By Sam Prickett Last summer, Hoover resident Roy Martin traveled to Las Vegas for the 2019 Summer North American Bridge Championship. He came home with the trophy — something he attributes to a lifelong love of the game instilled in him by his family. To some, the game of bridge might seem like an anachronism. It doesn’t hold the cultural relevance it did in the 1940s, … [Read more...]
Building a Legacy: Emmet O’Neal Presents Tynes Award to Longtime Supporter Tom Carruthers
By Emily Williams Each year, Emmet O’Neal Library recognizes an individual or group of individuals who have showcased a devotion to supporting both the city of Mountain Brook and the library. The 2020 Tynes Award, named in honor of former library foundation board Chairman William “Bill” Tynes Jr., was given this year to Thomas N. Carruthers Jr. A longtime Mountain Brook … [Read more...]
Troop 97 Recognizes Three Eagle Scouts at Court of Honor
On Jan. 5, Scouts BSA Troop 97 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood held a Court of Honor to recognize three members who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. The Homewood-based troop celebrated Jonathan Parris, Aidan Wright and Colin Melville, who join more than 240 other Troop 97 Eagles. Jonathan Parris In his scouting career, Parris has served in leadership … [Read more...]
Answering the Call: All Saints Rector Preparing to Fill Role as the First Female Episcopal Bishop
By Sam Prickett In January, the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama elected the Rev. Glenda Curry as the state’s first female Episcopal bishop. It was a landmark vote, but for Curry, a Homewood resident and rector at All Saints Episcopal Church, it was more about her qualifications than anything else. “In my mind, what was more important was that I wanted to be qualified for what I … [Read more...]
Now Hear This: Leadership Vestavia Hills Celebrates Dr. Audie Woolley’s Work With Deaf Children
By Emily Williams According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, roughly one in 1,000 children are born deaf. “In Alabama, that’s going to be about 30 to 40 kids, because there are about 30,000 to 40,000 live births a year,” said Dr. Audie Woolley, chief of pediatric otolaryngology at Children’s of Alabama. Many of those babies end up at … [Read more...]