By Rubin E. GrantFirst-year Hoover track coach Chris Schmidt laughed at the notion he was already trying to break former coach Devon Hind’s record.Hind won 42 state championships in 19 seasons coaching track and field at Hoover and Berry high schools before retiring at the end of the 2021 outdoor season.Even if he doesn’t have Hind’s record in his sights, Schmidt … [Read more...]
Golfers’ High: Spain Park Girls, Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook Boys Claim State Golf Crowns
By Rubin E. GrantIf the Spain Park girls golf team keeps this up, they might earn the label of drama queens.The Jaguars captured their second consecutive Class 7A state title in dramatic fashion in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 73rd State Golf Championships May 9-10 at Huntsville’s Robert Trent Jones Hampton Cove Golf Course.Spain Park … [Read more...]
Aaron Named New Principal at Cherokee Bend Elementary
The Mountain Brook Board of Education recently approved the hiring of Brannon Aaron (Above) to be the new principal at Cherokee Bend Elementary School. According to a press release from Mountain Brook City Schools, Dr. Sandy Ritchey has led Cherokee Bend for the past five years, four as principal and one as assistant principal, and now has an opportunity for a new … [Read more...]
Community Service Recognized by Local Kiwanis Club With Zeller Awards
The Kiwanis Club of Homewood-Mountain Brook recently presented two Walter Zeller Fellowship Awards for outstanding service to the Homewood community.Members of the Graphos family received the medal and certificate awarded posthumously to Sammy Graphos, a fixture in the Homewood main business district before his passing in October. Graphos was owner and operator of … [Read more...]
Mission Accomplished, Bringing a City Together: Suzan Doidge Retires After 14 Years With Mountain Brook Chamber
By Ally MorrisonMountain Brook is a better place because of one important person: Suzan Doidge, according to Mountain Brook City Manager Sam Gaston. Doidge, who has spent the past 14 years as executive director of the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce, recently announced her retirement. In response to her retirement announcement and as a part of their … [Read more...]