🌱 Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Fundraiser + Hoover Road Closed

Hey, everybody! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Patch newsletter. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

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But first, this week's weather:

Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 76 Low: 56.

Friday: Cloudy. High: 79 Low: 64.

Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama's annual Pink Palace Casino Night at the Soiree Event Gallery in Hoover raised over $115,000 earlier this month. The event was attended by over 300 guests, including many breast cancer survivors, and had a record-breaking fundraising total. The funds raised will support innovative breast cancer research at institutes from Huntsville to Mobile, including grants to Birmingham's O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama, CerFlux, and Southern Research, helping improve outcomes for those affected by breast cancer. (Hoover Sun)
2. The City of Hoover has announced that beginning on Tuesday, Apr. 4, Sulphur Springs Road will be closed between Pine Forest Drive and Pineway Drive. The closing is due to the replacement of a culvert located beneath the road. The closure is anticipated to last two weeks, subject to weather conditions. (City of Hoover)
3. The Hoover Police Department is seeking information on two individuals involved in a felony shoplifting case at a local business, where they took over $4,500 worth of merchandise and left without paying. Theft of property exceeding $2,500 in value in Alabama is considered a Class B felony. Anybody with information is asked to contact Det. Chambless at (205) 444-7632 or leave an anonymous tip here. (Hoover PD)

Today and tomorrow in and around Hoover:

Thursday, March 30

• The Grande Gala At Proveer At Grande View (5:00 PM)

Friday, March 31

• Quite A Catch Juggling Show With Ron Anglin At Hoover Public Library (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• In a Facebook post, the Hoover Police Department offered thoughts and prayers to the Huntsville Police Department, the family and friends of Officer Crumby, Officer Morin and his family, and the citizens of Huntsville. (Hoover (AL) Police Department via Facebook)
• On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate is 2.5 percent, tying the all-time record low, down from January 2023’s rate of 2.6 percent, and below February 2022’s rate of 2.6 percent. (KPVI News 6)
• The Hoover zoning meeting, which was originally planned for Monday, to discuss a wholesale grocer's arrival in the city was postponed. The issue will now be discussed during the Apr. 24 Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting. (ABC3340)

That's it for today. I'll see you soon!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.