When all the bets were down, the funds raised for the Vestavia Hills Library of the Forest at a recent casino night event were up.The People Affecting Library Success, or PALS, Casino Royale fundraiser in April raised $18,367 for the library’s children's department.Proceeds from the third annual fundraiser and silent auction surpassed the 2013 profits by more than … [Read more...]
Knowing the Ropes
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThere will be a new royal at Vestavia Hills High School when school starts next week.Lizzie Sexton will start her sophomore year on Aug. 11 as the new Miss Alabama High School Rodeo.She won the title in June at the Alabama High School Rodeo Association Queen pageant, where she also earned a spot on the Alabama National High … [Read more...]
Throwing His Support to Camp SAM
A former Hoover High School and University of Alabama quarterback sent bidders into a frenzy at a recent auction to benefit children fighting cancer.John Parker Wilson joined the live auction action at Camp Smile-A-Mile's eighth annual Funky Monkey fundraiser on July 25. The event was hosted by Camp SAM's junior board of directors.More than 600 people attended the … [Read more...]
Scholastic Shake-ups
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorStudents returning to Over the Mountain school systems this month will be greeted by new administrators in central offices and in individual schools.As the 2014-2015 school year begins, schools in Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Shelby County’s Oak Mountain area have had shake-ups somewhere in their administrative … [Read more...]
Good Kids, Bad Choices
By Keysha DrexelJournal editor When friends from her Sunday School class knocked on the door of her Vestavia Hills home in the middle of the day last spring, Beverly Mims said she knew something was wrong.“I had felt uneasy that morning, like something was off. My heart skipped a beat when I heard them at the door,” Mims said. “They had my husband, … [Read more...]