Simmons Middle News Today

The Berkeley County School District’s annual Spelling Bee occurred Thursday, Jan. 18, at Goose Creek High School’s auditorium. The district reports that 14 middle schools were involved, each with three

All the show choirs from Hoover middle and high schools are scheduled to perform.

Two new rescue units have arrived in the past three months, and a third replacement unit is expected to arrive around March, Chief Clay Bentley said.

Expanding trails and greenways should be the top priority for Hoover parks and recreation officials, according to public feedback given for a parks and public spaces plan the city is creating.

FLEMINGSBURG — To honor the 22nd anniversary of September 11, The Fleming County Chamber of Commerce and The Fleming County Museum Society hosted a parade to…

But Hoover students still lag behind the neighboring school districts of Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills, Homewood and Trussville in the percentage of students who are proficient in English, math and science.

As the summer break comes to a close and students head back to Hoover public schools on Aug. 10, they’ll see some new faces in leadership positions and find some changes to their physical surroundings.

The five-year plan includes $25.1 million for a new elementary school, $4.5 million for an addition at Bluff Park Elementary and $14.3 million in previously unidentified projects.

The 2023 applicants for the Hoover Board of Education are Rex Blair, Dennis Quirk and Rachael Taylor.

The school board also voted to ask the federal court to approve a future division of the school zone for South Shades Crest Elementary and Brocks Gap Intermediate into two separate K-5 school zones.