🌱 Hoover Students Display Academic Growth + Severe Flu Season

Hello again, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Hoover Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening around town.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cooler. High: 56 Low: 31.

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Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. Hoover students have demonstrated higher-than-average growth in reading and math test scores in statewide and national testing. Significant growth has occurred over the last three years. The Hoover school system was recognized on four different national 'Top 10' lists for districts with significant learning gains for disadvantaged students. Despite the recent success, the district is working to identify areas for future improvement. (Hoover Sun)
2. Alabama health officials are warning Hoover residents about an alarming increase in flu cases. So far, there have been three flu-related deaths in Alabama this flu season. One of those deaths was a child. Hoover residents are encouraged to get a flu vaccine as soon as possible. Click for flu information. (CBS 42)
3. A Tarrant City councilman has been booked into the Jefferson County Jail. Councilman Tommy Bryant was arrested earlier this week for punching Tarrant's mayor in the City Hall parking lot. He was arrested again on Thursday on a theft of services charge for refusing to pay for his vehicle when picking it up from a county towing company. (AL.com)

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Today in Hoover:

• Fall Arts Festival At Christ The King Lutheran (9:00 AM)
• Grand Reopening At The Hoover Met Complex Climbing Center (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Friends of the Hoover Public Library will be hosting a Christmas party on Monday, Dec. 5, in the Shakespeare Meeting Room. The party will start at 10:00 a.m. (Friends of the Hoover Public Library via Facebook)
• The Jefferson County Commission Swearing-in ceremony will be on Nov. 16 at 10:00 a.m. at the downtown County Courthouse. (Jefferson County)
• Jefferson County will be hosting an Electronics Free Drop-Off and Paper Shredding event on Jan. 28 at the Birmingham Zoo from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Click the link for a list of accepted items. (Jefferson County)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right. See you all Monday 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.