🌱 Bucs Best Hewitt-Trussville + Alabama Goods Expanding To Hoover

Good morning, hello! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening locally. Without further ado...

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 89 Low: 67.

Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. On Friday night, Hoover High School's football team bested Hewitt-Trussville, one of the state's fastest and highest-scoring teams. The sixth-ranked Hoover Buccaneers used their strong defense to defeat the fifth-ranked Huskies 17-7 at Hewitt-Trussville Stadium. Next up, the Bucs will travel to Mountain Brook for a non-region matchup. (AL.com)
2. Alabama Goods announced plans to expand into Hoover next summer. The well-known Alabama-made specialty store will open its third shop in the state — this one on the corner of John Hawkins Parkway and Stadium Trace. In addition to the Alabama Goods shop, the area is also expected to house two restaurants and a retail store. (Bham Now)
3. If you're looking for a new house in the area, you can start (or even end!) your search with these five latest houses to hit the Hoover market. Prices range from $175,000 for a 3 bedroom/2 bathroom condo in Birmingham to a 4 bedroom/5 bathroom single-family home on Greystone Glen Drive in Hoover. Visit the link for additional specs, pictures, and pricing information. (Hoover Patch)

Today in and around Hoover:

• Alabama State Fair At Birmingham Race Course (4:00 PM; Runs Through Sep. 25)
• Business After Hours At Dave & Busters Hoover (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Furniture Masters recently celebrated its grand opening here in Hoover. The business, which has five locations across the metro, enjoyed a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce. (Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Fill your belly without emptying your wallet. Here are 30 delicious local eats for under $10 — including a few Hoover favorites like Baha Burger and Bluff Park Diner. (Bham Now)
• It may be September, but it's not too early for Christmas lovers can start planning the "most wonderful time of the year." If you're ready to deck the halls, here are some upcoming holiday events in the greater Birmingham area. (Subscription: AL.com)

You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.