By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.Every now and then, Spain Park junior quarterback Brock Bradley might be found playing College Football 25 on his PlayStation 5.“It’s cool to kind of play with some of the guys I know now,” Bradley said. “Otherwise, I’m so busy working out or watching (football game) film and something like that. But if I ever get a chance to get on the sticks, I … [Read more...]
‘Earning Respect’: O’Dell Making Sure Oak Mountain Isn’t Taken Lightly
By Rubin E. GrantBefore the start of the high school football season, second-year Oak Mountain head coach Shane McComb said senior dual-threat quarterback Will O’Dell would be a force.McComb probably didn’t envision just how impactful the 6-foot-4, 210-pound O’Dell would be.O’Dell accounted for 1,352 yards total offense and 11 touchdowns in the Eagles’ first four … [Read more...]
‘Serving a Purpose Bigger Than Yourself’: OTM Cities Honor 9/11 Heroes
By Anne RuisiOver the Mountain communities marked the 23rd anniversary of Sept. 11 with events to memorialize the nearly 3,000 people killed that day when terrorists hijacked four commercial aircraft and crashed them into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Terrorists crashed that fourth plane into the … [Read more...]
Tom Dameron’s Time to Shine: Local Artist Tom Dameron Has a Month-Long Show at the Homewood Public Library in October
By Susan SwaglerTom Dameron is a realist – in his artwork and in his approach to life.“I believe I was blessed with an art gift, and that gift came from above,” he said. “Nothing I say is meant to be vain, but I feel it’s wrong if I don’t use this gift.”Anyone who sees his art, especially his impossibly realistic watercolor flowers, would agree he has a gift that … [Read more...]
For the Love of Work
As I was checking out at Aldi on Labor Day, it occurred to me how many people have to work on a holiday that celebrates labor. The young man at the register told me he rarely had holidays off in his young career. Early in my career, I could relate.We are supposed to work. The Bible makes that clear for Christians. Not only are we supposed to work, we are supposed to do it … [Read more...]