VESTAVIA HILLS NEWS

Community news and updates from Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Area teachers come from Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Blount County Full story »

Liberty Park Middle www.vestavia.k12.al.us/lpm All sixth-grade students at Liberty Park Middle School completed a project in so­cial studies where they be­came a famous person from the 1920s. After researching their as­signed person and creating a poster using the online re­sources from the library at LPMS, students dressed up and "came to life" as that person. They also learned and... Full story »

She's scheduled for sentencing in August Full story »

Liberty Park Middle www.vestavia.k12.al.us/lpm Liberty Park Middle School's Student Govern­ment Association held a coin drive the week of Janu­ary 25 to raise money for re­lief efforts in Haiti. Students in grades 6-8 brought in their spare change and allowance money. By the end of the week more than $4,000 was raised. Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights www.vestavia.k12.al.us/ch Three fifth-grade... Full story »

Pizitz Middle www.vestavia.k12.al.us/pizitz Five members of the Pi­zitz Middle School Band were selected to participate in the first annual Auburn Middle School Honor Band Feb. 4-6.  Students selected to par­ticipate were Sam Hancock, Nels Coker, Matthew Per­ley, Robby Garrison and Andrew Little. Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park www.vestavia.k12.al.us/lp The first-graders at Vesta­via Hills Elementary Liberty Park hosted an Authors'... Full story »

Vestavia Hills Elementary Central www.vestavia.k12.al.us/central Vestavia Hills Elementary Central art students have been studying the art of the 1960's with art teacher, Su­sie Caffey. > VHEC students raised $4,003 during the Kids Pitching In fundraiser for the Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation. > The school plans to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week on Feb. 15-19 and to focus on... Full story »

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

Thousands of Scots gather every year in the North Carolina hills for one of the largest festivals cele­brating their heritage in the Southeast. They don kilts made of the tartan of their clan, compete in ancient athletic contests and per­form the dances of their an­cestors. One year, Gibson McKen­zie and his wife traveled from Vestavia Hills for the festivities.... Full story »

City officials say plans should go this week to Mayor William Bell Full story »

  Vestavia Hills Elementary Central www.vestavia.k12.al.us/central Students from Shannon Fulton's fifth-grade class at Vestavia Hills Elementary Central created 3-D models of plant and animal cell or­ganelles in science class.                                                       The projects are part of the Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative being taught at Vestavia Hills Elementary Central. > Hannah Pate's fifth­grade class chose the Bell Center as... Full story »

Robert Frost, known to children as "Mr. Bob," is being held without bond in the Jefferson County Jail.  Full story »

Anthony Dipiazza Jr., 44, is being held in the county jail without bond. Full story »

HealthSouth shareholders will sell his goods as part of court judgment  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 »

The question came shortly af­ter the phone call about the center lane striping of Blue Lake Drive. The e-mailed question from Pat Hope of Altadena was: Did the county really paint the yellow lines on Blue Lake Drive or was it a prank? The remark on the phone was a bit more blunt: It will make you dizzy just to... Full story »