By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThe city of Homewood recognized its 2013 Employees of the Year on Jan. 21 at the Homewood Chamber of Commerce luncheon at The Club.Ted Springfield was named Police Officer of the Year, Adam Ashworth was named Firefighter of the Year and the City Employee of the Year Award went to Don Evans, a security guard at the Homewood Public … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Former Vestavia Hills Mayor Honored by Chamber
The Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce presented its Chair’s Choice Award to Dr. Charles A. “Scotty” McCallum, the former mayor of Vestavia Hills and past president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, at the chamber’s annual awards luncheon at Vestavia Country Club on Jan. 14.“My vocabulary is probably not sufficient enough to honor this man the way he deserves … [Read more...]
Sweet Success at Savage’s: Daughter Joins Dad at Award-winning Homewood Bakery
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhile Savage's Bakery has been a landmark in downtown Homewood since the 1950s, owner Van Scott gives the credit for the company's most recent accolade to his daughter, Margaret Scott, who came on board with the family business about three years ago.Savage's Bakery was named Business of the Year by the Homewood Chamber of Commerce … [Read more...]
O’Henry’s Coffee Owner Builds on Founder’s Success
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen he accepted the Business of the Year Award from the Homewood Chamber of Commerce in December, Randy Adamy said it was the culmination of the vision of the man who started O'Henry's Coffee more than 20 years ago.O'Henry's Coffee was first opened in Homewood in 1993 by Dr. Henry Bright, a retired orthodontist whose search for a … [Read more...]
Hoover and Anderson Highlight All-Over the Mountain Team
By Lee DavisDecades from now, the 2013 high school football season will be remembered for a particular team and a particular coach.The team, of course, was the Hoover Buccaneers. Hoover posted a 15-0 record to win its second consecutive state 6A championship. In addition to stretching their winning streak to 30 games, the Bucs were named national co-champions by the … [Read more...]