By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhile 26-year-old Lura Fuller Denson of Mountain Brook doesn't have a clear memory of it, her mother, Vickie Fuller of Redmont, said there's one night in her daughter's struggle with heart disease that she will never forget.Just before her third birthday, Denson had to have open heart surgery to correct a problem with the structure of … [Read more...]
Former Vestavia Hills Mayor Honored by Chamber
The Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce presented its Chair’s Choice Award to Dr. Charles A. “Scotty” McCallum, the former mayor of Vestavia Hills and past president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, at the chamber’s annual awards luncheon at Vestavia Country Club on Jan. 14.“My vocabulary is probably not sufficient enough to honor this man the way he deserves … [Read more...]
Agents of Change: Virginia Beale
Virginia Beale, The Literacy Council:‘Find Something That Really Speaks to You’By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Virginia Beale moved to the Over the Mountain area a few years ago, the 31-year-old said she was shocked to learn that so many adults in the Birmingham metro area cannot read.And for the past three years, the ninth-grade English teacher at … [Read more...]
Agents of Change: John Obert
John Obert, Camp SAM:‘There Are Hundreds of Ways to Give Back’By Keysha DrexelJournal editorJohn Obert grew up in Hoover watching cartoons on Saturday mornings like most kids his age. But it was not an animated show that most captured his attention--and heart--and led him to devote his free time to helping others.The 30-year-old Hoover resident said it … [Read more...]
Agents of Change: Hayden Patton
Hayden Patton, Mitchell's Place:‘I Wanted to be a Part of Something That Is Helping Children’By Keysha DrexelJournal editorGrowing up in Mountain Brook, Hayden Patton said serving the community was just a part of her everyday life.The 31-year-old said some of her fondest childhood memories are of going to work with her late grandmother, Laura Emma "L.E." … [Read more...]