The City of Alabaster introduces a new fall music festival. By Barry Wise Smith, photos courtesy of Black Jacket Symphony Jamie Cole, Ward 5 City Councilor, is ready for the music to play again in Alabaster after a long two-year absence of Alabaster’s popular spring music festival CityFest, due to the Covid 19 pandemic. “CityFest … Read More
A Century of Warriors Story by Barry Wise Smith. Photos by Brit Huckabay and courtesy of Margaret Dawson This year, Alabaster City Schools awill celebrate 100 years of Thompson High School. What started as a small community school has grown to be the second largest high school in the state with over 2,100 students. … Read More
The Thompson High School Warriors football team is coming off back-to-back 7A State Championships going into the 2021 season with the expectations high for a three peat. The Warriors are firmly at the top of the pre-season football rankings, and are ranked fifth on the MaxPreps national high school football rankings. The Warriors won the … Read More
Story by Barry Wise Smith and photos by Brit Huckabay Scott Brakefield reflects on the first nine months as Alabaster’s mayor while looking to the future. Scott Brakefield, a lifelong Alabaster resident—was elected mayor last August after serving three terms as the Ward 6 representative on the City Council, serving as Council president for two of those. “It’s about service … Read More
Story by Barry Wise Smith and Photos by Brit Huckabay Courtesy of Alabaster Pediatric Drs. Patti Schroder, Dianne Matheson, and Paula Johnson founded Alabaster Pediatrics in 2005 with the goal of providing excellent personal care for patients through a smaller private practice setting. Alabaster Pediatrics serves children from infancy through adolescence. Dr. Patti Schroder, originally … Read More
Back-to-school book picks From the staff at Albert L. Scott Library
Story by Barry Wise Smith and Photo by Brit Huckabay Addison Lusco, Thompson High School Class of 2022, is not resting on her laurels for her senior year. Chair of the Connection’s Column for the Alabaster Teen Council, Addison is also President of the National Honor Society; a member of Beta Club, Leo … Read More
Alabaster is the home of a new life-saving piece of equipment: the Sutphen Aerial Tower 19 ladder truck, which is able to reach 100 feet into the air. According to Deputy Chief Pat Conn, this new piece of equipment is key to the future protection of not only current properties, but future structures as well. … Read More
Abby Wooley Park was rededicated in a community service on May 8th. On hand were city officials, county officials, community members, and living members of the Wooley family. Council member Sophie Martin, city representative for Ward 1 which encompasses Abby Wooley Park, planned the ceremony with an eye to honoring the past while looking towards … Read More
The Thompson High School Mountain Bike Team picked up speed this year by placing third in their division for the state. In its inaugural year for a team, athletes from Thompson competed in the Alabama NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association) league. Coach Lennie Moon said the team is an offshoot of the former Shelby County … Read More
