By Laura McAlister Journal Editor Tribble Reese may have missed his chance for love on the first season of CMT's "Sweet Home Alabama," but the network has given him another chance.Actually, it's more like 22 chances.Mountain Brook's Tribble is the star of the second season of the reality dating show that pits contestants from the country and the city against each … [Read more...]
A Time for Everything
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorWhen Ellen Marie Edmonds met her husband, the late Frank Edmonds, he was a CEO, not a soldier. Late in his life, though, she did get to meet the soldier as well as the teenager and child that her husband once was.Frank suffered from vascular dementia, a disease similar to Alzheimer's, the last two years of his life and succumbed to the … [Read more...]
Magical Marketplace Is at Vestavia UMC
The Vestavia Hills United Methodist Women’s Circle 5 will host the 13th annual Magical Marketplace Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.This year’s marketplace will feature more than 60 local and regional vendors. Items for sale will include art, pottery, jewelry, stationary, children’s clothing, baby gifts, holiday goodies and more.Proceeds from the event will benefit Magic … [Read more...]
Garden Club Plans Bid ’n Buy Luncheon
Vestavia Hills Garden Club will host its annual Bid ’n Buy luncheon Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. at the Vestavia Country Club.There will be a silent auction as well as a live auction conducted by Kay Yeager. Members will contribute auction items; proceeds will benefit the ongoing maintenance and improvement of Sibyl Temple and its surrounding park on the crest of Shades … [Read more...]
Events Celebrate Veterans Day
Events Celebrate Veterans DayVeterans Day is Friday, Nov. 11, this year, and area organizations are planning a variety of events to celebrate the annual holiday. The Alabama Veterans Memorial will host its Veterans Tribute with a series of events Nov. 6.Beginning at 1:30 p.m., veterans will talk with guests about their military experiences at the Walk … [Read more...]