Mountain Brook:Overton Road Sections ClosedMotorists who travel on Overton Road in Mountain Brook might have to find a new route for the next few days.A temporary closure of the Overton Road intersection with U.S. 280 started at 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 and will continue for about nine days, according to a news release from the Alabama Department of … [Read more...]

By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorIf a tornado or severe storm makes streets impassable in the Over the Mountain area, several local police departments are more prepared to navigate these treacherous roads–thanks to the U.S military.Both Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook own Humvees they’ve received free from the Department of Defense. Vestavia Hills … [Read more...]

By Keysha DrexelJournal editorIt took five years, but Brookwood Medical Center finally got the green light to go ahead with plans for a freestanding emergency room on the U.S. 280 corridor.The Alabama Supreme Court on Oct. 11 refused to hear arguments from Trinity Medical Center attorneys against allowing the freestanding ER planned at the intersection of U.S. … [Read more...]

By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorThere will not be any Christmas lights at the Hoover Met this year--at least not a display by OneEightySix Lightworks LLC.Art Roper, owner of the OneEightySix Lightworks, said he was not able to come up with enough sponsors for the “Lights at the Met” program this year. But he’s working on corporate sponsorship for next … [Read more...]

By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorThe city of Homewood has moved a step closer to revamping its West Homewood community.The Homewood City Council recently voted to add the West Homewood Neighborhood Plan into the city’s Master Plan and at the same Aug. 26 meeting adopted zoning changes to facilitate the types of developments needed to revitalize West … [Read more...]