By Rubin E. Grant As a child, Breona Humphrey didn’t realize her dad was famous, but her friends certainly did. “He was never one to brag,” Breona said of her dad, football star Bobby Humphrey. “We saw the pictures, but we never considered the magnitude of how great he was and that he was a celebrity. “When our friends came over and saw him, they would go crazy, and we were … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Catcher Stearns Was an Easy Choice for All-OTMJ
By Blake Ells After winning the region, Mountain Brook’s baseball team caught some of its stiffest competition of the season in the first round of the state playoffs and ended the season early with a loss to James Clemens of Madison. Despite that disappointment, catcher Clay Stearns was a near-unanimous selection to this year's All-Over the Mountain Team. "Hats off to James … [Read more...]
Bringing Down the House: Historic Homewood Residence Likely to Be Torn Down
By William C. Singleton IIILondon Bridge eventually had to fall, and so does Homewood’s historic Bridges Home, it appears.The Homewood Planning Commission on June 5 paved the way for the historic home, built in 1921, to be torn down to make way for newer houses.Developer Pat O’ Sullivan, who owns the property, plans to subdivide six lots at … [Read more...]
New Cancer Center Opens at Grandview Medical Center
By Emily Williams Grandview Medical Center officials and community members celebrated the grand opening of the facility’s newest addition, the Grandview Cancer Center, on May 31. Officially opened to patients this month, the two-story, free-standing facility includes 26,000 square feet devoted to oncology treatment and research. Grandview CEO Drew Mason and cancer center … [Read more...]
Halls’ Move to Homewood Turned out Splendidly for Father and Son
By Rubin E. Grant A year ago, Lee Hall had his doubts about accepting the Homewood baseball coaching job. It wasn’t because he didn’t think it was a good opportunity, but because of his son Josh. Lee Hall had been the head coach at Randolph High in Huntsville and Josh had been a standout center fielder on the team for three seasons. “I had my reservations about uprooting … [Read more...]