By Keysha DrexelAuburn University’s homecoming week may have come and gone, but the Vestavia Hills native named Miss Homecoming 2014 isn’t resting on her newly-crowned laurels.Francie Harris, who raised more than $6,000 during Auburn’s homecoming week for a pediatric cancer organization started by another Auburn student and Over the Mountain native, said she is … [Read more...]
Eagle Tout
By Lee DavisJournal Sports WriterEven as Oak Mountain rolled through August and September with a 5-1 record, doubters quietly wondered if the Eagles were legitimate contenders for a long playoff run or merely riding a wave that will eventually come to a screeching crash.While it was true enough that Coach Cris Bell’s team had collected some quality wins, there … [Read more...]
Stocked for the Season
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerDinnertime usually isn’t a “please pass the fried chicken and potatoes” occasion for Deborah Stone and her family.“We’re better grazers than we are at sitting down to a meal,” said Stone, the owner of Stone Hollow Farmstead in Harpersville and The Pantry in Crestline. “We like to put out a spread of things like cheeses, … [Read more...]
Dorothy McDaniel Moves Flower Market
A business that called the Over the Mountain area home for almost four decades has settled into new digs in Birmingham.Dorothy McDaniel Flower Market, which was located in Homewood for 37 years, is now open at 3300 Third Ave. S. next to the Mayer Lighting Showroom.McDaniel first opened the flower market on Linden Street in Homewood in the late 1970s and moved the … [Read more...]
Less Stress for the Season
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorFor Sharon and Robert Maddox of Vestavia Hills, the approaching holiday season means even more chances to welcome family and friends to their home.But in between work, church and shuttling their four children to school and extracurricular activities, the couple has little time or energy left to decorate for every holiday on the … [Read more...]