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Trussville Living • April 5 2026

Rocky Top Dream

Nearly three years after the tragic accident that nearly took his life, Grayson Pope is still fighting. Now living in Knoxville, Tennessee, and attending the University of Tennessee, Pope’s tenacity, grit and laser focus are on display every day as he works out, attends physical therapy, goes to class and arrives early at the Volunteers’ baseball facility.

Chelsea Magazine • April 1 2026

Veteran Coach Tad Niblett Leads Chelsea Into Its Next Chapter

Chelsea Magazine • January 1 2026

Living The Football Life Upside Down

Xander Echols' football career is completely upside down. Literally and figuratively.
Speaking figuratively, the Chelsea native's football trajectory has been unconventional to say the least. After graduating from Chelsea High School in 2020, Echols played at UAB for three years under three different coaches - Bill Clark, interim coach Bryant Vincent, and a tumultuous season under Tent Dilfer.

Chelsea Magazine • November 24 2025

Brayden Butler's Improbable Rise To World Domination

Brayden Butler is a world champion - literally and figuratively. At just 19 years old, the Chelsea native recently returned from South Korea victorious, conquering one of the globe's most prestigious climbing events.

Over the Mountain Journal • October 25 2025

Vestavia Defeats Hoover in Key Region Matchup, 39-30 - Over the Mountain Journal

Vestavia Hills erased a 10-0 first-half deficit and dominated the second half in a gutsy 39-30 win over 7A Region 3 rival Hoover Friday at Thompson Reynolds Stadium. The word “gutsy” is the best term to describe the victory, as head coach Robert Evans threw out the coaches’ manual, throwing everything he could at the Buccaneers, keeping them off-kilter much of the night.

The Daily Home • July 19 2025

Jake “David” Jensen Making Waves In MMA

Alabaster Connection - The official magazine of Alabaster, Alabama • May 1 2025

Game Definitely Not Over

“I got a pocket full of quarters, and I'm headed to the arcade.”
If you’re of a “certain age,” you undoubtedly know the opening line by heart to that 1980s novelty song, Pac Man Fever, by the one-hit wonder duo Buckner & Garcia. The song paid tribute to the game that ushered in the first wave of classic video games like Galaga, Space Invaders, and QBert, just to name a few.

Birmingham Lifestyle Magazine • October 1 2024

Gus's in Good Hands

Gus’s Hot Dogs is one of a handful of Birmingham’s original Greek-owned restaurants still standing and is the last of the original hot dog joints in town following the demise of such places as Tony’s Terrific Hot Dogs and Lyric Hot Dogs.

B-Metro • June 11 2024

Life & Death of Roller Derby Queen

Birmingham Lifestyle Magazine • June 1 2024

The Indiana Jones of Vintage Guitars

Like many young guys who grew up listening to classic rock, John Shults dreamed of becoming a guitar hero. There was only one problem—Rock star-level talent.

Despite the revelation that Shults wasn’t destined to be the next Jimmy Page, bursting eardrums and dropping jaws with his dexterity on the fretboard, it never dampened his love for the instrument that makes rock and roll possible - the electric guitar.

Lake Life 24/7 • October 24 2022

Up the creek … with a paddleboard – LakeLife 24/7 Magazine

“Paddleboards are like a surfboard. Nose at the front, tail at the back. The most stable part is the middle of the board where the handle is at, so that’s where you’ll stand up.”

Discover St. Clair • October 1 2021

Step Into The Ring

On a sweltering hot Friday afternoon in late July, the parking lot of Total Body Fitness is so full, many cars have parked in the grass and mud in the vacant lot next door. Inside, the gym is just as packed as dozens of athletes, trainers and others mill about. There is excitement and even a little tension in the air. All of this activity isn’t for a hot, new exercise class. No, excitement builds for the weigh-in for a boxing event taking place in a little over 24 hours at, of all places, the CEPA Building in Pell City.

Issuu • December 25 2017

Broadway Joe: The Man Who Made The Super Bowl

Broadway Joe: The Man Who Made The Super Bowl

"Broadway" Joe Namath discusses his life, his incredibly colorful career with the New York Jets, his role in the pop culture, and life after...

Tailgater Magazine • December 12 2017

The Ryan Express

Interview with the great Nolan Ryan. Published in May/June 2012 issue of Tailgater Magazine.

LongLeaf Style • July 1 2011

The Giggling Granny In Art

The word 'contempt' elicits strong, negative emotional reactions. That might be why you don't hear it used during weddings, kindergarten graduations, and baptisms. The word 'contempt' posed both an opportunity and a problem for Brooklyn, New York, artist Erin Mathewson a couple of years ago after she was asked to take part in a group art show. The theme, if you haven't guessed it by now, was contempt. Extremely non-violent by nature - she has no interest in violent movies, for instance - Mathewson took the theme as a creative challenge and let her artistic mind take her to a surprisingly dark place - serial killers.