🌱 Street Closures For 2022 World Games + Shooter Of Sheriffs Arrested

Good morning, Hoover. I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Here's the lowdown.

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 88 Low: 72.

Here are the top three stories today in and around Hoover:

1. Got somewhere to be? Be sure you know what streets will be closed for the World Games. The Jul. 7-17 event doesn't start until next week, but the street closings will begin tomorrow, Jul. 2. Street closures will be most prominent in downtown and uptown Birmingham, but venues around Hoover, including the Met, will cause closures as well. See the full list at the link. (AL.com)
2. Croquet is OK! The Mountain Brook Croquet Club hosted a golf croquet championship earlier this month. Beginning Jun. 10, the three-day event featured seven club members competing with others from Georgia and Tennessee. The winner was Kent Lovvorn, who visited from the Carroll County Croquet Club located in Carrollton, Georgia. (Hoover Sun)
3. A suspect in the shooting of two sheriff's deputies was found in a tent only half a mile from the location of the shooting. The 26-year-old was found behind a mobile home on Bulldog Bend Road early on Thursday. He has been arrested on 46 criminal charges since the age of 17 and is now in custody in the Shelby County Jail. The deputies were transported to UAB Hospital via a massive police escort along Interstate 65, traveling through Hoover, Homewood, and Birmingham. One of the deputies was released from the hospital, while the other suffered a very serious gunshot wound to the head and is in critical condition as of Thursday evening. (AL.com)

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Today in Hoover:

• Mt Laurel Toddler Tales, At Mt Laurel Public Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Hoover Parks & Recreation shared a photo of the beautiful landscaping work by Hoover Horticulture & Urban Forestry Staff. Click the link to see a spectacular flower bed prepared for the World Games 2022. (Hoover, Alabama - Parks & Recreation via Facebook)
• American Red Cross of Alabama wants you to be a hero! Donate blood, platelets, or plasma by Jul. 10 and you'll receive a Red Cross recycled cotton tote. (American Red Cross of Alabama via Facebook)
• Hoover Public Library invites you to stump the librarian today, Jul. 1. To learn how to play, stop by the nonfiction desk at the library. (Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Alabama via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.