Boy Scout Troop 320, based at Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, held an Eagle Court of Honor on August 31, 2026, to recognize its three newest Eagle Scouts. Since its beginning, Troop 320 has awarded over 300 young men the rank of Eagle Scout. The new Eagle Scouts and their Eagle Service Projects:JT Graves, the son of Mary Frances and the late Colonel David Lee … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills Resident Kelley Brown to Headline Legacy League’s September 24 Luncheon
Samford University Legacy League will kick off its second century of service and new program year at its annual Fall Luncheon with Kelley Brown, a Beeson Divinity School graduate and writer for Proverbs 31’s First 5 app. A founding member and current board member of Storytellers Live, Kelley has been a writer, speaker and Bible teacher for over 25 years. She and her husband, … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills Serves Up History with First Outdoor Volleyball Event in Alabama
By Loyd McIntosh photos by Jordan WaldHistory was made on Saturday, August 29, at Wald Park in Vestavia Hills as the location of the first-ever outdoor high school volleyball showcase. Officially sanctioned by the Alabama High School Athletic Association and hosted by Vestavia Hills High School, the event brought together some of the top ninth-grade, junior … [Read more...]
Homewood Athletics Hall Of Fame Announces Inaugural Class
By Loyd McIntoshThe people spoke, and Homewood listened. After a weeks-long nomination process, the inaugural class of the Homewood Athletics Hall of Fame has been made public, and it is, in a word, amazing. The list of names reads like a Who’s Who of Homewood High School’s rich 54-year history of athletic excellence. The Hall of Fame will annually … [Read more...]
Legacy in Motion: The Southbound Food Festival celebrates female chefs and their heritage
By Nausicaa ChuMegan Pinckney Rutherford, founder of the popular lifestyle blog Shades of Pinck, grew up eating Gullah red rice on Sundays. The flavorful rice dish originated with the Gullah Geechee people, African Americans descended from enslaved West and Central Africans. But she had not heard of jollof rice, a West African dish, until researching for her new … [Read more...]