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OTMJ Features

The Living Legacy: Camp Fletcher offers a chance to unplug and tune in

From Litigation to Hydration: Mountain Brook entrepreneur Tommy Mayfield leads a new drink company

The Rotary Club of Shades Valley Announces 2026 Scholarship Recipients

International Soccer Coaches to Host Clinic at John Carroll Catholic High School In June

Latest OTMJ Sports

International Soccer Coaches to Host Clinic at John Carroll Catholic High School In June

May 29, 2026

 By Loyd McIntosh  Area soccer players and coaches will have an excellent opportunity to improve … [Read More...]

Jamie Harris Reaches 250 Wins as Vestavia Hills Baseball Looks to the Future

May 15, 2026

 By Loyd McIntosh   Photos by Jordan WaldJamie Harris has always exemplified the standard of … [Read More...]

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SIBLING REVELRY: Homewood siblings—Trey Sims and Kate Sims Mistrot—both celebrate weddings in 2025.

 By Barry Wise Smith   Photos by Caroline Bobbitt PhotographyTo say that Stephanie and Daniel … [Read More...]

Homewood Girl Scouts and Pathways

 Girl Scout Troop #26020, made up of Homewood Middle School seventh graders, have been working with … [Read More...]

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Dedication

 As the Alabama Symphony Orchestra season drew to a close over Memorial Day Weekend, Resident Conductor … [Read More...]

Vestavia Dad Goes to the Mat for His Sons: Dean Paugh shares lessons on fatherhood as sons follow in his footsteps.

 By Taylor Bright   Photo by Jordan WaldThere is a moment in Dean Paugh’s life that is baked into … [Read More...]

The Man Game

 By Marc CorsiniWith Father’s Day coming up, I thought I’d share something I once shared with my own … [Read More...]

From Hearing Loss to Helping Others: Local author teaches inclusion through her children’s book.

 By Mary Clare Ingram   Photo by Jordan WaldAt two years old, Elizabeth Hubbard was diagnosed … [Read More...]

Oasis Counseling Center: Over 30 Years of Healing and Hope

 By Nausicaa ChuThe woman ascending the steps of the Victorian-style house on 14th Avenue South had an … [Read More...]

International Soccer Coaches to Host Clinic at John Carroll Catholic High School In June

 By Loyd McIntosh  Area soccer players and coaches will have an excellent opportunity to improve … [Read More...]

From Litigation to Hydration: Mountain Brook entrepreneur Tommy Mayfield leads a new drink company

 By Taylor Bright   Photo by Jordan WaldIn an office in Birmingham, in a place that would be hard … [Read More...]

Cross Creek: A Neighborhood Ahead of its Time

 By Felix M. Drennen III   Photos by Jordan waldBeginningsCross Creek Park was developed in … [Read More...]

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