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Hoover Community Archery Park is now open

This Olympic-style archery provides archers the opportunity to learn range safety and proper shooting technique.
November 19, 2020

Hindu temple planned for vacant theater in Hoover

A local Hindu organization purchased a 38,000-square-foot former theater in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover and plans to convert it into a sanctuary and educational space to serve the area’s growing Hindu community. Hindus make up less than 1 percent of Alabama’s population, and while an accurate count of adherents in the state is hard … Continued
September 18, 2020

Frank Vincent Brocato re-elected as mayor of Hoover

Voters across much of Alabama went to the polls Tuesday and chose who they wanted as their city leaders for the next four years. One of the closest watched races in the state was for mayor of Hoover. Incumbent Hoover Mayor Frank Vincent Brocato beat back a challenge from City Council President Gene Smith III, … Continued
August 26, 2020
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Business Facilities Magazine ranks Alabama No. 4 for business climate

Alabama received high rankings for its workforce development programs and auto manufacturing strength in a new report from Business Facilities magazine, which also picked Birmingham and Huntsville as top cities for business climate. This is the 16th installment of Business Facilities’ Annual State and Metro Rankings Report. The magazine ranked Birmingham/Hoover as the No. 1 … Continued
August 14, 2020

Should Alabama use manhole covers made in India under unsafe working conditions?

A 2014 documentary by Natasha Raheja, Cast in India, exposed the often unsafe working conditions by impoverished workers in India making manhole covers. Free trade allows companies and, as is usually the case with manhole covers, governments to purchase items from across the world to seek out the lowest cost bidders. The Raheja documentary, the … Continued
June 12, 2020

COVID-19 cases reported in Northport, Hoover nursing homes

Two nursing assistants at a nursing home in Hoover and a resident at a nursing home in Northport have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an announcement from the company that manages the facilities. NHS Management, LLC, the company that owns and operates the nursing homes, announced that two nursing assistants at South Haven Health … Continued
March 26, 2020

Sessions accuses House Democrats of “abusing awesome impeachment powers”

Wednesday, former Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions (R) said that “There has never been such an unjustified impeachment.” Sessions made the comments in an afternoon meeting with reporters at Alabama Republican Party Headquarters in Hoover. The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump (R) … Continued
December 19, 2019

GOP dedicates headquarters building after former chairman

Thursday, the Alabama Republican Party named their headquarters in Hoover after former party Chairman and former State Senator Bill Armistead. Armistead purchased the commercial building in Hoover during his tenure as party Chairman from 2011 to 2015. The headquarters, located at 3505 Lorna Road in Hoover, was dedicated in honor of former ALGOP Chairman Bill … Continued
December 13, 2019

Casson’s ballot access has been challenged

Thomas Sick of D.C. Casson is a candidate for the Republican nomination for the 3rd Congressional District Congressional of Alabama. Casson will be on the ballot challenging longtime incumbent Mike Rogers, R-Saks, or at least that is what he hopes. On Tuesday, Casson learned that his ballot access is being challenged. There will be an … Continued
December 3, 2019