This intimate home concert will feature the Great Jazz Standards by Robert Tate and benefit the Alabama Rivers Alliance. Tickets are $20 and include an Alabama Rivers Alliance Membership as well. Only 70 slots are available for this event. … [Read more...]
Young CPA Charity Golf Tournament
Tournament proceeds support The Exceptional Foundation and the Alabama Society of CPAs. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. followed by lunch and a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. Registration is $175 for individual golfers. For more information, contact Alexa Dreher at [email protected] or call 870-0776. … [Read more...]
M.K. Again: Bonamy and Jaguars Lead Way On All-OTM Softball Team
By Lee DavisMary Kathryn Bonamy didn’t reach her goal of a Class 7A state championship in 2015, but the Spain Park softball standout -- known to her friends as M.K. -- did make a little history in her senior season.Bonamy, an infielder-pitcher for the Lady Jaguars, was named 2015 Softball Player of the Year in an exclusive Over the Mountain Journal Poll of the area head … [Read more...]
Rebel Revival: Vestavia Dominates All-OTM Team, Spartans’ McPherson Named Top Player
By Lee DavisFifteen seasons have passed since the late Sammy Dunn delivered Vestavia Hills its last baseball state championship.Since that time, the Rebels usually have had respectable teams but couldn’t quite reach their former position as one of Alabama’s elite powers.That changed in 2015.Under Coach Tommy Walker, Vestavia posted a 24-12 record and ended the … [Read more...]
An Amazing Event: Lakeshore Race Builds Awareness about Physical Disabilities
By Kaitlin CandelariaMatt Nelson started working at the Lakeshore Foundation as a high school student in 2005 to earn some extra gas money. He has stayed involved over the last decade while he was an undergraduate at Auburn University, while he earned his MBA and even as he procured a law degree.Now a member of Lakeshore’s junior board, Nelson said it’s hard to sum up … [Read more...]