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Work Progresses
As the replacement of the Patton Creek bridge on Patton Chapel Road comes to a close, Jefferson County officials move on to the realignment of a four-way intersection in front of Gwin Elementary School.
VOLUME 9 | ISSUE 3 | DECEMBER 2020
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‘TOUGH AS NAILS NAILS‘‘ Hundreds of people took part in the 2019 Bluff Park Christmas Parade on Dec. 7, 2019. Posing for a photo, from left, are Rosie Daniel and Zoey Pate. Photo by Jon Anderson.
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Champs at Last
5th annual Bluff Park Christmas Parade pushed back to Dec. 12 By JON ANDERSON
Murphy is leaving to become president for Gadsden State Community College at the end of 2020, Hoover school board President Deanna Bamman said that’s definitely an understatement. Murphy has had quite a busy 5½ years. She came into the job with a full plate right out of
The fifth annual Bluff Park Christmas Parade is moving to the second weekend in December this year, and Rudolph might have to cover up that shiny nose with a mask. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, parade organizers are asking everyone participating in the parade and attending it to wear masks and asking people to “social distance” from one another. The event, which is open to the entire community (not just Bluff Park), is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 12. The parade will follow the same route as it did last year, starting and ending at the park next to the Shades Cliff Pool, said Lori Redding, one of six organizers. The parade will proceed along Cloudland Drive and Lester Lane, then turn south on Clearview (which turns into Maiden Lane), right onto Rockview Lane, right onto Cloudland Drive and end back at the park next to Shades Cliff Pool, Redding said. Last year’s parade had hundreds of people in about 40 entries, including churches, Scouting groups, businesses, the Simmons Middle School cheerleaders, majorettes, the American Legion, families, groups of friends and, of course, Santa Claus. Organizers gave out gift cards to the
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A perennial contender at the state volleyball tournament, the Bucs revel in their accomplishment of bringing home the program’s first Class 7A championship title.
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Hoover City Schools Superintendent Kathy Murphy at the Farr Administration Building. Murphy is leaving to become president for Gadsden State Community College. Photo by Erin Nelson.
Departing superintendent Kathy Murphy described as dedicated leader who was perfect fit for past 5 years By JON ANDERSON
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athy Murphy described herself as a workaholic when she interviewed to be the superintendent for Hoover City Schools in 2015. Now, 5½ years later, as