🌱 Patch AM: Will Jefferson County health surveyors be knocking on your Hoover door?

Good morning to you Hoover! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will Jefferson County health surveyors be knocking on your Hoover door?
• How will Hoover respond when No. 1 Thompson comes to town?

Also on today's calendar: Hoover Workforce Initiative Career Fair - Job Seeker Registration and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 90, low: 60.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local health experts to go door to door and survey Birmingham area (wvtm13.com) — Hoover residents may soon get a knock on the door from Jefferson County Health Department staff conducting a 25–30 minute survey on local health needs between September 30 and October 1. Adults 18 and older in selected neighborhoods can choose to participate, helping shape future health programs and services. Staff will wear JCDH shirts and photo IDs so you can verify them.
   

• Alabama High School Football Ranking: Top 25 Teams – Sept. 27 (on3.com) — Hoover High's football team sits at 3–3 in the latest statewide Massey rankings and is currently ranked No. 10 in Alabama. After a heartbreaking 20–17 loss to Knoxville Catholic on a last-second hail mary, the Bucs now prepare to host top-ranked Thompson on October 2, setting up a major home showdown for local fans.
   

📸 Around Hoover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hoover

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Live Trivia Game Nights at Von's - Hoover - Ross Bridge →
  Hoover
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• The Monthly Assembly
  Hoover Public Library - Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Community Nights @ The Shades Valley YMCA
  Shades Valley YMCA, 3551 Montgomery Highway, Homewood
• VHMC Upward Basketball Registration - K4-K5 →
  Vestavia Hills Methodist Church, 2061 Kentucky Avenue, Vestavia Hills
• Together with Tots
  Hoover Public Library - Youth Program Room
  9:30 am
• One-on-One Tech Help
  Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
  10:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Hoover Workforce Initiative Career Fair - Job Seeker Registration →
  Location Park Crest Event Facility 2970 Lorna Road Hoover AL 35216, Park Crest Event Facility 2970 Lorna Road, Hoover
• Hoover Workforce Initiative Career Fair - Employer Registration →
  Location Park Crest Event Facility 2970 Lorna Road Hoover AL 35216, Park Crest Event Facility 2970 Lorna Road, Hoover
• CA-ISSA Chapter Meeting Thursday, October 1st, 2026 →
  100 Ben Chapman Drive, Hoover
  11:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Heritage Christian Academy vs TBA →
  6200 Lou George Loop, Hoover
• Hoover City Schools Community Health & Wellness Fair →
  Hunter Street Baptist Church, 2600 John Hawkins Pkwy, Hoover
  10:00 am
• 2026 Bluff Park Art Show Birmingham, AL →
  517 Cloudland Drive, Hoover
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Homewood

• Mystery Dinner Theatre brings 'The Game's Afoot' to Homewood Library (thehomewoodstar.com)
• Men's Golf Second Following Day One of Argent Financial Classic (troytrojans.com)

Vestavia Hills

• Vestavia Hills school board to consider design contract for school kitchen renovation (vestaviavoice.com)
• Beaches for All: How Broward is transforming the shoreline for sensory-sensitive visitors (sun-sentinel.com)
• Seth Dillon highlights free speech, censorship at Babylon Bee in API annual dinner remarks; 2026 Legislative Champions announced (1819news.com)

Ok Hoover! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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