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...]
Rebel Rewind: Vestavia Girls Hope to Add Another Title
By Lee Davis Most people in athletics are cautious when they use the word “dynasty,” but there may be one brewing in Vestavia Hills. The Lady Rebels girls soccer team broke Oak Mountain’s two-year stranglehold on the state 7A soccer title last season by winning their first blue trophy since 2007. The fact that Vestavia was chosen as the number one girls high school soccer … [Read more...]
Lives Well Lived: Baptists of the Year Spent Lives Educating the Children of Nigeria
By Emily WilliamsWhen Bill and Audrey Cowley talk about their 23 years living and raising their two daughters in Africa, they are all smiles.It wasn’t until a documentary was made about 1960s Nigeria that Robert Parham and Cliff Vaughan of EthicsDaily.com discovered the extent of the Cowleys’ work. The website, a division of the Baptist Center for Ethics, has honored … [Read more...]
Star Quality: Wedgworth Home Features Nature and Efficiency on Parade of Homes
By Emily WilliamsThe classic image of a subdivision is changing in Birmingham.With many Over the Mountain cities lacking the space for sprawling subdivisions, builders such as Mike Wedgworth, president of Wedgworth Companies, and his team are adapting and hunting for interesting spaces to create smaller, custom communities and villages.One of his current projects, … [Read more...]