🌱 Patch AM: Why Hoover just ranked among Alabama’s best places to retire

Good morning to you Hoover! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Hoover just ranked among Alabama’s best places to retire
• Have you seen this inmate who escaped a Hoover work assignment?

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An a.m. shower; mainly cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 62, low: 51.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Looking to retire in Alabama? U.S. News ranks 13 top cities (montgomeryadvertiser.com) — Hoover is highlighted as one of Alabama’s top retirement spots, praised for its mix of affordability, strong job market, and family-friendly feel. The piece explains how U.S. News evaluated cities and notes Hoover’s higher-than-average incomes, low unemployment, reasonable home prices, and balance of small-city comfort with big-city-style amenities.
   

• Search underway for inmate who escaped from Hoover work assignment (abc3340.com) — Law enforcement is searching in and around Hoover after an inmate escaped from a community work assignment there Saturday afternoon, and residents are urged to stay alert. Officials released a detailed description of 27-year-old Alexus Uniqu Percival-Lolley and ask anyone who spots her to immediately contact local police, the Birmingham Community Work Center, or ADOC, rather than approaching her themselves.
   

📸 Around Hoover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hoover

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Monday December 22

• Ribbon Cutting: Chaney Esthetics & Beauty
  Chaney Esthetics & Beauty , 3036 Healthy Way, Suite 124 , Vestavia Hills
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• On Wednesdays We WINE for half-off!
  Hoover Chamber of Commerce , 5426 Hwy 280 Suite 6 , Hoover
  3:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Family Movie: Cool Runnings
  Hoover Public Library - The Library Theatre
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Brunch & Bubbly
  Board In Birmingham , 5426 Hwy 280, Suite 6 , Hoover
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• On Wednesdays We WINE for half-off!
  Hoover Chamber of Commerce , 5426 Hwy 280 Suite 6 , Hoover
  3:00 pm

📣 Hoover Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Public Skate Session
  Pelham, AL Calendar
  12:00 pm
• All Aglow - Set (Choose One)
  Painting with a Twist , 701 Doug Baker Blvd #106 , Birmingham
  1:30 pm
• Holiday Spectacular 2025
  Red Mountain Theatre Arts Campus , 1600 3rd Ave S , Birmingham
  2:00 pm
• Menorah Parade & Vestavia Menorah Lighting
  Vestavia Hills City Hall , 1032 Montgomery Hwy , Vestavia Hills
  5:00 pm
• Menorah Lighting
  Vestavia Hills City Hall , 1032 Montgomery Hwy , Vestavia Hills
  5:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Spring 2026 Baseball/Softball Registration
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 555 Ballpark Road , Pelham
  8:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting: Chaney Esthetics & Beauty
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce , 3036 Healthy Way, Suite 124 , Vestavia Hills
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found dog.
  Small Tan colored dog showed up at my door a few minutes ago. Taking to the vet in the morning to see if it is chipped. Waterside Circle. (Nextdoor Lake Cyrus)
• I Really can’t believe someone stole some of our Christmas inflatables out of our yard.
  My daughter looks forward to seeing those inflatables when she gets home from school. It brightens her day. This is her first Christmas, where she… (Nextdoor Russet Meadows)

🗞 Nearby News

Homewood

• Crimestoppers Honors Lives Lost with Memorial Tree During the Holidays (birminghamtimes.com)
• Islamic school's effort to expand draws anti-Muslim backlash (wbhm.org)
• LOCALIZE IT: Marching bands, equestrian units from several states featured in Rose Parade on Jan. 1 (newspressnow.com)

Vestavia Hills

• Vestavia Hills police warns of new scam using AI to clone children's voices (cbs42.com)
• Jefferson County Approves $3.5 Million for National Accessibility Park in Birmingham (birminghamtimes.com)

Bessemer

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-- The Patch AM Team

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