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Hoover, Alabama is located in Jefferson County. Zip codes in Hoover, AL include 35226, 35236, and 35244. The median home price in Hoover is $259,900 which is roughly $104/per square foot. More Hoover information.

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18 hrs ago | Charleston Daily Mail

Herbert Hoover has turned itself around

The state Department of Education recognized only one school in Kanawha County as a School of Excellence this year: Herbert Hoover High School in Clendenin.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Alabama Live

Hoover City Council approves some small annexations, takes care of other business

HOOVER, Alabama -- The Hoover City Council on Monday -- along other items --approved some small annexations, granted a request by a church to use a house as a meeting facility and voted to sell off some old fire and police vehicles.

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Alabama Live

Jesse's Steaks & Seafood a nice, new addition to Patton Creek

Jesse's Steaks & Seafood, a popular, family-owned, Tampa Bay area restaurant, now brings their fresh seafood, charbroiled steaks, and slow-roasted prime rib to the Patton Creek shopping center in Hoover.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Alabama Live

Hoover boy, 14, dies in ATV crash

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the teen as Steven Max Herring.

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Rivals.com

Confident Humphrey in no hurry to commit

The Hoover, Ala., five-star cornerback, who looked great at the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge presented by Under Armour last week, has a famous father, Bobby, who played at Alabama , so he's been tied to the Crimson Tide since birth.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Alabama Live

Hoover Chamber of Commerce luncheons, other events, continue this summer

HOOVER, Alabama -- Summer may be a time for relaxation, a time for fun in the sun with family and friends.

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Alabama Live

Hoover artist Donna DiGiorgio turns bottle caps, old metal into new treasures (photos,...

Donna DiGiorgio was a teenager when she discovered a trash dump in the woods on her family's 18-acre property at Lake Mitchell.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

Alabama Live

Hoover High School teacher named ACCESS Teacher of the Year

After 28 years of teaching, Hoover High School's Jeff Johnson was named the first ever "ACCESS Teacher of the Year" Wednesday during a ceremony at this week's Alabama Educational Technology Conference.

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Alabama Live

Firefighters battle blaze at Vestavia Hills' Woodmere Creek complex

The fire is at Woodmere Creek Apartments off of Columbiana Road. It was first reported about 1 p.m. said Vestavia Fire Chief Jim St. John.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

Business Journal

Vestavia's a2 Church buys former Pike Nursery

After more than a year of negotiations, Vestavia's a2 Church has purchased the former Pike Nurseries Inc. campus in Shelby County for $2.75 million.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Alabama Live

Hoover to consider more homes in Trace Crossings, Ross Bridge, Lake Cyrus

The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission tonight is scheduled to consider final plans for 35 more residential lots in the Trace Crossings subdivision and preliminary plans for 63 more lots in Ross Bridge and 80 more lots in Lake Cyrus.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

Rivals.com

Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge: MVPs

Damien Mama wrapped up another strong performance at the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge presented by Under Armour , beating numerous top-rated defensive linemen, but the 6-foot-5, 360-pound prospect still was not tired.

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Alabama Live

Bluff Park United Methodist Pastor Reid Crotty retires after 22 years there

After 22 years at the helm of the church, senior minister Reid Crotty preaches his last sermon there today.

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The Des Moines Register

New Hoover alum: Struggles help grads measure success

We are finally here. Beginning high school, we received advice such as "High school goes by really fast," "In high school, you find out who your real friends are," and my personal favorite, "After you graduate from high school, stuff gets real."

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

Alabama Live

Neighbor of Jefferson County CFO George Tablack sues over 'vicious dog' that bit children

A Hoover man has sued Jefferson County Chief Financial Officer George Tablack, claiming Tablack is harboring a vicious dog that has bitten two children and attacked another dog in their neighborhood - the Preserve.

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Alabama Live

Dozens of people rappel off 17-story Galleria Tower in Hoover for Baptist Health...

Stepping off the roof of a high-rise office building generally is not advisable, but more than two dozen people are taking that step of faith off the 17-story Galleria Tower at the Riverchase Gallleria in Hoover today.

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Alabama Live

Riverchase Galleria Rappelling

Meedseek employee waves to Amy Belcher as she repels off the Riverchase Galleria office tower in Hoover, Ala., Friday, June 7, 2013.

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NewsOK.com

Worker killed in Alabama mining accident

The death happened Thursday evening at Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 7 in the Brookwood area of Tuscaloosa County, WBRC-TV reported.

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Alabama Live

Free Friday Flicks Week 2: 'Ice Age: Continental Drift' at Veterans Park in Hoover

The Free Friday Flicks 2013 summer outdoor movie series continues in its second week with the showing of "A AoeIce Age: Continental Drift" at Veterans Park in Hoover on Friday, June 7, 2013.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

JD Supra

Court of Appeal Narrowly Reads School Bond Measure Language; Parking...

A school district board placed a large bond measure on the city ballot to fund projects at multiple schools in the district, including a project to erect stadium lighting at a high school.

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