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The long road back Khloe Ford’s redemption season ends with prestigious awards
The new Hoover Fire Station No. 1 at 1596 Montgomery Highway is slated to open in June. Photo by Jon Anderson.
New Fire Station No. 1 9 months late but set to open in June
By KYLE PARMLEY
K
hloe Ford was not prepared to give a speech. When her name was called as the Class 7A Girls Player of the Year at the Alabama Sports Writers Association postseason banquet in Montgomery in April, she walked to the stage, grabbed the trophy and said whatever came to mind. A few minutes later, her name was called again — this time as Miss Basketball, the state’s most prestigious individual honor in high school hoops. She made her way back up to the stage and did it all over again. “I didn’t know I would have to give a speech,” Ford said, laughing. “The first time, I went up there and I was stuttering.
By JON ANDERSON It took nine months longer than expected, but the Hoover Fire Department is finally ready to open the new Fire Station No. 1 on U.S. 31 in the Green Valley community. The contractor for the $5.25 million fire station, Kyser Construction, in May was able to repair electrical wiring for street lights along U.S. 31 that was damaged during construction and was expected to pour the final strip of concrete along the highway to bring the job to “substantial completion” by the end of May, Fire Chief Clay Bentley said. The Fire Department expects to move its staff and equipment into the new station and begin operations there in June, Bentley said. A formal grand opening will come later in the summer, he said.
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Hoover High School senior Khloe Ford earned Miss Basketball and the Class 7A Girls Player of the Year award at the Alabama Sports Writers Association postseason banquet in Montgomery in April. Photo by Savannah Schmidt.
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