By Lee DavisJournal sports writerA classic game between two national powers ended with a worthy finish on a steaming hot Saturday afternoon.Beymar Piraquive’s 32 yard field goal with 45 seconds remaining gave Miami Central a 24-21 win over Hoover at the Bucs home field in front of a national ESPN audience. The loss shattered Hoover’s 30-game winning streak. … [Read more...]
Spirit of ’74: Team Attitude Fueled Patriot Title Run
By Lee DavisJournal sports writerSometimes greatness begins in unlikely places.For the 1974 Homewood football team, it began in a cramped junior high lunchroom when a charismatic young coach walked in the door.Amid the long tables, the stacks of trays and the aroma of yeast rolls, Alvin Bresler told a group of teenage boys too young to drive that if they did … [Read more...]
Game Day-themed Show Will Benefit Hearing Program
The Birmingham Alumnae Chapter of Delta Zeta sorority will host its second annual “Make Some Noise!” Game Day Fashion Show, Luncheon and Silent Auction Aug. 23 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Iron City Grill.Tickets will be $45 at the door.For information on sponsored tables, visit [email protected] or call 413-6464.Proceeds will support the Alabama … [Read more...]
Hoover’s Bill Pearson Is Finalist for National Award
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorA Hoover resident is one of three finalists for a national community service award.Bill Pearson, a member and past president of the Autism Society of Alabama board of directors, has been announced as a finalist in the eighth annual Invest in Others Community Leadership Awards in the Community Service Award category.Pearson and … [Read more...]
Sixth-grader Enchants Customers with Her Ravenous Pixie Pickles
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerSo what did 11-year-old Augusta Jones do over the summer?She’s hoping people will ask.“I started a business—just the usual sixth-grade stuff,” she said.Augusta, often called “Gussie” by family members and friends, is the founder and head chef of Ravenous Pixie Pickles. She makes two kinds of pickles, … [Read more...]