🌱 Lowest Unemployment Rates + Spain Park Youth Football Program

Good morning, hello! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and hot. High: 95 Low: 75.

Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. Unemployment rates in Alabama slightly increased in May; however, Hoover was listed as a major city with one of the lowest rates of unemployment at 1.6 percent. Hoover shares the category with Madison, Alabaster, Homewood, and Trussville. (Andalusia Star-News)
2. Alabama teen Carter Wood has created a life-long bond with Texas A&M Baseball third baseman Trevor Werner. The pair had a chance to talk at the 2022 Aggies’ Regional Tournament in Hoover and created a strong bond that led to an unsuspecting friendship in the future. (KBTX)
3. Spain Park Head Coach Tim Vakakes spoke about the Spain Park youth football camp in Hoover. Vakakes recalls not having enough kids in grade levels last year to this year having an overwhelming number of sign-ups. The camp took place Jun. 20-21 at Spain Park High School. (Shelby County Reporter)

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Today in Hoover:

• Networking At Noon Experience With Grace Klein at House On The Hill (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Hoover High Athletics has announced a new addition to the varsity football coaching staff: Joshua Reeves. Reeves will be the defensive line coach, as well as the assistant coach for the school’s indoor track team. (Hoover High Athletics via Facebook)
• The Hoover City Council has appointed Kerry Leasure and Dennis Donnelly as members of the Hoover Arts Council on Monday evening. Leasure is a jewelry artist and Donnelly is a stained glass artist. (Hoover Sun via Facebook)
• The Hoover Public Library is offering a $35 pass for The World Games. The day pass will allow General Admission to all sporting events and will be your ticket to venue-hop all day long! (Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Alabama via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow 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.