🌱 Pep Rally For Hoover HS Bus Drivers + Skate Park Fundraising Update

Hey, everybody! Miranda Fraraccio here with your fresh copy of the Hoover Daily, filled with all the things you need to know about what's going on locally.

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Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. Hoover High School hosted a pep rally and breakfast to honor its bus drivers. The drivers were greeted with music, cheers, and signs by the school's band. The country is facing a school bus driver shortage and Hoover City Schools has been struggling to fulfill all of its routes. The drivers have been working extra hard to assure that students are able to attend school. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
2. Fundraising efforts to raise support for a skate park at Hoover Metropolitan Complex have been going slowly. According to the individuals raising the funds, it is difficult to get support when the city is not willing to partially fund the project. So far, the project has only $20,000 in fundraising pledges. The project will likely cost between $600,000 and $900,000. (280 Living)
3. Hoover-based National Association of School Resource Officers reports that "swatting" calls have risen throughout the country. The calls report active shooters at schools in order to elicit a large law enforcement response. The trend has gotten the attention of the FBI in recent months. The National Assocation of School Resource Officers reports that the trend is taxing on law enforcement officers while placing a mental toll on students. (WBRC)

Today in Hoover:

• AGCA Gun Show At Finley Center (8:30 AM)
• Girls Night Out At Perfect Note (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Hoover Police Department is searching for missing Floriselda Milla Villanueva. She went missing on Oct. 18. Anyone with information is asked to contact the department. (Hoover (AL) Police Department via Facebook)
• Hoover City Schools shares a video of its bus driver pep rally. Watch the full video on Facebook. (Hoover City Schools via Facebook)
• The City of Hoover and Hoover City Schools have partnered together to improve local ball fields. Click to learn more about the project. (Hoover City Schools via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. See you all Monday 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.