By Emily Williams Libraries aren't just for books anymore, at least that's what folks at the Homewood Public Library think. This year marks the library's 75th anniversary and Executive Director Deborah Fout and her staff are celebrating their ability to keep community members filing through the doors every day. The library holds a four-star rating from the Library Journal … [Read more...]
Patriot Games: Homewood Title Much Deserved
By Lee Davis Homewood's boys basketball tradition goes back to the days of the high-scoring Ronnie Greathouse in the 1970s and the successful coaching tenures of Dave Beason, David Jones and Tim Shepler, but for some reason a state championship always alluded the Patriots. Until last week. Homewood's 54-51 victory over Muscle Shoals at the BJCC finally brought the blue … [Read more...]
Fallen Crown: Lady Patriots Lose Title as Wayne Suffers Injury
By Lee DavisThe game lasted four quarters, but Homewood's hopes of repeating as Class 6A girls basketball champions may have suffered a fatal blow in the second period of the championship final against LeFlore last Saturday. Standout sophomore forward Ajah Wayne suffered an injury in the second period, and while she made a brief comeback, the Lady Patriots never … [Read more...]
Black Thursday: Bucs and Jags Lose In State Semi-Finals
By Lee Davis The cold rainy weather of March 3 was an unhappy omen for the Hoover and Spain Park boys basketball teams. Both teams saw their dreams of a state 7A title end that gloomy day in the semi-finals of the Final Four at Legacy Arena at the BJCC. Buccaneer and Jaguar fans alike could point to 100 might-have-beens as their teams lost in overtime. Hoover fell to … [Read more...]
The Can Festival
When the word came down, I was positively giddy: Soon, I would get new trashcans. I realize this is clear proof of how easily I can be entertained, but to me new trashcans are a big deal. If you stop and think of all of the things you throw into your trashcans, week after week, year after year … on second thought, don’t think about it. It will make you woozy. Anyway, the … [Read more...]