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Rev. Clifford Hellmers is Celebrated for 50 Years of Service

August 26, 2026

The congregation at The Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills (LCVH) recognized Rev. Clifford Hellmers for 50 years of service at the church, locally and abroad. Pastor Hellmers served as full-time pastor of LCVH for 32 years and then over the course of the last 18 years, in active retirement, he has served as the coordinator of Project HOPE - the foreign mission ministry … [Read more...]

Mary Raines Alexander Receives Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2026-2027

August 24, 2026

Mary Raines Alexander, a recent graduate of Northeastern University and a Mountain Brook High School alum, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in Taiwan for the 2026-2027 academic year. As a Fulbright ETA, Alexander will teach young Taiwanese students English in Taichung, Taiwan, for approximately … [Read more...]

OLS Student Selected for U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM Program 

August 24, 2026

 Isabella (BB) Painter, an 8th-grade graduate from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School, attended the prestigious United States Naval Academy Summer STEM Program in Annapolis, Maryland, this summer, earning a place in one of the nation’s most competitive academic enrichment camp programs for rising ninth-11th graders interested in science, technology, engineering and … [Read more...]

The 2026 Sporting Clays Classic celebrates 30 years of supporting local scouting programs

August 24, 2026

 As the Greater Alabama Council prepares to celebrate a remarkable milestone, the 30th Anniversary Greater Alabama Sporting Clays Classic stands as a testament to the power of community support, youth development and firearms safety education.Established in 1996 by Don Williams, with founding support from Altec Industries and Alabama Power Company, the Sporting … [Read more...]

40 Years in the Field: Carol Robinson reflects on decades as a crime reporter in a rapidly changing field.

August 7, 2026

 By Mary Clare IngramOne day Carol Robinson was getting her car repaired when she got a call from the Birmingham News, (now Al.com) saying they wanted to hire her. Forty years later, she is an award-winning senior reporter for the publication covering crime across the state. “If anybody had told me at 22, when I casually accepted that job, that it would become my … [Read more...]

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