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***Update 8/25: Steve Ammons has withdrawn from the runoff for Vestavia Hills' Place 4.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...]
UAB Hosts Summer Blood Drive
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has teamed up with the American Red Cross to hold a "Peace, Love, Donate" summer blood drive from July 11-20 at UAB Hospital and UAB Highlands. All types of blood are needed and hose who donate will receive a free t-shirt and will be in the running for a selection of raffle prizes. Free parking will be available at the North … [Read more...]
