Hoover High School will begin releasing students from class in a few minutes due to a power outage.At about 1 p.m. today, parents were notified of the early dismissal plan by school officials using the school system's automated notification service.The notification said student drivers would be dismissed first and that bus riders would begin boarding buses at … [Read more...]
ACS Event Pays Tribute to Birmingham Artist
The American Cancer Society of Birmingham’s largest fundraising event of the year honored the life of a Birmingham artist.The late Toni Tully was the honoree at this year’s Hope Gala, hosted by the American Cancer Society in late August at a private club.More than 500 guests attended the 34th annual Hope Gala to raise money for cancer research and to honor … [Read more...]
Wine Showcase Benefits The Daniel Project
An inaugural event in Vestavia Hills Oct. 1 raised more than $30,000 for a project honoring a Spain Park High School graduate who passed away at age 21.Piggly Wiggly hosted its first Wine Showcase to benefit the Daniel Project, a mission of the Paul Meyers Foundation. The project honors Daniel Naim Ajlouny, who died from a heart condition in October 2007.Guests at … [Read more...]
No Place for Park
By Lee DavisJournal Sports Writer Spain Park’s visit to Mountain Brook had Class 7A playoff implications, but as the teams kicked off, nobody could know who was going where.Hoover and Oak Mountain had long ago clinched the top two spots in Region 3, leaving the Jaguars, Spartans, Vestavia Hills, Tuscaloosa County and Hewitt-Trussville in a bizarre battle … [Read more...]
Choosing Sides
Tell the truth. Right now, you’re up to your elbows in candy wrappers and are wondering if there are enough vegetables in the universe to counteract all of the sugar your family will ingest over the next 72 hours. But do not despair. The next holiday on the horizon is a veritable vegetable-palooza.Oh sure, Norman Rockwell put the Thanksgiving turkey front and center, but … [Read more...]