HOOVER NEWS

Community news and updates from Hoover, Alabama

Scheduled to reopen in October. Full story »

Purple Heart recipient Chuck Beveridge returns to Iwo Jima, where he was wounded 65 years ago Full story »

A financial advisory task force for Hoover City Schools has rec­ommended shaving a day off the annual school schedule, combin­ing some jobs, seeking outside fi­nancial support for school acade­mies, technology and other needs, and piloting the use of online re­sources in place of some tradi­tional textbooks. The task force, established late last year by Superintendent Andy Craig to help guide... Full story »

Spain Park High School junior Connor Cocke got the highest possible score on the ACT college entrance exam he took in December, and he didn't even study -- unless you count the slew of Advanced Placement courses he's taking, his 4.19 grade-point average, or the years of hard work in school. Cocke, who earned a 36 on the ACT,... Full story »

The Hoover Parks and Recreation Board has named Craig Kelley to the city's advisory committee for Regions Park. Kelley, a member of the park board, replaces park board member Don Slatton on the committee. Slatton died in January. Other members of the Stadium Advisory Commit­tee are City Councilman Jack Wright and Allen Pate, the city's executive director. The committee is... Full story »

The city of Hoover has named 15 students at Hoo­ver and Spain Park high schools to next year's Hoo­ver Recreation Teen Board. From Hoover High, they are: incoming seniors Alison Antee and Brooke Egan; in­coming juniors Hannah Keenan, Elizabeth Koehler, Mary Kate Lewis, Tara Mas­souleh, Callie Newton, Emma Puchta, Sarah Smith, Brookley Valencia and Kitty White; and incoming soph­omore Katie... Full story »

A team of Hoover school system employees and parents are spend­ing their spring break poring over 45 applications received for the job of Spain Park High School principal. The job was posted last month after the school board approved current Principal Billy Broadway's retirement in a January meeting. The initial February deadline was extended through March 5 to give more... Full story »

With a special city elec­tion set for April 27, Hoover school leaders are getting the word out to voters about the property tax extension they are seeking and what it would mean for schools. The City Council last month approved holding an election to decide whether to extend a 24-mill property tax that benefits Hoover City Schools for 19 years... Full story »

Cause of Bashinsky's death could come later today Full story »

Mountain Brook man was a father of four. Full story »

Cause of death not yet determined. Full story »

The arrest came after the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences analyzed evidence recovered at the scene.  Full story »

No confirmed identification body is Bashinsky Full story »

Bumpus Middle www.hoover.k12.al.us/rfbms Seventh-graders in Karen Berry's math classes at Bumpus Middle School are learning the real-world ap­plication of their math les­sons. Working in pairs, students used weekly circular ads from Walgreens to compari­son shop, calculate unit price, identify details of cer­tain products, and created a visual shopping list. Using a calculator, scav­enger hunt worksheet, and the ad, students... Full story »

Councilman believes Hoover should have a shadow-seeking celebration. Full story »