By Lee Davis Homewood standout guard Hannah Barber has verbally committed to play college basketball at the University of Alabama. She tweeted the announcement Monday. Barber, a junior, chose the Crimson Tide over a number of other programs, including UAB, Auburn University and the University of Dayton. She said she will sign her official letter of intent with Alabama late … [Read more...]
Correction Made to Article in Sept. 8 Issue, Page Eight
A Sept. 8 story on the Over the Mountain elections stated incorrectly that the Vestavia Hills school board voted in 2015 to ban use of the Confederate flag. In fact, the board voted in the late 1990s to remove the flag from the high school’s logo. The board has attempted to discourage unofficial use of the symbol over the years, but those efforts haven’t been completely … [Read more...]
Impact Family Counseling Recruiting Couples for New Study
Impact Family Counseling is recruiting 30 local couples for a six-week Relationship Evaluation Project, in conjunction with the Alabama Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Initiative and Auburn University. Eligibility is open to couples of any age, socio-economic background and marital status. The process will include five surveys and varying course work. Participating … [Read more...]
OTMJSports.com Site to be Down for Maintenance
Please note that the OTMJSports.com site could be offline at various times during this last week of August for maintenance and updates. … [Read more...]
Homewood’s McBrayer Is the Only OTM Mayor Retaining His Seat; Hoover and Vestavia Hills Voters Oust Incumbents
***Update 8/25: Steve Ammons has withdrawn from the runoff for Vestavia Hills' Place 4. More information is included below. By William C. Singleton III Homewood Mayor Scott McBrayer is the only Over the Mountain mayor to retain his seat after his counterparts in Hoover and Vestavia Hills were defeated by first-time challengers during Tuesday’s municipal … [Read more...]
