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John Greene in runoff with Jimmie Brown for Council Place 7

by Jon Anderson -- The Birmingham News

Tuesday August 26, 2008, 11:41 PM

John Greene III and Jimmie Brown made the runoff in the race for Hoover City Council
Place 7, according to unofficial results.

Greene received 1,058 votes, 39.9 percent. Brown received 903 votes, 34 percent. Rusty
Creel finished third with 692 votes, 26.1 per­cent, Birmingham News reporter Mike Cason tells us.

The runoff will be Oct. 7. It was the only contested race in Hoover.

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Hoover chamber golf tournament rescheduled due to weather

by Jon Anderson -- The Birmingham News

Monday August 25, 2008, 9:46 AM

Bad weather has prompted the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce to reschedule its golf tournament that was supposed to be held today at the Riverchase Country Club.

Because of the threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms today from Tropical Storm Fay, the 13th annual tournament now will held on Sept. 24, with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, according to an e-mail sent out by chamber Executive Director Bill Powell.

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State health care committee wants more information on Hoover hospital plans

by Jon Anderson -- The Birmingham News

Thursday August 21, 2008, 3:10 PM

A state health care committee today declined to back either Baptist Health System's or Brookwood Medical Center's proposed amendments that would have paved the way for getting state approval for a hospital in Hoover, Birmingham News reporter Anna Velasco tells us.

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Hoover schools Superintendent Andy Craig responds to complaint made to SACS accreditation agency

by Jon Anderson -- The Birmingham News

Thursday August 14, 2008, 2:49 PM

Hoover schools Superintendent Andy Craig has responded to allegations the school board is micromanaging the school system, telling a school accreditation group that school board members and administrators are taking steps to improve school system governance and leadership.

See Birmingham News reporter Tiffany Ray's complete article from today's paper.

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Candidates for Hoover City Council Place 7 speak out on the issues

by Jon Anderson -- The Birmingham News

Thursday August 14, 2008, 2:43 PM

Birmingham News reporter Mike Cason asked the three candidates for Hoover City Council Place 7 several questions about issues facing the city. The candidates - Jimmie Brown, Rusty Creel and John Greene III - answered via e-mail. Their answers were paraphrased for brevity, except where there are direct quotes. The election is Aug. 26.

See below for their answers:

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Helena's Liz Cochran wins 2008 Miss Hoover Pageant

by Jon Anderson -- The Birmingham News

Thursday August 14, 2008, 2:33 PM

At 6 feet, 1 inch, Liz Cochran of Helena stood head and shoulders above 20 other pageant competitors Saturday at Spain Park High School. The judges thought so, too, and handed the 20-year-old Helena woman the Miss Hoover title at the city's second annual pageant sponsored by the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham News reporter Liz Ellaby tells us.

Read Ellaby's complete article from this week's edition of The Hoover News.

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More poverty in Hoover means tripled federal money for schools

by Jon Anderson -- The Birmingham News

Thursday August 14, 2008, 2:28 PM

Higher rates of poverty have spurred additional federal funding for schools in Hoover and other neighboring communities, Birmingham News reporter Tiffany Ray tells us.

Hoover's allocation of Title I funds has more than tripled, from $172,000 last year to $731,000 this year, according to Alabama Department of Education data.

As a result, Hoover administrators are expanding Title I programs, which were funded only at Green Valley Elementary last year, to four additional elementary schools: Gwin, Rocky Ridge, Shades Mountain and Trace Crossings, Ray reports in this week's edition of The Hoover News.

See Ray's complete article.

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Masters Games district competition coming to Hoover Rec Center next week

by Jon Anderson -- The Birmingham News

Wednesday August 13, 2008, 3:17 PM

The Masters Games - recreational competitions for people 55 and older - are coming to the Hoover Recreation Center next week, Birmingham News senior citizen columnist Martha Skelley tells us in today's Hoover News.

This is the district competition, a qualifying round for the state finals in Florence in October. Read Skelley's complete column from today's paper.

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