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Vestavia’s National Night Out is Oct. 7

September 30, 2014

By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThe city of Vestavia Hills is hosting its fourth annual National Night Out event next week.The Vestavia Hills police and fire departments are teaming up with the Help the Hills organization and inviting residents out to Shades Mountain Baptist Church on Oct. 7 for an evening of community networking, food and family-friendly … [Read more...]

Hoover City Council Discusses Sales Tax Referendum

September 30, 2014

By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorHoover city officials said they are open to a referendum on a 1 cent sales tax increase for city schools.The issue came up at a recent Hoover City Council meeting.“I would think any sales tax increase would have to be approved by the citizens of Hoover,” said Council President Jack Wright. “We would consider … [Read more...]

Homewood City Budget Includes Employee Bonuses

September 30, 2014

By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorThe Homewood City Council recently passed a $55 million 2014-2015 fiscal budget that includes bonuses for city employees.The bonus totals about $350,000 and was from a surplus realized in the 2013-2014 budget that city officials rolled into this year’s budget. The city’s budget runs from Oct. 1-Sept. 30 of each … [Read more...]

Hoover School Board Reveals New Realignment Plan

September 16, 2014

By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorThe Hoover school system released its latest realignment plan which reduces the impact of rezoning on the Bluff Park and Lake Crest communities but heavily affects the Lake Cyrus neighborhood and residents living in apartments.Under the proposed plan:Students from Lake Cyrus will go from Deer Valley Elementary to … [Read more...]

State of Teal Aims to Raise Cancer Awareness

September 16, 2014

By Keysha DrexelJournal editorOver the Mountain cities are turning blue–teal blue–this month to help raise awareness about cancers that take the lives of thousands of women every year.Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills, Homewood and Hoover have all issued proclamations declaring September Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month through the State of Teal … [Read more...]

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