Story by Donna Cornelius • Photos by Lee Walls Jr. You can’t help catching the holiday spirit at Kalli and Andrew Delaney’s Crestline home. From the candy-filled kitchen island to Christmas trees that range from beautifully appointed to whimsically delightful, this house would make Santa himself feel right at home. This year, the Delaneys not only will enjoy their house … [Read more...]
End of the Line: Homewood’s Season Ends in Quarterfinals; Bucs Come up Short in Bid for a Three-Peat
By Rubin E. Grant Pinson Valley 48, Homewood 7 Homewood reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs for the first time since 2006, but defending Class 6A champion Pinson Valley made sure the Patriots would advance no further. Pinson senior quarterback Bo Nix showed Homewood just what kind of quarterback Auburn would be getting, since he is an Auburn commit. Nix … [Read more...]
Moving On: Briarwood, Homewood, Hoover and Mountain Brook Advance to Second Round
By Rubin E. Grant Yeager Sets Milestone as Mountain Brook Advances in State Football Playoffs Chris Yeager can thank the Spartans’ defense for making him Mountain Brook’s winningest football coach in program history. The Spartans’ defense intercepted four passes as Mountain Brook shut out Austin 31-0 in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs last week. The win was … [Read more...]
By, With and Through Others: Retired Maj. Gen. Burford Uses Retirement to Work Toward Better Support for Veterans
By Emily Williams As a retired major general of the Alabama Army National Guard, it has been ingrained in David Burford to work “by, with and through others.” Burford’s father, 2nd Lt. Macon C. Pippen, was a veteran of World War II who died, partially due to his battle wounds, when Burford was 10 years old. “Somewhere in that 10 years I gained a respect for what he … [Read more...]
The Juniors Have It on Mountain Brook’s Volleyball Squad
By Blake Ells Just one senior – Libby Grace Gann – departed Mountain Brook last season, and this year, the Spartans’ volleyball team will have none. But a large junior class is moving in to help the Spartans surpass last year’s season, in which the team fell in the state semifinals to McGill-Toolen 3-0. “Every day we come in, we know how last year ended,” said junior setter … [Read more...]
