🌱 New My Eyelab Location + Corruption Charges For Former Officers

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

But first, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 57 Low: 39.

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Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. My Eyelab has opened a new location in Hoover. The new location is a full-service retail eye care center that offers same-day eye exams and prescription eyewear. My Eyelab is located at 5413 Highway, Suite 103. My Eyelab is a retail brand of Now Optics. (Valdosta Daily Times)
2. A captain and former lieutenant with the Alabama Department of Corrections Law Enforcement Services Division have been arrested on corruption charges. Captain Deaundra Johnson and former lieutenant Centauria Olds were correctional officers at the Childersburg Community Work Center. It is unclear what led to the charges. Olds is being held in the Jefferson County Jail; Johnson is out on bond. (WVTM 13)
3. The City of Hoover had to change the venue for its annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday. The event was originally scheduled to be celebrated outside at Hoover City Hall. The venue was changed to the Hoover Library Theatre due to inclement weather. (Hoover Sun)

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Today in and around Hoover:

• Joe Breckenridge Performs At The Fennec, Birmingham (4:30 PM)
• The Magical World Of Santa's Circus At Hoover Public Library (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you growing increasingly frustrated with online home listings and seeking an alternative? Consider this list of five upcoming in-person open houses occurring in the Hoover area this weekend. Click for the full list that includes times, dates, property dimensions, prices, and photos. (Hoover Patch)
• T.K. Kirkland will be performing at the StarDome Comedy Club in nearby Birmingham on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Click for ticket details. (Event Tickets Center)
• Did you miss Tuesday's Christmas Tree Lighting celebration? No worries, the City of Hoover recorded the event. Click to watch the videos. (City of Hoover)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. 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.