By Ally MorrisonWhen he was just 15 years old, Lew Burdette was kidnapped. He was held at gunpoint in the alley behind his father’s Roanoke grocery store and then taken into the woods, where he would end up shot, stabbed and left for dead in an old 30-foot water well. Burdette said he battled for his life at the bottom of that well, later was given only a … [Read more...]
OTMJ’s Rubin Grant Named a Legend of Alabama Sports Writing
Rubin Grant has been named one of the 50 Legends of the Alabama Sports Writers Association, an honor being given out in conjunction with the association’s 50th anniversary celebration.Grant has been a regular contributor to the Over The Mountain Journal since 2017 and previously spent 25 years at the Birmingham Post-Herald, where he served as prep editor. He has … [Read more...]
‘Stand in the Gap’: Vestavia Hills Student-Led Club Hosts Buddy Anderson Serve Day
By Rubin E. GrantVestavia Hills High School senior Nathaniel Bass wanted to do something special to honor the Rebels’ legendary football coach.So, Bass, president emeritus of a student-led club at Vestavia Hills, organized the first Buddy Anderson Serve Day. The school’s One Birmingham Service Club hosted the event last Saturday at Christian Service … [Read more...]
Lois Pickard Music Scholarship Winners Named
The Symphony Volunteer Council of the Alabama Symphonic Association presented this year’s winners of the Lois Pickard Music Scholarship on Feb. 24 at Vestavia Hills Country Club, and several Over the Mountain students were on the list.Winning second place in Piano was Conrad Feng, a ninth-grade student at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.Alabama School of … [Read more...]
Jumping For Heart Health: Edgewood Elementary Raises $55,000 to Benefit American Heart Association
Homewood’s Edgewood Elementary School recently was recognized by the American Heart Association for raising more than $55,000 through the Association’s Kids Heart Challenge. According to a press release from the AHA, this makes Edgewood Elementary one of the top fundraising schools in the state. Edgewood launched its Kids Heart Challenge in February, also … [Read more...]