I was up particularly early one morning (thank you, Dave) and walked outside into a raucous chorus of birdsong. There were several different melodies going on simultaneously, so I figured the choristers were birds of many different feathers, but I couldn’t tell you for sure because I couldn’t see them. I stood on the sidewalk for several minutes trying to identify all the … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills Boys, Spain Park Girls Claim State Golf Crowns
By Rubin E. Grant Mountain Brook boys golf coach Alex Lockett has run out of superlatives to describe Spartans senior golfer Gordon Sargent. “I don’t know if I can say anything about him that hasn’t been said,” Lockett said. “He’s as good as I’ve seen at this level. He will be missed around here, that’s for sure.” Sargent capped his high school career by shooting a … [Read more...]
Puppy Love: Hand in Paw Celebrates 25 Years of Service and Announces Plans to Return to In-Person Visits
Hand in Paw is returning to in-person animal-assisted therapy visits after having to provide virtual visits during the pandemic. Citing the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, Hand in Paw officials said they would begin slowly by hosting small, socially distanced therapy team refresher courses to introduce new health and safety visit protocols. The group is working with its … [Read more...]
Super Six: Homewood’s Kersh Now a State Champion as a Player and a Coach; Indian Springs Earns Another Boys Soccer Title
By Rubin E. Grant Julian Kersh had a hard time trying to compare what it’s like to win a state soccer championship as a player and as a coach. Kersh was a player on Homewood’s 2005 and 2006 boys state championship teams. He took over as the Patriots’ head coach in 2020, but the season was cut short because of the COVD-19 pandemic and there was no postseason. In his first … [Read more...]
Shades Cahaba Elementary’s Alli Phelps Is State Teacher of the Year Finalist
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Update: Homewood City Schools announced on June 16 that Alli Phelps has been named amongst the final four finalists for Alabama Teacher of the Year. One of Shades Cahaba Elementary School teacher Alli Phelps’ favorite quotes is by Maya Angelou and reads, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, … [Read more...]