Final Argument:Who Was This Area’sGreatest Football Coach?By Lee DavisJournal sports writerAlthough the actual kickoff of the 2013 high school football season is about a month away, the weeks that precede it are still some of my favorite times of year. In July, every team is undefeated. Every player is a major college prospect and serious candidate for … [Read more...]
Wrestling Legend Lives in Mountain Brook
By Lee DavisJournal sports writerLet’s be honest, most people don’t think of Mountain Brook as a haven for professional wrestling.For at least one wrestling legend, however, the City of the Old Mill is home. Sam Tenenbaum–also known as the Great Kaiser–once filled arenas throughout the Southeast as he took on some of the sport’s biggest names. Although he’s not … [Read more...]
New VHHS Principal Wants to Balance Tradition with Innovation
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorAs the man who is replacing the principal who served at Vestavia Hills High School for almost three decades, Wes Gordon said he knows he has big shoes to fill.But the 42-year-old said he's more excited than intimidated as he heads into his first year as the school's new principal.Gordon replaces Cas McWaters, who announced his … [Read more...]
New Mountain Brook High Principal Has Ties to System
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorAmanda Hood isn't wasting any time diving into her duties as the new principal at Mountain Brook High School.Just eight days after the Mountain Brook Board of Education approved Superintendent Dickey Barlow's recommendation to appoint Hood as the new principal at Mountain Brook High School in July, the 36-year-old was having lunch … [Read more...]
Trinity Medical Center to Become Grandview
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorTrinity Medical Center's new hospital on U.S. 280 will be known as Grandview Medical Center.The new name was unveiled last week on the site of the unfinished HealthSouth hospital on Grandview Parkway.Representatives from Community Health Systems, Trinity's parent company, joined officials from Trinity Medical Center and Gov. … [Read more...]