Hoover Sun

12/11/2025

Meet Hoover City Schools's new Secondary Teacher of the Year — Krystal Pettit, a seventh grade science teacher at Simmons Middle School. She was surprised today with the news of the award in her classroom with her students. Read more about Pettit:

Krystal Pettit has taught science at Simmons Middle School for 19 years.

12/10/2025

Fifteen of Hoover's 16 schools got an A on their state report card this year, and elementary schools are showing incremental gains. See details:

Hoover High was the only school with a B, dropping from 89 to 84.

12/10/2025

The Hoover City Council this week voted to approve a letter of intent to sell a 24,000-square-foot office building on Lorna Road the city bought three years ago. See details:

A company called PWD Equity Partners is offering to pay $1.9 million for what was the Lorna Professional Building at 3021 Lorna Road to put a sleep clinic there.

12/09/2025

New Hoover police Chief Clay Morris will be speaking to the Hoover Small Business Alliance next Wednesday morning, Dec. 17. It's a breakfast free to any small business owner:

The breakfast will be at the Hoover Randle Home and Gardens on Wednesday, Dec. 17.

12/08/2025

Hoover police Officer Paul Lagrone recently was named the Commercial Vehicle Inspector of the Year by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Alabama Trucking Association. See more:

Paul Lagrone was named the Alabama Commercial Vehicle Inspector of the Year.

12/05/2025

State legislators who represents parts of Hoover in Shelby County on Thursday gave an update on some of their priorities for the upcoming legislative session. See what they had to say:

Some of the priority areas include education and health care issues.

12/03/2025

Santa Claus made a specisl appearance at the Hoover Christmas tree lighting Tuesday night before going to the Hoover Public Library for pictures with kids.

12/03/2025

Another song from the Trace Singers at Trace Crossings Elementary School from Tuesday night’s Hoover Christmas tree lighting:

12/03/2025

Listen to the Trace Singers from Trace Crossings Elementary School at Tuesday night’s Hoover Christmas tree lighting:

12/03/2025

Check out our photo gallery, videos and report from the city of Hoover's 2025 Christmas tree lighting held Tuesday night:

The live nativity scene included animals from the Tickled Pink Petting Zoo in Randolph County.

12/02/2025

In this letter to the editor, Hoover Council President Casey Middlebrooks shares what he calls a philosophical shift guiding the newly elected city leaders. Check it out:

Casey Middlebrooks is president of the Hoover City Council.

12/02/2025

The Islamic Academy of Alabama struck out with the Hoover zoning board in its request to move its school from Homewood to Meadow Brook Corporate Park. See details:

The school can appeal the zoning board's decision to the Hoover City Council if it so desires.