By Lee Davis Mountain Brook has been a perennial power in boys and girls tennis since the school opened its doors in 1966. But for all the Spartans’ successes, rarely have their boys and girls teams earned championship hardware in the same season. That changed last week as the Mountain Brook boys and girls teams swept to the Class 7A championship at the Mobile Tennis Center. … [Read more...]
From Anthrax to Tornadoes: Vestavia Hills Fire Chief Retiring After 29 Years At the Department
By Annie Howard After nine years on the job, Vestavia Hills’ fire chief said he is moving on to “the next big thing.” James “Jim” St. John will retire from the Vestavia Hills fire department at the end of April to work with the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency. He served as fire chief for nearly a decade, but he’s been involved with Vestavia’s fire department … [Read more...]
Early Trendons: Spartans’ Watford Earns National Honor
By Lee Davis More than a month has passed since Mountain Brook won its third boys state basketball championship in five years, but the Spartans are still raking in the awards. Sophomore forward Trendon Watford was named to the MaxPreps boys basketball sophomore All-American team last week. Watford, a key player in Mountain Brook’s successful title run, previously had been … [Read more...]
Early Spring: Briarwood Baseballers off to Fast Start
By Lee Davis Briarwood baseball coach Steve Renfroe knew from the beginning that he probably would have a good team in 2017. In fact, the 2016 season had barely ended when Renfroe caught himself looking ahead. “Normally after a long season, everyone is pretty much exhausted,” Renfroe said. “But after last year, I was so excited about what was coming I didn’t go to sleep … [Read more...]
Rise Against Hunger: VHUMC Hosting Sessions to Package Meals for the Needy
By Annie Howard Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church is serving up an easy way to make a difference. From April 23-25, the church will host Rise Against Hunger, a food-packaging volunteer event open to the community. “What we do is, we package grains and they feed schoolchildren or other people in need of food,” said Bo Porter, team leader for the event. “It’s grains and … [Read more...]