🌱 Real Estate + The Hoover Belles + Memorial Day Murph Challenge

Hi all! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Hoover Daily, filled with all the local news you need to know right now. Keep reading for the latest.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 91 Low: 73.

Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. If you're in the market for a new home, don't miss this week's real estate roundup for the Hoover area. Patch and Redfin have collaborated to bring you some of the newest and most interesting houses to hit the market in Hoover. Click the link to see what's been listed in your area in the past week. (Hoover Patch)
2. 36 graduating seniors were recently honored at The Hoover Belles mother-daughter luncheon. According to the Hoover Belle Committee, the senior Belles who just graduated together volunteered 1,691 community service hours over the past two years — the second-highest total in the Belles’ history. Aanya Noorani was The Hoover Belle with the most community service hours, having volunteered 187 hours with the Belles and working 57 percent of the Belles’ service events over the past two years. (Hoover Sun)
3. A Hoover gym held its annual Memorial Day Murph Challenge honoring a fallen Navy SEAL Lieutenant. On Monday, Godspeed Elite Sports Academy hosted the difficult, but popular, workout which consists of a one-mile run, 100 pullups, 200 pushups, 300 squats, and then another one-mile run. The Murph Challenge was created in honor of U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, who was one of 19 killed in action during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in Jun. 2005. (WVTM13 Birmingham)

Today in Hoover:

• Make Your Mark: Summer Reading Edition, At Hoover Public Library (9:00 AM)
• Live On The Plaza: Debbie Bond, At Hoover Public Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Southeastern Conference and the city of Hoover have agreed to extend the SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium through 2024. (Hoover Sun)
• Sunday's crowd of 13,270 for the SEC Baseball Tournament championship game featuring Florida vs. Tennessee was the fifth-largest crowd for an SEC championship game! (Facebook)
• Click to see a video of Hoover's Harry McAfee, a former trumpet player in the 313th Army Band, who joined “Taps Across America” from his backyard on Monday. (Twitter)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new 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.