Campaign finance reporting allows residents to “follow the money,” and that’s what Hoover resident Ken King was trying to do when he went online to inspect the annual reports of Mayor Frank Brocato and City Council President John Lyda.
After a relatively brief hiatus, Gene Smith is looking to reclaim his spot on the Hoover City Council. He said he's focused on keeping promises and building on the work he started when he previously served.
Hoover City Councilman Casey Middlebrooks announced, “It has been an honor to serve on the Hoover City Council, and I humbly ask for your continued trust and support as I seek reelection.”
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tanveer Patel officially launched her campaign for Hoover City Council, Place 1.
Unlike many who seek public office, it wasn't something Ashley Lovell saw herself doing. Yet today, the Hoover native is announcing her run for the Hoover City Council, Place 3. City council president John Lyda currently holds the seat.
Hoover Chief of Police Nick Derzis is widely respected and nationally known.
In 2025, it is time for the people to tell the government what to, where to go, by what route, and how fast. And it is the government’s job to listen.
In his State of the City address at a sold-out event hosted by the Hoover Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Brocato was careful to not mention all but one of the crises that have occurred or are still unfolding.
Hoover City Councilman Steve McClinton announced his intention to seek reelection to the council in the August 26 election this year.
Kroll performed a limited-scope forensic audit with contract details still being hidden from public view.
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.
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.
Since August, the City of Hoover has tried to hide and downplay the findings of a forensic audit.
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.
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.
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.
The Certificate of Need Board awarded a Certificate of Need (CON) to the Hoover Health Care Authority (HHCA) on Wednesday.
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.
Hoover resident Lucy Helland was crowned Miss Ultimate USA Junior Teen at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
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.
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.
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.”
Now is the time for Hoover to reaffirm its commitment to the arts and invest in the future of our community.
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.
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.
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.
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.