By Keysha DrexelJournal editorJust like the hundreds of 2014 Over the Mountain high school graduates who will head off to college this fall, 2010 Mountain Brook High School graduates James Cox and Robert Phillips discovered the first challenge in their university careers would have nothing to do with tests.Cox, who earlier this month earned a bachelor’s degree … [Read more...]
A Work in Progress
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorAlthough Margaret Shuttlesworth and her family moved into their house almost 12 years ago, the Mountain Brook woman said the decor of the Salisbury Road home is still not set in stone.Instead of quickly filling her house with furniture and art and objects just to have it look "done," Shuttlesworth has spent years discovering just … [Read more...]
Sweet Home Alabama
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Alison Scott and her family moved to Alabama in 2009, the Mountain Brook woman said she finally felt like she had found her home.Scott's father was in the Navy, and she spent most of her life moving from one Naval base to another, with no place to really call her hometown."But when we found this house and moved here, I … [Read more...]
French Twist
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerBuilding a new house in Shoal Creek wasn’t a tough decision for Lisbeth Cease and her husband, Larry.Making sure their new home would turn out just the way they wanted it was a little harder.“We decided several years ago that we wanted to live in Shoal Creek, so we looked and looked at houses and lots,” Lisbeth Cease … [Read more...]
Strength to Face Each Day
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Cathy Connor released a white balloon into the air on June 14 at Community Grief Support Services’ first Walk to Remember event, the Hoover woman said she knew it was a big step in coming to terms with the death of her husband.Connor said since her husband of 26 years, Scott, passed away in October, she's struggled to face each … [Read more...]