By Rubin E. GrantMountain Brook junior running back Cole Gamble began the 2022 high school football season splitting time in the backfield with Jack King and Will Waldrop.“We hope to keep each of them fresh,” Spartans coach Chris Yeager said before the season. “They allow us to run schemes using two backs at a time or three at a time.”But midway through the season, … [Read more...]
Cancer Survivor: Auburn Cheerleader Listens to His Symptoms, Defeats Lymphoma
By Hannah EcholsThe summer before Cameron Monistere started his senior year at Auburn University, he felt a lump in his throat. This was not the anxiety-induced, metaphorical kind. It was a physical one on his lymph node.When the lump did not disappear after a few days, he decided to go to a local urgent care clinic to get it evaluated. Worst case, he thought, he … [Read more...]
‘Just Take That Step’: Jimmie Hale Mission’s New Leader Trades Career for Calling
By Anne RuisiPerryn Carroll remembers the first time she saw homeless men outside the downtown Jimmie Hale Mission. “To me there is nothing worse than being alone and without a home,” she recalled thinking at the time as she and her husband, Mike Carroll, drove home one day from their law practice. She resolved to do something to help.Twenty-five … [Read more...]
Whirlwind: Advent’s New Dean and Rector Caught Up in Celebrating the Church’s 150th Anniversary
By Rubin E. GrantThe Rev. Craig Smalley has been caught up in a whirlwind for the past six months, but he hasn’t been blown away.Since being tabbed in May as the dean and rector at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Smalley has been engaged in a whirlwind of activity, including getting ready to commemorate the church’s 150th anniversary with a special service Dec. … [Read more...]
Finally! Mountain Brook Clears Semifinal Hurdle to Reach Championship Game
By Hayden FlattMUSCLE SHOALS — Coach Chris Yeager and his Mountain Brook Spartans spent the past two seasons wondering what could have been and what they had to do to finish a state football playoff run.Last Friday, the Spartans put those thoughts to rest, going on the road and defeating Muscle Shoals 28-7 in the Class 6A semifinals to earn a spot in the Super 7 … [Read more...]