By Lee Davis When Sara Chandler Mitchell meets someone for the first time, she has only one request. Please don’t call her Sara. “It’s Sara Chandler,” she said, when contacted last week. “I know it’s a little unique for a double name, but I like to use them both.” Mitchell’s first name combination may be unusual, but she and her teammates became household names in the … [Read more...]
Double Take: Smith Splits Her Time Between Two Schools
By Kaitlin Candelaria Jamie Smith said it’s important to her to not only learn the names of the kids at her schools, but also to learn a little bit about them. Man, does she have her work cut out for her. Smith, who just accepted the assistant principal positions at Deer Valley Elementary School and at Brock’s Gap Intermediate School in Hoover, will be working with more than … [Read more...]
Lightning Bolts: Rebel Offense, Defense Overwhelm Homewood
By Lee Davis Lightning was plentiful at Vestavia Hills’ football opener against Homewood on Aug. 28. Some of the bolts came from the sky, which resulted in a 62-minute delay at halftime. The other lightning strikes came on the field, as the Rebels overwhelmed the Patriots 41-7 at Waldrop Stadium. Vestavia exploded on the second play from scrimmage when quarterback Brett … [Read more...]
Bhasin-Hiley
Dr. Devina Bhasin and Thomas Hiley were married April 4 at the Biltmore Ballroom in Atlanta. The bride is the daughter of Drs. Ram and Sunita Bhasin of Bluefield, Virginia. She is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Ramnath Bhasin of India and the late Mr. and Mrs. Gyanchand Malhoutra of India. The groom is the son of retired Lt. Col. and Mrs. James Hiley of … [Read more...]
Qualls-Whitehead
Laura Katherine Qualls and Jacob Christian Whitehead were married April 25 at 6 p.m. in a wooded cove outside the home of her aunt and uncle, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Niles Cooley Jr. of Hoover. Mr. Bronson Moore officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Qualls of Hoover. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Mae Cooley of Homewood and the late Dr. Harold … [Read more...]