🌱 PGA Player Reported For Domestic Abuse + School Meal Guidelines

Hi all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Daily — here to impart all the most important things happening locally. Keep reading for the latest.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 93 Low: 75.

Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. PGA player Tom Pernice's girlfriend, MaryAnn O'Neill, reported him for domestic abuse through Hoover Police, but justice wasn't served. A 2018 report taken by a detective with the Hoover Police Department says that she had "visible bruising" on her right arm. She did not pursue charges but expected the PGA Tour to issue some discipline for the event. They did not. Click the link to read about O'Neill's domestic abuse experience. (Sports Illustrated)
2. With pricing coming back to school lunches, Hoover City Schools released its new school meal guidelines. Families wanting to receive free and reduced-price meals must apply no later than Aug. 31. Breakfast in elementary schools will cost $1.75 and $2.00 at secondary schools. Lunch will cost $2.50 at elementary schools and $3.00 at secondary schools. Click the link to see who can qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. (Shelby County Reporter)
3. Three open houses are coming up this weekend. If you're looking for a new home, now is the time to check out these properties. Each open house will be on Sunday, Jul. 31 at 2:00 p.m. One of the homes featured includes four beds and four baths with 2,624 square feet of space. It's listed for $580,000. Click the link to see all of them. (Hoover Patch)

Today in Hoover:

• Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce July Business After Hours at Homewood Suites by Hilton (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Want to be a life-saver? American Red Cross of Alabama invites you to donate blood. Right now, only about 3 percent of eligible donors donate annually. (American Red Cross of Alabama via Facebook)
• Hoover, Alabama Parks & Recreation's Youth Flag Football League signups are almost at an end. The final day to sign up is Friday — click here for more info. (Hoover, Alabama - Parks & Recreation via Facebook)
• The City of Hoover Dad Brigade is sprucing up Hoover City Schools on Saturday. The event helps get the schools into ship-shape before the beginning of the school year. (City of Hoover via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. See you all tomorrow morning 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.