https://homewooddaily.com/Local news for Homewood, Alabama: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Jefferson County.en-GBSat, 24 Oct 2026 00:15:58 +0000https://homewooddaily.com/veterans-day/https://homewooddaily.com/veterans-day/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnVeterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11. Birmingham's Veterans Day parade starts at 1 p.m.; Homewood City Hall and the library close, and trash runs as normal.https://homewooddaily.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://homewooddaily.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnSamford stages Alice by Heart Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 and The Marriage of Figaro Nov. 19-22, plus a Costa Rica photo show, choirs, jazz and free library art classes.https://homewooddaily.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://homewooddaily.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe Homewood Fall Festival and costume contest at Central Park, the library's free Mini Con and the Sims Garden pumpkin patch lead Homewood's weekend.https://homewooddaily.com/homewood-turns-100-time-capsule/https://homewooddaily.com/homewood-turns-100-time-capsule/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHomewood's official 100th birthday is Thursday, Oct. 29, with a time capsule burial at 4 p.m. at the library. A free audio tour of 16 historic stops is out now.https://homewooddaily.com/homewood-home-values-september-2026/https://homewooddaily.com/homewood-home-values-september-2026/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe typical Homewood home was worth $568,543 in September, a record and up 6.6% in a year. Homewood passed Vestavia Hills in June, and the gap has widened every month since.https://homewooddaily.com/samford-south-campus-the-woods-council-vote/https://homewooddaily.com/samford-south-campus-the-woods-council-vote/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsFinal votes are set for Monday, Oct. 26: Samford's 27-acre South Campus student housing off Lakeshore Drive and The Woods, a golf and restaurant venue on Scott Street.https://homewooddaily.com/homewood-high-evidence-based-grading/https://homewooddaily.com/homewood-high-evidence-based-grading/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHomewood High now grades several courses on skills, not points: four proficiency levels, no traditional retakes, and a chart that turns skills into an A to F grade.https://homewooddaily.com/edgewood-stormwater-250k-sewell/https://homewooddaily.com/edgewood-stormwater-250k-sewell/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA $250,000 federal grant will expand culverts around Edgewood Elementary to cut street flooding. A separate $1 million Griffin Creek culvert could start in 2027.