HOMEWOOD NEWS

Community news and updates from Homewood, Alabama

Horn served in the Senate from 1985-94. Full story »

Stanley Patrick Haluska, 60, was convicted last week for an incident involving an 8-year-old.  Full story »

  Hall-Kent Elementary www.homewood.k12.al.us/hallkent Hall-Kent Elementary hosted the first ever Hall­Kent versus Shades Cahaba Elementary Chess Tourna­ment on Feb. 10. More than 40 students from the two schools par­ticipated.  SPECIALHall-Kent Elementary School hosted the first Hall­Kent versus Shades Cahaba Elementary School chess tournament. Alfredo Cortes, Clare Clever, Evan Myers, Patrick Thornton, Graham Duncan, Ben Lindsey, Sam Dransfield, Pierce Jackson,... Full story »

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Homewood High School www.homewood.k12.al.us/hhs In an effort to help the victims of Haiti's earth­quake, Homewood High School's French Club and JROTC headed up a fund­raising drive Jan.18-21. The goal was $3,000. In those four days, the students raised $3,324.22 for donation to the American Red Cross efforts in Haiti. Students Shelsea Smith­Walker, J.C. Hershbine, Lily Womble and Copply Robin­son... Full story »

Homewood restaurant has been on Green Springs Highway since 1964. Full story »

A lone penguin, perhaps in search of some "me time," wanders by the bedroom of Ruth McDowell. Full story »

Homewood High School www.homewood.k12.al.us/hhs Homewood High School students participated in the American Legion 21st Dis­trict's County Government Day on Feb. 9. The event was for stu­dents enrolled in Jefferson County high schools. Homewood High School sent four students who vis­ited all the departments of the county courthouse in­cluding the County Jail. They also sat in on one of Judge Scott... Full story »

Edgewood Elementary www.homewood.k12.al.us/edgewood The Edgewood Elemen­tary School Geography Bee covered the United States and international geog­raphy, and the students were asked questions rang­ing from state facts to facts about foreign countries. The winner, fourth-grader Thomas Smith, will take a written test for a chance to qualify for the state bee. The winner from the state bee will go to... Full story »

Pleasant Grove team takes sixth place in its division Full story »

Matthew Angelo Jones is also a suspect in business burglaries in several other cities including Alabaster, Vestavia Hills, Trussville and Montgomery, Full story »

Edgewood Elementary www.homewood.k12.al.us/edgewood David Jennings, a retired air traffic controller from Chicago's O'Hare airport, shared his experience and expertise with Doris San­key's kindergarten class at Edgewood Elementary School.                        The class has been study­ing community helpers. Jennings talked to them about planes and airports and his career. Homewood High School www.homewood.k12.al.us/hhs Homewood High School student Neena Speer has advanced to... Full story »

Shades Cahaba Elementary www.homewood.k12.al.us/shadescahaba Students at Shades Ca­haba Elementary School have braved winter weather to keep learning in the new year. Students like Sara Bate­man, Kevin Ramirez, Grace Allison and Lauren Mbogo bundled up and played to­gether on the school play­ground.    Got Clips? -- School officials should e-mail recent class­room news to Keysha Drexel at kdrexel@bhamnews.com. Please send... Full story »

John Pearson, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene of a wreck Saturday on Interstate 20 at Kilgore-Memorial. Full story »

Edgewood Elementary www.homewood.k12.al.us/edgewood Edgewood Elementary School kindergarten teacher Doris Sankey started a school-wide "Capri Sun pouches" recycling program to raise environmental awareness. So far, the school has col­lected more than 1,000 pouches.  The profit from this fund­raiser will go towards pur­chasing books for the school's library.             Hall-Kent Elementary www.homewood.k12.al.us/hallkent Students in Dee Hellm­ers'... Full story »