🌱 Patch AM: See how two Hoover scholars just landed major NASA-backed awards

Good morning Hoover! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how two Hoover scholars just landed major NASA-backed awards
• How Hoover's unemployment rate stacks up against other Alabama cities
• Meet the Hoover cheerleader heading to the Ole Miss sidelines

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A blend of sun and clouds, temps: high: 91, low: 71.
• Tuesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UAB students honored by NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium (uab.edu) — Two Hoover residents studying at UAB have earned prestigious NASA Alabama Space Grant honors, one as an undergraduate teacher-education scholar and another as a biomedical engineering graduate fellow. Their awards support tuition, research at NASA centers, and future STEM and teaching careers, showcasing high-achieving talent emerging from Hoover.
   

• Alabama Sees Continued Job Growth and Rising Wages in July Economic Data - Alabama Department of Labor (alabama.gov) — Alabama's latest jobs report shows continued employment growth and rising wages, with construction and manufacturing hitting record weekly pay. Hoover is among the major cities posting some of the state's lowest unemployment rates, giving local workers a relatively strong position in the current job market compared with other Alabama communities.
   

• 2026-27 Cheer Roster - Ole Miss Athletics (olemisssports.com) — One member of the 2026-27 Ole Miss cheer squad hails from Hoover giving local fans a direct hometown connection to the SEC sidelines this year. The roster lists athletes' class years and hometowns across the Southeast, including Hoover among many regional communities.
   

📸 Around Hoover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hoover

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Monday August 24
• Libby Meet & Greet
  Hoover Public Library - Circulation Lobby
  10:30 am
• Football vs Homewood (9) Parker (JV) →
  Vestavia Hills High School Birmingham, AL 35216
  5:00 pm
• The Monthly Assembly
  Hoover Public Library - Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• One-on-One Tech Help
  Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Fifth Third Bank Ribbon Cutting
  Hoover Chamber of Commerce 3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 375, Hoover, AL 35244
  10:00 am
• VHMC: Let's Talk Chemo Support Group
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce Vestavia Hills Methodist Church, 2061 Kentucky Ave., Vestavia Hills, AL, held in the small dining room
  1:00 pm
• Complimentary Tasting: Hoover Steaks & Wines
  Hoover Chamber of Commerce Hoover Steaks & Wines 5868 Elsie Road Hoover AL 35244
  4:30 pm
• Flag Football vs Carver-Montgomery (JV/V) →
  Vestavia Hills High School Birmingham, AL 35216
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• Sunday softball
  Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
  10:00 am
• Avadian Credit Union: Pickleball for a Purpose
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce The Picklr Birmingham 1031 Montgomery Highway Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
  11:00 am
• Pen & Paper RPG Society
  Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• Public Skate Session →
  Pelham, AL Calendar
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What happened to getting service after hours?
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🗞 Nearby News

Homewood

• Homewood City Council to discuss old police headquarters Monday, Aug. 24 (thehomewoodstar.com)
• Roaches, insecticide, and clogged sink behind lowest scores of the week (wbrc.com)
• Yea Alabama content director held without bond after second arrest (abc3340.com)

Vestavia Hills

• 20-Year-Old Alabaster Man Dies in Fiery Multi-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 459 in Vestavia Hills After Collision Near Mile Marker 21 Early Aug. 14 (parktelegraph.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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