https://hoovertoday.com/Local news for Hoover, Alabama: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Jefferson County.en-GBSun, 18 Oct 2026 20:12:41 +0000https://hoovertoday.com/hoover-stormwater-fee-drainage-projects-2026/https://hoovertoday.com/hoover-stormwater-fee-drainage-projects-2026/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHoover's $10 yearly stormwater fee raises about $603,500. The drainage budget is $3 million this year. A city panel is reviewing it and wants residents' questions.https://hoovertoday.com/hoover-unemployment-rate-august-2026/https://hoovertoday.com/hoover-unemployment-rate-august-2026/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHoover's unemployment rate was 2.9% in August, up from 2.2% a year earlier, with 920 fewer residents working. Alabama was at 3.6% and Birmingham at 4.5%.https://hoovertoday.com/hoover-lake-house-contract-council-oct-12/https://hoovertoday.com/hoover-lake-house-contract-council-oct-12/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCoston General Contractors won the Lake House job with the lowest of eight bids. The council also renewed the Bluff Park police substation lease for five years.https://hoovertoday.com/hoover-home-values-september-2026-zillow-neighbors/https://hoovertoday.com/hoover-home-values-september-2026-zillow-neighbors/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe typical Hoover home was worth $437,458 in September, up $12,346 in a year and the highest on record. Homewood and Mountain Brook rose faster; Birmingham fell.