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Apryl Marie Fogel: Hoover City Council president John Lyda’s lie of omission

Kroll performed a limited-scope forensic audit with contract details still being hidden from public view.

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City of Hoover appears inconsistent on forensic audit as public question period closes

In late May 2024, sources alerted 1819 News of something unusual happening with the City of Hoover's financials and accounting. The City was not forthcoming with information but quick to deny and deflect.

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Drama continues at Hoover City Council — Middlebrooks apologizes to Lyda; Former councilwoman Mazur demands 'bully' Lyda step down from presidency

Last week, 1819 News released a video that caught the Hoover City Council president John Lyda aggressively "verbally attacking" fellow Councilman Casey Middlebrooks following a council meeting. 

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City of Hoover ignores red flags, invests millions with vendor at heart of forensic audit trouble

Since August, the City of Hoover has tried to hide and downplay the findings of a forensic audit.

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Kristin Landers: For the love of Hoover

As a Hoover city resident of nearly 53 years, I would suggest that it is time for Lyda pass the torch rather than keep lighting people on fire.

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Ken King: Alabama and its cities – a matter of priorities

While Hoover’s leaders are busy cutting ribbons and attending groundbreakings, they are neglecting the needs of the very community they are supposed to serve.

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Hoover says State of Alabama blocking local grocery tax cut

The City of Hoover said the State of Alabama is blocking a 0.5% local grocery tax cut that was supposed to go into effect on Tuesday.

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Certificate of Need Review Board approves Hoover ambulatory surgical center project

The Certificate of Need Board awarded a Certificate of Need (CON) to the Hoover Health Care Authority (HHCA) on Wednesday. 

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SEC Baseball Tournament to be held in Hoover through 2028

The Southeastern Conference, along with the City of Hoover and the Public Park and Recreation Board of the City of Hoover, announced Thursday an agreement to hold the SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium through at least 2028.

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Hoover teen Lucy Helland wins Miss Ultimate USA title

Hoover resident Lucy Helland was crowned Miss Ultimate USA Junior Teen at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

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Testimony reveals City of Hoover is undergoing a forensic audit; Questions of authorization, payment remain

The City of Hoover is in Week 2 of hearings related to a contested Certificate of Need. Testimony from Mayor Frank Brocato last week included claims of alleged blackmail, allegations that prompted a detailed denial by lobbyist Pat Lynch. 

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Apryl Marie Fogel: Lawyers walk back testimony from Hoover City Councilman John Lyda on contested CON project

The ongoing hearing in Hoover over a contested facility has given a fascinating look into far more than the proposed facility itself — the Riverchase Surgery and Diagnostics Center.

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City of Hoover buries Certificate of Need meeting notice as first day proceedings include blackmail, intimidation accusations

The press release arrived at 6:52 p.m. on Memorial Day; its subject line was “The City of Hoover to Participate in CON Hearings Starting Tomorrow.” 

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Linda Chastain: From advocacy to action — Hoover's path to cultural enrichment

Now is the time for Hoover to reaffirm its commitment to the arts and invest in the future of our community.

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Embattled 'Big 10' cities stand to receive influx of cash from proposed internet sales tax increase

Alabama’s “Big 10” cities stand to make a windfall of cash should the proposed online retail tax increase pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday while many of the state’s metro areas remain embroiled in hardship or controversy.

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'Either a punk or a pervert!': Pastor scolds Hoover Board of Education for book on anal sex being available to students

A Hoover City Schools Board of Education meeting got testy on Tuesday over a sexually charged book that had been available to children in school libraries across the district.

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'I, like everyone else, am not immune to making mistakes': Broad Metro's Kadish releases video responding to Hoover City Councilman Lyda personal attack during Stadium Trace Village saga

On Monday, Broad Metro president William Kadish released a video in which he addressed a recent Hoover City Council meeting in which council president John Lyda brought up Kadish's felony arrest in 2001 as a reason for not going through with plans for an 82-acre, $250 million Stadium Trace Village Phase 2 project.

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Lyda Loses: No quorum forces end to impromptu special meeting over Hoover's Stadium Trace Phase 2 development

An impromptu special meeting to consider how to proceed with negotiations for an incentive package on the second phase of Stadium Trace Village in Hoover could not proceed on Friday, as not enough council members showed up at the 1:30 p.m. meeting to vote.

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'Profoundly disappointed and infuriated': Backlash ensues after Hoover City Council's Lyda springs impromptu special meeting on Stadium Trace Village Phase 2

The Stadium Trace Village Phase 2 saga took another unusual twist on Thursday.

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Sparks fly at Hoover City Council meeting over long-anticipated Stadium Trace Village Phase 2

"Contentious," "shocking," "confusing." Those were some descriptions given to Monday night's Hoover City Council meeting by the media after Hoover City Council president John Lyda ambushed developer Broad Metro president William Kadish by revealing he was a convicted felon.

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Birmingham in 2023: This year’s top stories in Alabama’s largest metro area

Though Birmingham is no longer Alabama’s largest city, the Birmingham area remains the largest metropolitan region in the state. In 2023, the City of Birmingham faced several problems, from a wave of violent crime that continued into 2023 from 2022 to a severe truancy problem in its public school system that drew the ire of Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin.

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Developer behind ‘The Preserve’ project to add hotel, parking garage in Hoover neighborhood says it has ‘temporarily’ pulled proposal

Capstone Communities, the developer behind the attempt to alter the plan for a Hoover community to construct hundreds of residential units, a parking garage and a hotel, responded on Thursday to a request for comment by 1819 News.

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Residents of ‘The Preserve’ in Hoover attempting to stop rental units, hotel from altering development

A group of Hoover residents are attempting to stop a new development proposed for their neighborhood. 

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Hoover’s Ross Bridge golf course to reopen October 13

The Ross Bridge golf course in Hoover will reopen to players on October 13 after a groundskeeping error by a crew member destroyed most of the course's greens last year.

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Indian Ford Fire District residents in Jefferson County vote to join Helena after contentious annexation battle with Hoover

Unofficial election results show the City of Helena victorious in an annexation referendum in the Indian Ford Fire District that was the subject of a battle between it and the City of Hoover this summer.

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Ivey announces Rebuild Alabama projects — Widening portions of I-65 and I-59, Hoover I-459 interchange

Thursday at Hoover City Hall, Gov. Kay Ivey made three infrastructure project announcements as a result of the Rebuild Alabama Act.

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Judge sets new vote date for Helena annexation of Fire District during court battle with Hoover

A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge set a new date for an annexation vote in the Indian Ford Fire District, which was the source of a court battle between the cities of Hoover and Helena.

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