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Tickets go on sale next week for the 2026-27 Hoover Library Theatre season. See the complete season lineup here:
08/08/2026

Tickets go on sale next week for the 2026-27 Hoover Library Theatre season. See the complete season lineup here:

Tickets go on sale for previous season ticket holders on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

The Hoover City Council on Monday plans to consider a request to deannex the 7-acre Trinity Presbyterian Church property...
08/08/2026

The Hoover City Council on Monday plans to consider a request to deannex the 7-acre Trinity Presbyterian Church property at 7160 Cahaba Valley Road, which is directly across Alabama 119 from Tattersall Park. The church is trying to start a K-8 school next week but did not realize it needed “conditional use” approval to open the school due to the property’s zoning, Pastor Rich Lusk said. Getting conditional use approval in Hoover likely would take several months, City Planner Mac Martin said. See more:

The church had planned to start a K-8 school next week but didn't realize it needed "conditional use" approval to do so.

The city of Hoover has secured $16 million in new federal funding to help pay for the planned Exit 9 interchange on Inte...
08/06/2026

The city of Hoover has secured $16 million in new federal funding to help pay for the planned Exit 9 interchange on Interstate 459 between the John Hawkins Parkway and Morgan Road exits, city officials announced this week. See more:

The new federal funding lowers Hoover's estimated share of the total $131 million projected cost to $56 million.

The Chelsea City Council on Tuesday night voted to approve a 2027 transportation plan with at least $34 million worth of...
08/05/2026

The Chelsea City Council on Tuesday night voted to approve a 2027 transportation plan with at least $34 million worth of projects, but most of the projects are more of a wish list than projects that are likely to happen anytime soon, if at all, Mayor Cody Sumners said. See details, including which projects are more likely to happen in the next 12 to 18 months:

Projects most likely to happen in 12 to 18 months involve Chesser Drive and Stanley Drive.

The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday is scheduled to consider preliminary plans for eight new residential...
07/31/2026

The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday is scheduled to consider preliminary plans for eight new residential lots on Inverness Point Drive. See more on this and what else is on the agenda:

The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to consider preliminary plans on Monday, Aug. 3.

The Shelby County Commission this week voted to renew the county’s garbage collection contract with Waste Management for...
07/31/2026

The Shelby County Commission this week voted to renew the county’s garbage collection contract with Waste Management for unincorporated parts of the county and approved a cost increase that is embedded in the contract. See details on the new rates:

The Shelby County Commission renewed the county's contract with Waste Management.

The Hoover City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a four-year extension on a tax rebate incentive for the fir...
07/28/2026

The Hoover City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a four-year extension on a tax rebate incentive for the first phase of Stadium Trace Village that allows the developer to recoup $25 million in sales tax rebates instead of $20 million. See more:

That bumps up the new portion of city incentives to $28 million to help the developer recoup costs for phases two and three.

The Chelsea Plaza development at the corner of U.S. 280 and Chesser Crane Road likely will contain at least two major na...
07/28/2026

The Chelsea Plaza development at the corner of U.S. 280 and Chesser Crane Road likely will contain at least two major national restaurant chains and a big national coffee chain, the developer told the Chelsea Planning Commission on Monday. See more:

Developer Moiz Foulad said he can't name the businesses yet because plans aren't finalized.

The Chelsea City Council voted 3-2 Monday morning to switch garbage service providers from Republic Services to Amwaste....
07/27/2026

The Chelsea City Council voted 3-2 Monday morning to switch garbage service providers from Republic Services to Amwaste.
See more, including the new price and switch date:

Amwaste is scheduled to start providing service for Chelsea residents on Sept. 1 at a lower cost.

The Hoover City Council tonight is slated to consider whether to give the developer of Stadium Trace Village a four-year...
07/27/2026

The Hoover City Council tonight is slated to consider whether to give the developer of Stadium Trace Village a four-year extension on a tax rebate incentive for the first phase of the development and allow him to recoup $25 million instead of $20 million. See details:

The developer is asking for $5 million more in tax rebates for phase one and four extra years to capture that rebate.

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