🌱 Hoover High Graduation + Auburn And Alabama In SEC Tournament

Hello, neighbors. Miranda Fraraccio here with your fresh copy of the Hoover Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Let's have at it.

First, today's weather:

Rain and a thunderstorm. High: 76 Low: 68.

Here are the top stories today in Hoover:

1. Hoover High School ushered 616 seniors in the Class of 2022 into the world with a walk across a graduation stage at the University of Alabama Birmingham’s Bartow Arena Friday night. It was a return to normalcy of sorts after two years of holding outdoor ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic – at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in 2020 and the on-campus Buccaneer Stadium last year. Students, family members, and friends were shoulder to shoulder in Bartow Arena on Friday night to watch the Class of 2022 take their diplomas in their hands and walk into a world of opportunities. (Hoover Sun)
2. Both Auburn and Alabama will be playing in the single-elimination portion of the SEC Baseball Tournament on Tuesday, May 24, in Hoover. Auburn is currently projected as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament by most college baseball bracketologists. Alabama has not lost a first-round game in Hoover since 2014 but did miss the tournament altogether from 2017 to 2019. (ABC 3340)
3. Chandra and Patrick Harvey of Hoover used their free time in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to start a retail business. The Harveys named their print-on-demand online business “JoyfulbyHarvey” and their merchandise includes custom T-shirts, caps, cups, bags, and more. Their latest success includes becoming a licensed merchandise partner for the 2022 World Games. (WVTM 13)

Today in Hoover:

• 2022 Elections - Hoover Public Library (All Day)

From my notebook:

• There are still 10 more pairs of Field Level Seats for the sold-out Garth Brooks Stadium Tour at Protective Life Stadium on Saturday, Jun. 4. All proceeds from the purchase of your chance to win will go back to the Greater Birmingham Humane Society! (Facebook)
• Join the Birmingham Museum of Art on June 1 at 12 p.m. for the virtual event Art in Conversation: Hidden in Plain Sight: Queer Art in a Deep Southern Museum. Admission is free. (Facebook)
• Join Dawn Coleman Lee, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Education Activities Specialist for a walk through Barber Alabama Woodlands and learn how to ID some of Alabama’s most common trees, and enjoy a reading of Little Red Riding Hood by Josephine Evetts-Secker. The Red Riding Hood Story Walk will take place on Thursday, May 26 at 5:30 p.m. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with your next 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.