🌱 Hoover Football Loses To Thompson + Hundreds Of Donated Pillows

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Increasing cloudiness. High: 57 Low: 40.

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Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. Birmingham MAX Transit buses are reportedly experiencing significant delays and cancelations. The issues are being blamed on worker shortages and the flu. The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority has received millions in federal funding to restore transit routes that were eliminated or reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority serves the Hoover area. (1819 News)
2. Hoover Football lost in the Class 7A semifinals on Friday night. Hoover lost to Thompson with a final score of 40-10. Thompson will now go on to play Auburn. Hoover has ended its season 11-2 overall. (Alabama News)
3. A Hoover 12-year-old is collecting money to purchase pillows for foster children. Lucy Helland, a sixth grader at Hoover's Bumpus Middle School, has almost collected 600 pillows this year for Garrett's Place, a Bessemer non-profit that supports foster children. The pillows will be donated on Friday, Dec. 2. Donation details are available at the link. (1819 News)

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Today in and around Hoover:

• Bloodborne Pathogens At Attentive Safety CPR and Safety Training, Birmingham (10:00 AM)
• Story Lab - S.T.E.A.M. At Hoover Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Christmas Drive-Thru Lights At Chick-fil-A Hoover Commons (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new place to call home? Consider this list of the latest properties in the Hoover area to hit the market. Click the link to view the full list of properties which includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Hoover Patch)
• The Hoover Public Library will close on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. The library will remain closed on Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. (Hoover Public Library)
• The Iron Bowl Reading Challenge continues through Nov. 26. Click the link for registration details. (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.