By Rubin E. Grant During Homewood’s 1974 state championship football season, Patriots co-captain Murray Legg always felt a little taller when he walked onto the field for the coin toss before games. Legg’s valiant posture was because of Homewood’s other co-captain, Randy Smith. “I was honored to be a co-captain with Randy,” Legg said. “It was an honor to walk on the field … [Read more...]
Developers Envision a New Brookwood Village
By Sam Prickett Late last year, Colliers International and Arlington Properties conducted a series of listening sessions around Homewood about the future of the Brookwood Village Mall. The two companies had just signed a contract to redevelop the flagging mall but wanted to get feedback from the community before moving forward. Colliers and Arlington already had some idea of … [Read more...]
Families Owned: Neighborhood-Owned Ice Cream Shop Coming to West Homewood
By Rubin E. Grant School activities at Hall-Kent Elementary in Homewood had become get-to-know-your-neighbors events, and as some of those families got to know each other better, they decided to open a business to benefit the community. Sometime in March or April, Neighbors West Homewood, a new neighborhood-owned ice cream shop concept, will open. Neighbors recently signed a … [Read more...]
Lettermen of the USA Provides Laptops for Gold Star Children
New touch screen laptops and footballs were given to 25 Gold Star youth Dec. 22 during special presentations by Lettermen of the USA. The Shades Valley American Legion Post 134 in Homewood made the presentation to children who have lost a military parent in a time of conflict in an event that included words from Secretary of State John Merrill. Members also traveled to … [Read more...]
Catalyst: Oak Mountain’s Smith Unanimous Choice for OTM Offensive Player of the Year
By Rubin E. Grant Coming off his worst performance of the 2020 high school football season, Oak Mountain junior quarterback Evan Smith became nearly unstoppable. Smith, a dynamic dual-threat quarterback, finished with only 67 yards rushing on nine carries and completed only 3 of 11 passes for 40 yards in a 42-7 game at Hoover on Sept. 18. After that, Smith exploded, with his … [Read more...]