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🌱 Patch AM: How Hoover’s SEC tourney helped change all of college baseball
Spotted on the Hoover calendar: Marvin Hunter at Stardome Comedy Club
What's up Hoover! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hoover's SEC tourney helped change all of college baseball
- Police detail new arrest tied to a prior Hoover case
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 69.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ABS Coming to College Baseball for the 2027 Season (worldbaseball.com) — Hoover's role as SEC Tournament host helped test the ABS automated ball-strike system that will expand across all NCAA baseball divisions in 2027. Coaches and players praised the technology used in Hoover, which mirrored Major League Baseball's version and produced a high rate of successful challenges this season. 
• Police arrest registered sex offender who rented Pelham rec center space under alias to coach youth (wvtm13.com) — Pelham police arrested a registered sex offender accused of using an alias to rent space at the city's recreation center for private youth basketball training, though no complaints have been reported about his conduct there. Court records show he was previously arrested in Hoover in 2018 in connection with an incident at a Christian academy gym where he had rented space to coach.
📸 Around Hoover
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hoover
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★ Featured events ★
- Marvin Hunter at Stardome Comedy Club →
Stardome Comedy Club, 1818 Data Dr, Hoover
7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
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Other local events
- Bingo at the Library
Hoover Public Library - Plaza
7:00 pm - Complimentary Tasting: Hoover Steaks & Wines
Hoover Chamber of Commerce Hoover Steaks & Wines 5868 Elsie Road Hoover AL 35244
4:30 pm - Football @ Ben Russell (V) →
Vestavia Hills High School Birmingham, AL 35216
7:00 pm - Volleyball JV Tournament →
Vestavia Hills High School Birmingham, AL 35216
7:00 am - Cahaba Heights Cocktail Crawl
Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce Cahaba Heights Entertainment District
2:30 pm - Friends of the Hoover Public Library Board Meeting
Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
10:30 am - Board of Education Work Session, Regular Meeting, and Budget Hear
Vestavia Hills City Birmingham, AL 35216
3:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Business Development
Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce 1090 Montgomery Hwy Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
7:30 am - Forging the Future of Palliative Care 2026 Innovation Summit
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Health and Wellness The Lodge at Gulf State Park
8:00 am - 2026 UAB Neuroscience Retreat
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment Hill Student Center, Alumni Theater & Ballrooms
8:00 am - VHMC: New Mom's Support Group
Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce Vestavia Hills Methodist Church, 2061 Kentucky Ave., Vestavia Hills, AL - in Room 316
9:00 am
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm looking for a recommendation for a dog boarding service.
I want a nice place that will treat my dogs well and be good to them. I'm looking for boarding for the Labor Day weekend. Thanks! (Nextdoor Mountain Oaks) - Hello there!
Im in need of a recommendation again! I need a landscape designer that knows how to design hardscape also. Thanking you in advance! (Nextdoor Oak Glen)
🗞 Nearby News
Homewood
- Homewood relocation fund grows to $135K for Park at Buckingham residents (abc3340.com)
- Patriots pile up 8 wins to start season (thehomewoodstar.com)
- Homewood welcomes new Finance Director Aspen Collins (thehomewoodstar.com)
Vestavia Hills
- Vestavia Hills pastor honored for 50 years of service (vestaviavoice.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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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