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One person is in custody after a two-county pursuit of a stolen taxicab that ended near the Riverchase Galleria. Shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, Alabama State Troopers tried to stop the taxi that was traveling northbound on I-59 inside Tuscaloosa County, said Trooper Justin O’Neal. The driver failed to stop and continued into Jefferson County. The chase traveled north, merged onto I-459 and ...

Hoover hires Alabama Power for $9.4 million in energy upgrades 210202_Shades_Mtn_Park_lights1 An employee for Monroe Electric Co. works on the lights at Shades Mountain Park in Hoover, Alabama, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The city has hired Alabama Power to upgrade the lighting system at Shades Mountain Park and many other facilities across the city in 2021. The Hoover City Council has agreed to hire Alabama Power to do $9.4 million worth of upgrades to the city’s energy and utility systems. However, the upgrades won’t cost the city any money, Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato said. “Th...

Hoover’s 2020-21 Teachers of the Year found their true calling Photo by Erin Nelson. Katie Thompson, a special education teacher at Riverchase Elementary, meets with her students after being named Elementary Teacher of the Year for Hoover City Schools. × Photo by Jon Anderson. Hoover City Schools central office staff and Debra Smith, principal at the Riverchase Career Connection Center, inform Pam McClendon, the lead teacher in the Cyber Innovation Academy at RC3, on screen, that she has been selected as the 2020-21 Hoover City Schools Secondary Teacher of the Year on Dec. 17....

and last updated 2021-01-27 19:17:02-05 BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — As the push continues to protect Americans, getting vaccines into the arms of the most vulnerable, the federal government is going after workplaces for coronavirus safety violations — including three more here in Florida. Over the course of 11 months, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received more than 14,000 coronavirus-related complaints. The I-Team found OSHA received 633 of those complaints from Florida, 21 of them from Tampa alone. “We are strictly about the patients, we want our patien...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Newton planning board puts brakes on truck plaza plan Recommends county commissioners deny rezoning, permit for business at east Newton I-20 exit This image displayed during the Jan. 26 planning commission meeting shows how the planned truck plaza will appear from the air. - photo by Special to The Covington News COVINGTON, Ga. — One county planning commiss...