By Rubin E. Grant After taking over for Briarwood Christian football coaching legend Fred Yancey last year, Matthew Forester had one goal in mind: Maintain the standard Yancey had set. “It was a huge honor for me to follow Coach Yancey,” said Forester, who played for Yancey and spent several years as an assistant under him. “It was good for me to pay attention and learn from … [Read more...]
Wrap for Warriors: BWF Students Wrapped Gifts for VA Patients to Open on Christmas Day
By Emily Williams Sisters Carla Dudley and Charmel Taylor Pines don’t often cross paths during their workday. Dudley teaches fifth grade social studies at Brookwood Forest Elementary School. Pines spends her days serving the Birmingham VA Medical Center as chief of voluntary services. This year marked the second annual Wrap for Warriors, which brings the sisters … [Read more...]
Project to Educate People on Ocean Conservation Earns Richardson the Girl Scout Gold Award
Grace Richardson recently earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, for her “Project Aquarius.” The project focused on environmental consciousness. She saw that the root cause of many environmental issues, particularly involving the oceans, is a lack of knowledge about where trash ends up or energy comes from. Richardson, a graduate of Hoover … [Read more...]
Homewood Councilor Challenging OTM Cities to Boost Census Participation
Census Day is April 1, and Homewood City Councilor Jennifer Andress is turning it into a friendly competition among four Over the Mountain cities. In 2010, the census response rates for OTM cities were 74% for Homewood, 78% for Hoover, 84% for Mountain Brook and 81% for Vestavia Hills. Andress wants to see those rates rise. The form takes only 10 minutes to complete, … [Read more...]
2019 All-Over the Mountain High School Football Team: Barker Puts up Manziel-Like Numbers to Earn Offensive Player of the Year
By Rubin E. Grant Before the start of the 2019 high school football season, Spain Park offensive coordinator Marty Rozell had a message for senior quarterback Harrison Barker and his teammates. “Our offensive coach told us it was going to be a Johnny Manziel type of season with us throwing a lot because we had a young offensive line,” Barker said. Manziel won the 2012 … [Read more...]