🌱 Pool Fundraiser For Veterans + Hoover High Seniors Travel To Uganda

Morning, Hoover! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Very warm with clouds and sun. High: 89 Low: 69.

Here are the top 3 stories in Hoover today:

1. Lauren Sisler, a sports journalist for media outlets such as ESPN, the SEC Network, and al.com, shared an inspirational story at the Hoover Mayor's Prayer Breakfast this year. Here, she opened up about her family's history of drug usage, and how she coped with the death of her parents at the young age of 18. She reminded people that despite the challenges they may be facing, they will persevere and overcome obstacles. (Hoover Sun)
2. Axhouse Billards will be supporting our veterans by hosting a pool fundraiser on May 14. The event will feature Fast 8 and Double Elimination, as well as a chance to win prizes and raffles. Tickets are $30 and Venmo is accepted. Come out to support a great cause and have a fun, competitive night out! (Trussvilletribune)
3. Over spring break this year, nine Hoover High seniors spent their time off repairing a well in a Ugandan village, to eliminate the five-mile walk many people in the village take to drink clean water. For nine years, the community did not have access to clean water, and when kids would drink water from the lake, they got sick. While there, the mission group also served the people of the village healthy lunches and helped in building an outdoor kitchen. (Over the Mountain Journal)

Today in Hoover:

• Mt Laurel Book Club At Mt Laurel Public Library (1:00 PM)
• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony At Skin Wellness Greystone (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• In need of a larger (or smaller) space? Here are three open houses coming up very soon in the Hoover area! (Hoover Patch)
• There are only three series left in the SEC baseball regular season before the top 12 teams will arrive come to Hoover for this month's conference tournament. Catch the exciting action and join in on the fun when these teams come to town! (247Sports)

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Events:

• Hire A Pro To Tackle Mom's To-Do List (May 8)
• Jewish Food and Culture Fest (May 15)
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That's it for today. 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.