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City Council

New council member Driver discusses priorities | #citycouncil

Hoover’s newly appointed City Council member, Khristi Driver, said some of her most important priorities are community redevelopment, making the city more attractive to young people and making a city performing arts center a reality. The Hoover City Council on Nov. 21 chose Driver, a 47-year-old attorney from The Preserve community, to replace Mike Shaw […]

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City Council

New council member Driver discusses priorities | #citycouncil

Hoover’s newly appointed City Council member, Khristi Driver, said some of her most important priorities are community redevelopment, making the city more attractive to young people and making a city performing arts center a reality. The Hoover City Council on Nov. 21 chose Driver, a 47-year-old attorney from The Preserve community, to replace Mike Shaw […]

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Alabama

Two Hoover residents win seats in Alabama Legislature | #elections | #alabama

The city of Hoover has never had one of its residents serving in the state Legislature, and now after Tuesday’s general election, it will have two. Hoover Councilman Mike Shaw and Greystone resident Susan DuBose both won their respective races for Alabama House Districts 47 and 45. Shaw, a Republican, defeated Democrat Christian Coleman in […]

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Alabama

Coleman, Shaw square off for House District 47 seat | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Following the death of incumbent Republican state Rep. David Wheeler, two new candidates will vie for the seat representing Alabama’s 47th District in Montgomery: Democrat Christian Coleman and Republican Mike Shaw. Both men were previously interviewed by Starnes Media about their respective campaigns. Christian Coleman Coleman, 33, graduated from Vestavia Hills High School and then […]

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Alabama

Candidates battle for legislative seats | #elections | #alabama

The Nov. 8 general election is quickly approaching, and 17 candidates are battling for legislative seats representing parts of Hoover at the federal and state level. U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, a Hoover resident who has represented Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District since 2014, faces Libertarian challenger Andria Chieffo, who works as an amnesty floor monitor at […]

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City Council

Hoover City Council at odds over changes in YouTube recordings | #citycouncil

For more than five years, the Hoover City Council has been recording and broadcasting its meetings on a city YouTube channel, and those meetings were available for anyone to go back and review at any time. That’s no longer the case. At some point this year, videos of previous Hoover public meetings were removed from […]

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Alabama

Several legislative races on the ballot | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

This November, among many state and county races, Vestavia Hills voters have a Congressional seat up for grabs, as well as a state Senate seat and multiple House seats. Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Roberts, who represents District 15, faces Libertarian challenger Michael Crump, while U.S. Congressman Gary Palmer, a Republican representing Alabama’s 6th District, faces […]

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Alabama

Coleman declared winner of Alabama House 47 Democratic primary | #elections | #alabama

First-time candidate Christian Coleman was officially announced as the winner of the Alabama House 47 Democratic primary today following the counting of provisional ballots. Barry Stephenson, chairman of the Jefferson County Board of Registrars, confirmed there were no provisional ballots received in that primary, meaning Coleman’s election night victory over second-time candidate Jim Toomey stands. […]

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Alabama

Alabama Republicans choose Hoover Councilman Mike Shaw as House District 47 candidate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Alabama Republican Party has chosen Hoover Councilman Mike Shaw as the Republican Party’s representative on the ballot for the Alabama House District 47 seat that was vacated by David Wheeler upon his death in March. Shaw in November will face one of two Democrats vying for the Alabama Democratic Party’s spot on the general […]

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