By Ana Good Three years after it was first imagined, the new Vestavia Hills City Hall will open its doors Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. The grand opening celebration at 1032 Montgomery Highway will feature an inaugural “High Notes” concert presented by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, performances by groups from Vestavia Hills City Schools, an activities area for children and a cookout. … [Read more...]
Trinity and Oakmont Churches to Merge
By Ana Good One church, two campuses. That is the motto two United Methodist Churches in Homewood recently adopted to lead them through an upcoming transitional phase. This month, Trinity and Oakmont United Methodist churches will begin merging the congregations. In September, the church councils of both Trinity and Oakmont voted in favor of the merger, one that would leave … [Read more...]
City Council Agrees to Annex, Rezone Altadena Country Club
By Ana Good The former Altadena Country Club property is now in the city of Vestavia Hills. The City Council voted Sept. 28 to rezone and annex the former country club, though some work continues behind the scenes to finish plan details. Plans for developing the 122-acre property involve a public/private partnership between Keith Development, Vestavia Hills and the … [Read more...]
Youth Drug Prevention Coalition Receives Grant
By Kaitlin Candelaria The Safe and Healthy Homewood Coalition recently received a grant for more than $600,000 to prevent youth substance abuse in the community. The coalition was jump started by Homewood City Schools Superintendent Bill Cleveland and Leigh Cohen Long, the behavior and intervention specialist for Homewood High School, three years ago. “This is (Cohen … [Read more...]
Mother’s Milk: Homewood Mother Uses Personal Tragedy to Enrich the Community
By Kaitlin Candelaria Homewood resident Mary Michael Kelley never knew about the need for a milk bank in Alabama until her own personal tragedy brought the issue to the forefront. After losing one child shortly after birth and almost losing another, Kelley was more than aware not only that there were infants who needed milk, but also that there were mothers who needed or … [Read more...]