The opening week of the high school football season proved to be a coming out party of sorts for two Over the Mountain players. Spain Park senior quarterback Harrison Barker earned the first AHSAA Prep Offensive Spotlight of the season and Hoover junior placekicker Constantine Hontzas earned the AHSAA Special Teams Spotlight. Barker made his first varsity start one for the … [Read more...]
Smashing Debut: Harrison Barker Showcasing Family Quarterbacking Skills for Spain Park
By Rubin E. Grant Harrison Barker doesn’t have any qualms about following in the footsteps of his dad and older brother as a high school quarterback. In fact, the 5-foot-10, 180-pound Spain Park senior rather enjoys playing the position his dad, Jay Barker, played at Hewitt-Trussville and his brother, Braxton, played at Spain Park. Jay Barker went on to quarterback Alabama … [Read more...]
Alabama Inspired: Beverly McNeil Gallery Displays Celebration of Two Centuries of Statehood
By June Mathews As Alabama celebrates 200 years of statehood, the Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham’s Lakeview District will be marking the occasion with an exhibition featuring the works of some of the state’s most talented artists. “State of the Art: Celebrating the Bicentennial with Our Alabama Artists” will run Sept. 13-30. The public is invited. “We have always been … [Read more...]
Perfect Blend: Royal Cup Family Member Applying Coffee-Blending Techniques to Rum
By Sam Prickett The idea for Campesino Rum started when Hatton Smith Jr. was living deep in the remote Panamanian jungle. “I lived down there on a farm out in the woods, kind of in the middle of nowhere,” he said. Smith had some familiarity with the country; his family, which has owned Royal Cup Coffee since 1950, had traveled to Panama throughout Smith’s childhood, and when … [Read more...]
Samford Adds Late Governor and Banker to Men’s Hall of Fame
Former Gov. Albert P. Brewer and banking trail blazer Harry B. Brock Jr. will be inducted into the Alabama Men’s Hall of Fame on Sept. 17. The annual induction luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at The Club in Homewood. The program recognizes men native to or most closely identified with Alabama who have made significant contributions on a state, national or international … [Read more...]