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Hoover library spices up 2020 Southern Voices Festival with romance panel
The average romance reader reads 10 to 12 books a month, novelist Sarah MacLean said. Read more
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From caveman kid writer to award-winning novelist, Laura Lippman shares journey in Hoover
New York Times bestselling crime and mystery writer Laura Lippman shares her life journey with Southern Voices audience in Hoover. Read more
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Metro Roundup: Mending men’s hearts
Hemphill published his second book, “The Restored Man,” in 2019, which details his journey from being a religious man to a restored man and provides a process to help men grow both spiritually and emotionally. Read more
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Metro Roundup: Vestavia Hills pastor helps create website, app to help mothers, children
The website includes hundreds of listings of resources ranging from churches, the Jefferson County Department of Health and other nonprofits, all of which provide help to people in general, and specifically to mothers and children, Read more
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Watts graduates from U.S. Marine Corps boot camp
After military combat training, the 18-year-old Hoover High School graduate is headed to his military occupation specialty school in Texas. Read more
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Hoover’s 1st all-female Scouts BSA troop finds its way
Boy Scouts isn’t just for boys anymore. The name has changed from Boy Scouts of America to Scouts BSA, and in 2019, the group started allowing girls to participate. Read more
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Fourth-grade boy finds $900 cash while shopping at Hoover Target
With the help of police, the store was able to locate the woman who lost the money. Read more
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Bridge provides challenge to national champion Roy Martin
Martin took home the title in the 2019 Summer North American Bridge Championships in Las Vegas this past summer. Read more
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20-year-old Sylacauga woman crowned Miss Hoover 2020
Caitlyn McTier is a senior at the University of Alabama and will represent Hoover throughout the coming year and in the Miss Alabama 2020 competition. Read more
Mystery writer Laura Lippman to headline 2020 Southern Voices Festival in Hoover
The five-day celebration is scheduled for Feb. 18-22. Tickets go on sale Jan. 7. Read more
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Hoover woman begins new life, career journey after epilepsy diagnosis
The Hoover native and new mother was asleep in her home in the Kirkman Preserve community when she, for the first time in her life, experienced what is known as a tonic clonic seizure, sometimes called a grand mal seizure. Read more
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Hoover's Thorn sworn in at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
As part of her four-year education, Thorn will spend one year training as a cadet aboard oceangoing vessels. Read more
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Prince of Peace to offer Baby Cafe for pregnant, breastfeeding moms
The new weekly get-together will allow new and expecting mothers to socialize and get expert lactation advice. Read more
Hoover resident inducted into Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame
Debbi Austin Land served as director of the Bessemer Area Cutoff Children's Advocacy Center, also known as the Clay House. Read more
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Prince of Peace church partners with Junior League for diaper drive
The church collected more than 5,000 in two weekends in October. Read more
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More than 50 pets receive 2019 blessing at Prince of Peace Catholic Church
Father John Fallon recently pronounced a blessing for dogs, cats, snakes and a turtle. Read more
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Hoover police model for 2019 Riverchase Women's Club fashion show
Men and women from the department modeled fashions from Von Maur and The Gilded Garment as part of a fundraiser for the Wings of Hope Pediatric Foundation. Read more
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More than 600 'step up' for Down syndrome at Veterans Park in 2019 walk
The event is the biggest fundraiser for Down Syndrome Alabama. Read more
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Hoover honors the late Art Clarkson, hails him as minor league sports visionary
A celebration of Clarkson's life will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Read more
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Kendall Boggs embraces method to madness: Former interior designer caters to creative needs through her own artwork, jewelry line
One day about 11 years ago, Kendall Boggs saw a painting of a goose at a restaurant and told her husband, “I love that painting, and I think I can paint.” Read more
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