By Lee Davis Everywhere you go, there is a lot of talk about the 2016 election. While the hotly contested presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may be gathering the lion’s share of attention, there’s a vote much closer to home that could have a direct effect on all Over the Mountain municipalities. A proposed amendment to the Alabama Constitution would … [Read more...]
November Fever: Football Playoffs Provide Interesting Match-up Potential
By Lee Davis There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the arrival of November, and not all of them have to do with the presidential election finally being over. One reason is the beginning of the Alabama High School Athletic Association playoffs, which kick off Friday night. As usual, the Over the Mountain area is well represented, with six schools qualifying for post- … [Read more...]
Buc Sweet: Hoover Dominates Rival Rebels
By Lee DavisBuddy Anderson has earned 324 victories in nearly 40 years as the head coach of the Vestavia Hills Rebels. Few of those wins were sweeter than the ones over the Hoover Bucs. For all of Hoover’s success in the past two decades, Anderson’s Rebels have always been a tough nut for the Bucs to crack. For example, in 2015, Vestavia stunned its heavily favored … [Read more...]
No Ifs Ands or Butts: Mountain Brook Joins OTM Cities Cracking Down on Smoking
By William C. Singleton III Tobacco and electronic cigarette smokers are finding fewer public places to light up. Mountain Brook became the latest Over the Mountain city to adopt stricter laws to prohibit smoking in enclosed public and work places and certain outdoor public places. Homewood, Hoover and Vestavia Hills also have anti-smoking ordinances, though they differ on … [Read more...]
Blueprints For Success: Vestavia Student Starts TV Show-inspired business
By Lee Davis People can find the inspiration to start a successful business in the most unusual ways. For Alex Ferguson, a senior at Vestavia Hills High School, the inspiration came from his then-10-year-old brother, Graham. Graham, a fan of American Ninja Warrior, a popular reality television show, wanted a ninja-style obstacle course in the family backyard for his … [Read more...]