Briarwood Christian School former football coach Fred Yancey has been lauded as a man who put the growth of his athletes as people ahead of his goals for the teams he has coached. Not that his teams didn’t win; they did. Yancey led Briarwood teams to the state playoffs 26 years in a row and to championships three times. He is third all-time in Alabama for most wins at one … [Read more...]
National Psoriasis Foundation Recognizes Total Skin & Beauty’s Krell for Volunteerism
By Emily Williams This April, Total Skin & Beauty’s Dr. James M. Krell will be honored not only for his dedication to treating patients with psoriatic disease, but for using his knowledge in medicine to give back to the Birmingham community. Krill will be honored as National Psoriasis Foundation’s 2020 Health Professional Volunteer of the Year on April 3 at the … [Read more...]
Homewood Residents and Business Owners Oppose New Zoning Rules in Unruly Hearing
By Sam Prickett The Homewood City Council spent three hours during its Monday night meeting fielding questions and concerns from residents over proposed changes to the city’s zoning ordinance. Though the council rebuffed requests to postpone a vote on the changes until the new year, councilors assured residents that their complaints had been heard and that they were going to … [Read more...]
Saving the Homewood Pink House: Holley Ellis and Her Family Plan to Restore the House and Move In
by Ingrid SchnaderAfter more than a year of raising money and awareness to save the Homewood “Pink House,” the community can finally rest easy knowing the historic home is not being demolished.Holley Ellis and her family bought the house and will be restoring it to its 1920s splendor. When the house is finished, they will move in and live in it.Built in 1921, … [Read more...]
Savvy Brooks ‘Quarterbacks’ Rebels’ Secondary
By Rubin E. Grant Vestavia Hills senior free safety Will Brooks has a knack for making big plays.As a junior in 2018, he intercepted passes thrown by two quarterbacks who are now at the University of Alabama, Hewitt-Trussville’s Paul Tyson and Thompson’s Taulia Tagovailoa.“I actually had two against Taulia,” Brooks said. “It was pretty cool. We try to treat … [Read more...]