Tag: HOOVER

Lee Greenwood, a Grammy Award-winning singer, is coming to Hoover on Saturday. Greenwood will be performing at a rally for John Wahl for lieutenant governor.

Lawmakers across the state have extended sympathy to the family of James "Weston" Higginbotham, the Hoover native and Auburn student, who was found dead on Saturday following a 7-day search in Japan.

Nancy and Keith Higginbotham, the parents of missing Hoover native James "Weston" Higginbotham, have released a new statement announcing that he was found dead.

Few events have shaped Hoover’s identity like the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Baseball Tournament. What began in 1998 as a new opportunity for our city has become a staple event throughout the South.

The results are in, and according to a new survey Birmingham-Hoover is the top place in the country for college graduates to land a job.

It takes teamwork and partnership to make lasting change quickly, and I am grateful to have partners like the Hoover City Council. In a short time, we have accomplished a lot, and we are just getting started.

For 61 years, young ladies from Hoover High School have participated in the Hoover High School Beauty Walk, sponsored by the senior class representatives of the Student Government Association. This year, a boy who identifies as a girl attempted to participate but was denied entry, sparking outrage by some and hails of courage and common sense by others.

The owner of StarDome in Hoover announced his retirement after more than 42 years.

The Islamic Academy of Alabama has formally withdrawn its rezoning application to the City of Hoover. While the Planning and Zoning Board voted last week to recommend that the Hoover City Council deny the application, ultimately, it would have been up to the council at their January 2026 meeting. 

Hours before the Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission was scheduled to take up an application for a zoning change that would allow the Islamic Academy of Alabama to relocate to the Meadowbrook Corporate Park, word began to spread of a delay because the applicant formally requested a continuance.

According to notices sent out in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Hoover, the Islamic Academy of Alabama has resubmitted its application for a zoning change that would have allowed it to relocate from Homewood to Meadowbrook Corporate Park. The issue will be taken up by the Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission on October 6, at 6pm.

A man accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife and her six kids has pleaded guilty to federal charges.

During his January “State of the City” address, the same day he announced he would seek reelection, Mayor Frank Brocato revealed a study on the future uses of the Galleria.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is taking an unusual step in at least two of the upcoming municipal election runoffs on Tuesday.

Liz Lane, a candidate for Hoover City Council Place 3, has tried appealing to residents as someone who shares their values and wants to represent everyone. However, in two recent podcast appearances, she dropped that facade, emphasizing her partisan beliefs, her view of a conservative voter and using profanity to attack the woman bringing the case against gay marriage.

On Sunday, a group of past presidents of the National Association of School Resource Officers issued a statement endorsing Derzis, clarifying his role in how Hoover’s program began and its role in setting a national standard.

As a citizen of Hoover, I’m so thankful I encountered someone who listens, cares and acts, putting families over bureaucracy and service before politics.

With the overwhelming majority of the state going to the polls for municipal elections on August 26, absentee ballots have begun to roll in, with hundreds being cast in some of Central Alabama’s cities.

Municipal elections are upon us here in Hoover. The two mayoral candidates – incumbent Frank Brocato and challenger Nick Derzis – appear to have different visions for the city.

One of the main themes in the upcoming Hoover municipal elections is transparency. Nearly every candidate is united in calling for and promising more of it.

Bruce Ayers, the owner of the Stardome comedy club in Hoover, says that while "there wasn’t any explicit calls for violence," he is confident he “did the right thing for the club, for the customers, for everybody,” when he canceled comedian Michael Rapaport’s performance that has since garnered national attention.

The Stardome Comedy Club in Hoover put out a statement on Wednesday explaining its reasoning for canceling actor and comedian Michael Rapaport's performance the previous night over threats.

Award-winning actor, comedian, director and podcaster Michael Rapaport reported that his Hoover performance on Tuesday night was canceled due to threats.

In August 2023, Hoover City Council members began investigating rising legal fees that were causing budget overages. Their concern and curiosity led to several meetings, which were summarized in an email from City Council president John Lyda to other members.

Hoover City Councilman Steve McClinton is speaking out after the Alabama Ethics Commission cleared him of wrongdoing in what he described to 1819 News as a “weaponized” complaint filed by council president John Lyda, with support from Mayor Frank Brocato and City attorney Phillip Corley. 

10 candidates for five of the seven city council seats gave two-minute speeches to introduce themselves to members of the Republican Women of North Shelby County. Here's summeries of those speeches.

The Republican Women of North Shelby County hosted a full house for their July meeting featuring Hoover Police chief and mayoral candidate Nick Derzis, followed by introductory speeches from 10 candidates for five of the seven city council seats.