By Lee DavisA generation from now, Spain Park supporters will remember the 2014 baseball season as special.The Jaguars put together a solid regular season, but as the playoffs began they were on virtually nobody’s short list to claim a state championship.As is the case with all great teams, however, Spain Park saved its best baseball for last. It utilized old … [Read more...]
Shaking Up Cocktails
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerIs your favorite dad still wedded to the same drink he loved at frat parties? Does his neighborhood bartender plop down the usual concoction every time he sees dad walk through the door?If so, maybe it’s time to shake things up this Father’s Day. Do it literally, by giving dad’s go-to drink a fresh remix.LeNell … [Read more...]
‘You Can Help One’
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorFor several years, Denver Nolin would struggle with how he could make a real difference in the lives of the thousands of children he encountered around the world in need of stable, loving homes.In his jobs as a pilot with the U.S. Air Force, the Air Force Reserves and FedEx, Denver said he always wanted to bring the children trapped … [Read more...]
OTM Candidates Headed for July 15 Runoff
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorState Rep. Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, and conservative think-tank founder Gary Palmer are headed for a July 15 runoff to represent the Sixth Congressional District, and several other candidates are also in runoffs in their races to represent Over the Mountain residents.In the June 3 primary election, DeMarco received … [Read more...]
Crestline Shell in Danger of Closing
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThis week Jack King and his family will meet with supporters from the Mountain Brook community to try to find a way to save the only full-service gas station in Crestline.Since King announced that his lease on the Crestline Shell Station property on Church Street could end in September and result in the gas station closing, he said he's … [Read more...]