By Taylor BurgessJournal internThough the Homewood City Schools Foundation's April 3 community dinner, Homewood Grown, is primarily a fundraiser for Homewood schools, Foundation Director Amy McRae sees it as more.The fundraising event, which will be held on the Terrace in SOHO Square in downtown Homewood, will celebrate the community and its schools in several … [Read more...]
Vestavia Woman Raises Funds, Awareness with Lupus Walk
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Katie Held was a student at Mountain Brook High School, she had a secret that she kept very well.Like most teenage girls, she didn't want to be perceived as different, but the butterfly-shaped rash on her face and extreme fatigue and pain made it difficult for Held to feel like her peers."It took me a very long time to … [Read more...]
State Reports Clears Concerns about Hoover City Schools Work Environment
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorA State Department of Education report appears to vindicate the Hoover School System regarding complaints about low employee morale and a poor work environment.Hoover Board President Paulette Pearson earlier this year asked the State Department to conduct an independent investigation into “persistent, often anonymous … [Read more...]
Work on New Mountain Brook Park Could Begin in May
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorA project to give Mountain Brook residents a new place to play will move one step closer to fruition by the end of the week, officials said.The first phase of Cahaba River Park off Overton Road and River Run Road will bid out sometime this week, said Joel Eliason of Nimrod Long and Associates, the firm heading up the … [Read more...]
Vestavia Schools Superintendent To Retire
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorVestavia Hills School Superintendent Jamie Blair plans to retire next year and enjoy a life on the farm.Blair, who has served the Vestavia Hills school system as superintendent since March 2000, submitted his letter of resignation at a recent school board meeting. His official retirement date is Oct. 1, … [Read more...]