Vestavia Coach Resigns + COVID Cases Rise: The Week In News

Birmingham AL

08 January, 2022

5:06 PM

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BIRMINGHAM, AL — Strange weather this week, coupled with a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, meant this past week provided a wide array of news stories in the Birmingham metro. In addition to the rise in COVID-19 cases, the week saw the resignation of a local high school football coach, a new phone scam reported by police and a Leeds man sentenced after pleading guilty on robbery charges. Here are those stories and more from this past week on Patch: Rebels Football Coach Steps Down After First Season After just one season as the Vestavia Hills High School football coach, Sean Calhoun announced he is stepping down to take a job in Georgia. COVID-19 Cases Rise Again In Alabama, New Daily Record Set Alabama reported 4,162 new COVID-19 cases Monday, and the 7-day average is at an all-time high of 6,139. Mountain Brook Mourns Loss Of Junior High Teacher Bobby Plummer, who had been a teacher and coach at the school for more than 20 years, suffered a stroke and died Dec. 31. He was 58 years old. Birmingham PD Warns Of New Phone Scam The Birmingham Police Department has been made aware of a phone scam targeting members of the Birmingham community. Leeds Man Sentenced To 10 Years On Robbery Charges A Leeds man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to multiple robbery charges.