Thompson Sweethearts Tyger and Kayla Quarles Celebrate Law, Love and a New Chapter By Sarah Owens By the time Tyger and Kayla Quarles finally sat still on the beach in Maui, it was mid-August 2025, and the whirlwind that had defined the previous year had finally stopped. “We were over everything while everything was happening,” … Read More
By Loyd McIntosh Will Evans broke out of his cocoon when he left the familiar world of coaching to jump headfirst into entrepreneurship. Appropriately, he named his business Butterfly Training, with the goal of helping other people break out of their cocoons as well. Evans sees the process of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly … Read More
Master Gardner and retired OBGYN Dr. Richard Cybulsky to speak at the Albert L Scott Library in September. By Lee Hurley Photo by Jordan Wald Retired obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Richard Cybulsky has spent a lifetime welcoming new beginnings—first in the delivery room and now in the garden. After a 37-year career as an OBGYN at Brookwood … Read More
The Furlongs decorate for holidays to the delight of their community. Nita Furlong and her husband decorate for Halloween and Christmas every year simply for the enjoyment of the community. Alabaster Connection asked Nita a few questions about how this all came about: Q: Tell us a little about your background. A: I was a … Read More
Alabaster’s Drew Thomas makes it as a model. By Sarah Owens The pace of New York City couldn’t be more different from the quiet pockets of Alabaster, where evenings slow down and the world seems to breathe a little easier. For Drew Thomas, that stillness is the one thing he misses most about home. “Sometimes … Read More
David M. Frings: from mayor of Alabaster to wildlife photographer and world traveler By Katharine Armbrester Photos by David Frings In August 2025, the exhibition “Feathered Focused: Wild Birds Through the Lens of David M. Frings” opened at the Gadsden Museum of Art. With his camera, Frings captured striking images of stately plumed egrets, tropicbirds … Read More
Arthur Teele takes over as Alabaster’s Director of Courts By Barry Wise Smith In May 2025, Arthur Teele left a long court career in the city of Birmingham to take over as Alabaster’s new Director of Courts and Court Clerk. “I couldn’t ask for a better team,” Teele says. And while Alabaster is smaller than … Read More
Alabaster Fire Department Battalion Chief Nathan Smitherman is named as the city’s new fire chief. The Alabaster Fire Department (AFD) will ring in the new year with a new fire chief. On January 1, Nathan Smitherman will take over as the new chief of the Alabaster Fire Department. Smitherman has been in the fire service … Read More
This longtime community volunteer is creating a legacy of hope. By June Mathews Charlotte Ann Dawson could write a book about organizing a successful event on a shoestring. When she cobbled together the first Charlotte Ann Dawson’s Fun Walk and Run in 2024, she handed out some flyers, invited anybody she could think of who … Read More
By Lee Hurley In a quiet corner of Alabaster, within the comforting walls of the Healthcare Center at Buck Creek Nursing home, resides Clarence Lovett— a man whose life story is poignant, positive, meaningful, and yes sometimes sad. His journey is as layered as the history he has lived through. If anyone’s life can be … Read More
