has announced they are getting a new non-stop flight to Paris beginning May 2027 when Air France begins service. Another win for The Music City!
📺 Remember to catch TrueSouth and TRUITT NEWS RADIO alum, host John T. Edge, tonight on the SEC Network. They are looking at Burford Highway – Atlanta, GA tonight. This is just a fantastic show!
📅 OCT 17 & 18: 38th Annual Jubilee Festival of Arts | Daphne, AL
🐎 TRY THIS: Rocking K, LLC is offering guided horseback rides at Oak Mountain State Park. Sign up at 334-324-3537.
🏑 The Birmingham Bulls kick off the season against the Pensacola Ice Flyers (SPHL) this Friday night at the Pelham Civic Complex.
‼️ BREAKING UP WITH YOUR EX: Today in 1943, Italy declared war on its former Axis partner, Germany, and helped move the Allied powers closer to victory in World War II.
✅ CONGRATS: Tim Mitchell, President of the Alabama School of Fine Arts (and TRUITT NEWS RADIO alum) has been named to the Board of Directors at the Arts Schools Network.
🏈 Mountain Brook Schools | High School Football Head Coach Chris Yeager picked up his 200th win when the Spartans took down Calera.
⛷️ HARD-TO-BELIEVE ski season is about to begin with Arapahoe Basin in Colorado planning to open by the end of this month.
✅ CONGRATS: Huntingdon College Homecoming Queen Adyson Illian and Mr. Huntingdon Jacob Clark.
📅 NOV 5: ICSC Local Alabama | Coca-Cola Amphitheater Networking Event | 5pm – 8pm
❓ DID-YOU-KNOW: Lake Huron is the widest lake in the United States?
👀HIRING: Crafts and The Fennec is looking for a Catering Sales Manager here in Bham.
🏀 OCT 14: Auburn University Basketball vs. Florida State University | Exhibition Game | Boutwell Auditorium | Birmingham, AL| 7pm Tip-Off
🏀 OCT 15: The University of Alabama vs. University of Mississippi | Exhibition Game | Boutwell Auditorium | Birmingham, AL | 8pm Tip-Off
📅 OCT 15: Birmingham Business Alliance‘s Central Alabama Economic Development Summit | Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)
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🛑 Thanks for the read.
