
Photo by Karim Shamsi-Basha.
Suzanne and Rick Norris
Suzanne and Rick Norris. Photo by Karim Shamsi-Basha.
Suzanne and Rick Norris lost their son, Tripp, to a mix of alcohol and heroin in February 2011. Rick spoke at Help the Hills. Photo by Karim Shamsi-Basha.
National Night Out
Photo by Katie Turpen.
The community came together for National Night Out at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in October. Photo by Katie Turpen.

Virginia and Cash Dove
Photo by Amanda Dove.
Virginia and Cash Dove in Kakegawa, Japan, where they attended school for the summer. Photo by Amanda Dove.

Buddy Anderson
Photo by Dan Starnes.
Vestavia Hills High School football coach Buddy Anderson gets doused in water after the Rebels defeated Hewitt-Trussville 14-3 on Sept. 12, giving the veteran coach his 310th win. Photo by Dan Starnes.

Pirate Programming
Pizitz students in Kathy Rogers’ “Pirate Programming” class use code to build iPad games and animated greeting cards. Photo by Katie Turpen.
Pizitz students in Kathy Rogers’ “Pirate Programming” class use code to build iPad games and animated greeting cards. Photo by Katie Turpen.

Photo courtesy of Charlotte Garner Carter.
Kelly Garner
Photo courtesy of Charlotte Garner Carter.
Former Crimson Tide and professional football player Bobby Humphrey brought local hero Kelly Garner a football signed by Alabama football head coach Nick Saban and others. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Garner Carter.