This post will have a short version and a long version. Both deal with S302, which is currently in the Legislature and has a chance to come in front of the Alabama House and Senate for a vote. Both the short and long version of the post have the same message: It’s not good for…
Category: Hoover City Schools
What you need to know about Hoover City Schools and the Hoover City Council
There seems to be some confusion as to who does what in Hoover City Schools (HCS). There also seems to be confusion as to how people get to their positions in Hoover City Schools. This article will attempt to explain it. We’ll begin with “who does what” in HCS. Superintendent The “head” of Hoover City…
> Than Hoover
Hoover City Schools is searching for a new superintendent after Dr. Kathy Murphy, who had served in that capacity since June 2015, resigned in 2020 to accept the position of president at Gadsden State Community College. This, of course, has brought about much conversation on social media about who should succeed Dr. Murphy. The Hoover…
Future (of) Hoover
The 1970s brought us the “Airport” movies, which inspired an entire new genre of movies, the Disaster Film. The 80s ushered in a new type of movie, the “satirical” movie. Right out of the gate in 1980 was “Airplane!”. Most of us have seen the movie at least once or twice. So many memorable lines…
Fair and Reasonable Decision
Failing to plan is planning to fail – Alan Lakein On Monday, June 5, 2017 the Hoover City Council will be voting on approving the First Amendment to the Blackridge Planned Unit Development (Blackridge PUD) and to the Eleventh Amendment to the Trace Crossings Planned Unit Development (Trace Crossings PUD). . Both amendments consist of several items, which will…
A Celebration of Life – Daniel T. Fulton – Memorial Gathering
On behalf of Arnold Singer and Linda Williams, we’d like to thank all those who came to the Memorial Gathering of Dan Fulton at Artists on the Bluff on Saturday, March 25. A special thanks to Linda Williams and the staff at Artists on the Bluff for the brochure and flowers honoring Mr. Fulton. Those…
What difference can one person make?
In a city with a population of 88,000, one person represents 0.0011363636363636363% . Yet that one person can make a significant impact. Today we lost a person who, if you’re a resident of Hoover, has impacted your life, whether you know it or not. That person was Dan Fulton, an educator who retired from the Birmingham…
Live Streaming the Hoover City Council Meetings
During the municipal election campaign of 2016 many of the candidates, including myself, spoke about having a livestream of the Hoover City Council meetings. Technology has advanced tremendously in this area over the past few years. What used to be available only to news organizations is now available to most consumers. “We’re going live to…