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Women's Golf Adds Anna Douglass to Coaching Staff
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Jesse Lawley and the UAB women's golf team have announced the hiring of assistant coach Anna Dounglass to the staff. Douglass was most recently a golf professional at Old Overton Club in Vestavia Hills. Douglass had this to say about being added to the Blazers coaching staff:...
Calling all 'word nerds:' Vestavia library to hold adult spelling bee
Are you really good at Scrabble, or do you consider yourself a word nerd? Or maybe you’re just really good at spelling?. The Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest on Monday, July 22, is having an adult spelling bee to see who is the Best Speller in the Hills. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m.
After Nursing for 30 Years, Brenda Sampson Fully Embraces Dream of Becoming An Artist
Even while serving as an emergency room (ER) nurse for more than three decades, Brenda Sampson never gave up on her dream of becoming an artist. Sampson, who has worked at both the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical West Hospital in Bessemer, Alabama, and Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, said, “I did some art on the side, and the ERs … allowed me to put my artwork on the walls [of the facilities].”
U.S. News & World Report: UAB Hospital Claims No. 1 Ranking as Best in Alabama; Birmingham Metro
UAB Hospital was once again named the best hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report in its 2024-2025 Best Hospital rankings, released last week. University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital also claims the No. 1 ranking as the best hospital in the Birmingham metro area. “UAB Hospital’s recognition...
Pleasant Home’s Castleberry receives state FFA’s top award
Pleasant Home School ag teacher Karen Castleberry was recognized for her service to the Alabama Future Farmers of America with the organization’s highest honor, the Honorary State FFA Degree, in June. Castleberry received the honor during the second session of the 96th Alabama FFA Convention in Montgomery. Ag program specialist Jack Harris called her in […] The post Pleasant Home’s Castleberry receives state FFA’s top award appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
This week in HS Sports: A reason for high school sports fans to celebrate in north Alabama
This is an opinion piece. The start of the 2024-2025 high school athletic year is now a little over a month away. Cross country, swimming and diving, volleyball and football teams can begin their seasons on Aug. 22. And I’ve got some additional good news. We’ve added to our...
New youth counseling practice specializes in sports performance
Katy Bridges has opened a new private counseling practice called Advantage Counseling, specializing in sports performance counseling. Bridges has developed a curriculum for athletes who are struggling with game play and mindset, noting that the stressors of competitive sports are heavy, according to her Facebook page. However, she also will continue to see her previous clients and is welcoming new child/adolescent clients for general mental health challenges as well.
Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk
GROVE HILL, Ala. (AP) — One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama will close next month to qualify for federal funding that will save the hospital’s emergency services, but doctors warn the move may cost newborns and pregnant women essential access to obstetric care. Nestled...
Jefferson County judge grants Birmingham a temporary restraining order against local “event space” following deadly mass shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The doors are now locked on the Trendsetters Lounge and Event Space on 27th Street North. This is the same business where police responded to a mass shooting last weekend. It left four dead and ten others injured. A Jefferson County judge granted the city’s request...
Exhibit shows the ‘real people’ around the Civil Rights Movement
While giving a tour of Temple Beth El, Margaret Norman picks up a high school yearbook from 1963. Norman is the director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Birmingham Jewish Federation. In the yearbook, photos of Faye Kimerling and Ingrid Kraus were located just one page apart. “Faye...
South Carolina Competes At Transplant Games
The Transplant Games of America were held in Birmingham, Alabama from July 5-10. Team “Donate Life South Carolina” competed with over 50 participants, including Sally Harrison and Pat McColl from Dillon, who took part in the 5K Run/Walk event. The Games featured 20 different events, such as basketball, cycling, cornhole, golf, swimming, volleyball, badminton, bowling, poker, pickleball, trivia, youth Olympiad, ballroom dancing, singing, table tennis, track and field, darts, virtual triathlon, and tennis. Over 3,000 participants and more than 5,000 attendees gathered for the event, with teams from 40 different states and a few international teams competing over the six-day event. Team South Carolina brought home 58 medals (23 Gold, 21 Silver, and 14 Bronze), with participants ranging in age from 8 to 75 years old.
Southern head coach talks Fred McNair
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southern Jaguars have a new head football coach in Terrence Graves. He will be a first year head coach in the SWAC but he's made key moves in terms of forming his staff. The big addition was former SWAC Champion coach Fred McNair from Alcorn...
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