🌱 Hoover Among Lowest Unemployment Rates + Santa Run On Christmas Eve

Good morning, everybody. It's Saturday in Hoover and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 50 Low: 28.

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Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. Hoover ranks as one of Alabama's major cities with the lowest unemployment rate in the state. Overall unemployment has held steady at 2.7 percent. Hoover's unemployment came in at 1.7 percent. Selma was reported with the highest unemployment rate in the state at 6.2 percent. (Alabama Political Reporter)
2. Hoover Public Library officially has the cutest new employee. Libby is a sweet Standard Poodle who has joined the library staff! Libby may be cuddly, but she has an important job: facility dog. You'll be seeing a lot of Libby in 2023 as she becomes part of the Library's programs. (Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Alabama)
3. The Hoover Fire Department has a very special visitor coming! On Christmas Eve, the annual Santa Run begins. Santa Claus gets to be chauffeured through the streets of Hoover by our very own Hoover Fire Department! Officials do caution that because of the size of the city, not every street will be visited by Santa. If you want to see the magic, make sure they'll be passing your street so you can say hi. (Hoover Fire Department)

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Today in and around Hoover:

• CASC Gun Show at Hoover Metropolitan Complex (9:00 AM)
• Community Toy Drive at Willow Wood Park Recreation Center, Birmingham (10:00 AM)
• Festival Of The Three Kings at Highlands United Methodist Church, Birmingham (1:00 PM)
• Classy Christmas Concert at Faith Presbyterian Church, Birmingham (1:00 PM)
• Ursula Smith’s "The Brown Sugar Nutcracker" at DJD Theater, Birmingham (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Hoover City Schools' central office is ready for the holidays to hit! Check out the photos at the link. (Hoover City Schools)
• Hoover City Schools' director of payroll and benefits is retiring! The school thanks Sharon Tucker for 24 amazing years. (Hoover City Schools)
• Have you visited the Lights of Dauphin Island yet? You won't want to miss out on this beloved yearly tradition. (Visit Coastal Alabama)
• Hoover High's Girls Varsity Basketball beat Mortimer Jordan 56-28 in the first game of the Big Orange Classic. Way to go! (Hoover High Athletics)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.