A former Auburn University player and NBA great made a surprise appearance at a fundraiser hosted recently by the Autism Society of Alabama.Charles Barkley attended the 17th annual Autism Shines Gala, formerly known as the FROG Affair, at Ross Bridge Resort in Hoover Aug. 23.Barkley posed for photos with several of the more than 350 guests at the gala.Barkley … [Read more...]
Memory Maker
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorWhat began as one Hoover teen’s efforts to keep the memory of her friend alive has become a memorial to other Hoover High students whose lives have been cut short.After three years of planning, 17-year-old Abbey Greer’s memorial to her friend, Dallas Golson, and two other students has become reality.During a … [Read more...]
A Cause Close to Her Heart
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThe first time Veronica Wehby participated in the Susan G. Komen North Central Alabama Race for the Cure almost 10 years ago, she didn't realize how many people across the Birmingham metro area have been touched by breast cancer until she saw the sea of pink at Linn Park, she said.The second time the Homewood resident took part in … [Read more...]
A Bewitching Event
By Keysha DrexelLater this month, Janie Ford Mayer will put on the most outlandish witch's costume she can find, deck out her bike with streamers and signs, and ride through the streets of Homewood cackling as loud as she can.And she knows all of that would make her mother proud.Mayer is organizing the second annual Homewood Witches Ride Oct. 30 in an effort to … [Read more...]
There’s No Slowing Down for Realtor Margi Ingram
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerAn unexpected birthday present led Margi Ingram into a career she’d never even thought about.Ingram’s name is a familiar one in the Birmingham area real estate market. Her company, Ingram and Associates, is one of the largest new home marketing and sales companies in Alabama.She started Ingram and Associates in 1977 … [Read more...]