Tag: hoover
Jeffco mayors sign ‘historic’ pact toward regional cooperation
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Mayors from nearly a dozen cities in Jefferson County today announced a “historic” pact to combat poaching between cities and...
Hoover Schools investigating students who used racist slurs
Times staff report
A video that surfaced on Facebook over the weekend of Hoover City School students using racial slurs against blacks and debating the...
Attorney Ben Crump, Bradford family angry after Alabama AG says Hoover...
Times staff report
The lawyer for the family of a 21-year-old black man shot and killed by Hoover police on Thanksgiving night said it was...
AG: No charges for Hoover police officer in Bradford Jr. killing
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today informed the Hoover Police Department and the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation that the Hoover police officer who...
Sheila Tyson to Galleria Mall protesters: organize; remain peaceful
Times Staff Report
Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson said comments about her calling for a boycott at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover were incorrect.
Tyson said...
Alabama mall shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama on Saturday were searching for a gunman whom they believe was responsible for shooting two teenagers at...
Jefferson County delivers $69 million surplus to area school systems
By Marie Leech
Alabama NewsCenter
The Jefferson County Commission doled out more than $69 million in surplus funds this week to area school systems, in what...
‘Let’s Talk Race’ session draws diverse crowd to Vestavia Hills church
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Ron Higey had his plans laid out. The pastor of Birmingham International Church in Vestavia Hills...
Dr. Stacy Haynes listened to Mom’s Advice and became one of...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Stacy Haynes, a general and cosmetic dermatologist in Hoover, credits her mother for her career choice.
“I wanted to be a...
Hoover Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme...
BIRMINGHAM -- A federal judge today sentenced a Hoover man to more than seven years in prison for defrauding investors out of more than...