By William C. Singleton III Tobacco and electronic cigarette smokers are finding fewer public places to light up. Mountain Brook became the latest Over the Mountain city to adopt stricter laws to prohibit smoking in enclosed public and work places and certain outdoor public places. Homewood, Hoover and Vestavia Hills also have anti-smoking ordinances, though they differ on … [Read more...]
Hoover School Rezoning a Balancing Act, Officials Say
By William C. Singleton III The Hoover City Schools’ new rezoning plan isn’t perfect, but it does try to balance the interests of multiple stakeholders with the current and future needs of the school district, school Superintendent Kathy Murphy said. The city school board earlier this month approved the controversial plan, which would send nearly 2,300 students to new Hoover … [Read more...]