🌱 City Payroll Issues + Middle School Outstanding Gifted Students

Hello again, everybody. It's Saturday in Hoover and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in our community.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cool. High: 52 Low: 30.

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Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. The City of Hoover experienced multiple payroll issues during a recent transition to a new payroll system. City employees have reported experiencing paycheck issues since July. The city is working with a third-party vendor to fix the issues. The new system is through Tyler Technologies. (1819 News)
2. A Hoover brother and sister have won the 2022 Outstanding Gifted Students award. The award is meant to honor students that exhibit excellence in leadership and intelligence. Sara Roy, a ninth grader at Hoover High School, and her brother Alex Roy, a seventh grader at Simmons Middle School, are involved in multiple school clubs while running Soap'd, a small business that sells different soaps. (WBRC)
3. Another inmate has been found dead at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in western Jefferson County. The inmate has been identified as Antoine Devaugh Rudolph, 33 years old. He was found in his private cell on Thursday and was pronounced dead at 10:05 a.m. There have been 36 inmates found dead at the facility this year. In 2021, there were 26 deaths. (AL.com)

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Today in and around Hoover:

• Kids' Movie Stunt Training At Action Martial Arts (10:00 AM)
• Native American Heritage Festival At The Birmingham Museum Of Art, Birmingham (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The American Red Cross of Alabama is reminding Hoover residents to bring outdoor pets inside during cold weather. (American Red Cross of Alabama via Facebook)
• Hoover YMCA will be hosting CYCLE MANIA on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Mountain Brook branch. Click for registration details. (Hoover YMCA via Facebook)
• The Hoover Public Library will be hosting a Baby Playdate on Monday, Dec. 5, at 9:30 a.m. (Hoover Public Library)

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— 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.