🌱 New Veterans Park Courts + Searching For Family Of Woman Who Died

Hello, friends! I'm back with your new copy of the Hoover Daily, fresh off the presses. Keep reading to find out the most important things happening in town...

First, today's weather:

Partial sunshine. High: 97 Low: 76.

Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. On Monday night, the Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission approved a plan for Veterans Park pickleball and fitness courts. Eight pickleball courts and a fitness court at the park were approved, and the commission also recommended the Hoover City Council approve plans to convert a building along Lorna Road for expansion of the Park Crest event center and approve plans for eight homes inside the International Park office property off Acton Road. City Planner Mac Martin told the zoning board that the courts are planned to go between the sand volleyball courts and the lake on the property. (Hoover Sun)
2. Are you in the market for a new home? If so, don't miss this week's real estate roundup for the Hoover area. Patch and Redfin have teamed up to bring you a list of the latest available homes on the market. (Hoover Patch)
3. Do you know this woman? Authorities are searching for the family of a woman who recently died in hospice care in Hoover. On Jun. 7, 97-year-old Irene Harper Tutten died of natural causes at Aspire Physical Recovery Center in Hoover where she was under the care of Oasis Hospice. However, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has been unable to find her family to notify them. (AL.com)

Today in Hoover:

• Arthur Atsma, At Hoover Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Summer Reading Program Oceans Of Possibilities, At Hoover Public Library (All Day)

From my notebook:

• The Hoover City Schools' free summer meal program will be ending on Jun. 30. (Spot On Alabama)
• This Father's Day, take a short drive to Birmingham for some fun! Check out this list of things to do to celebrate father figures. (Bham Now)
• Attention Hoover parents: remember that kids can become sick a lot faster than adults when it comes to heat exhaustion. Learn how to keep kids safe in the dangerous heat at the link. (WBRC)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning 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.