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March 2025 | Volume 13 | Issue 6
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SERVING HOOVER, THE 280 CORRIDOR, HOMEWOOD, MOUNTAIN BROOK, TRUSSVILLE AND VESTAVIA HILLS
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POWERHOUSE PARTNERS Realtors Hale and Turner dominate the Hoover market By EMILY REED
I THE REAL ESTATE REPORT
t was a manager at Signature Homes who first had the vision that Nancy Hale and Sarah Turner would make a good team. That vision proved to be true, as Hale and Turner have become a powerhouse real estate team in the Hoover market, with a combined sales total of $56.9 million from 105.5 units sold in 2024.
This story is part of The Real Estate Report. For the full report, see pages A14-19.
Nancy Hale, left, and Sarah Turner look through samples in a model house at the new Everlee development in Hoover. Photo by Savannah Schmidt.
See HALE AND TURNER | page A14
New tools, hard work, partnerships help Hoover crime drop 10% By JON ANDERSON Crime continues to drop in Hoover, reaching 18-year lows for burglaries, car break-ins and vehicle thefts in 2024, Hoover police Chief Nick Derzis said. And non-traffic homicides and robberies were just slightly above the lows for that time frame— extremely low for a city of almost 100,000 people, Derzis said.
A Hoover police officer parks outside of a Hoover High School basketball game. Photo by Savannah Schmidt.
There were only 70 burglaries in Hoover in 2024, compared to a high of 454 in 2009 and an 18-year average of 280. There were only 61 vehicle thefts, compared to a high of 136 in 2007 and an average of 96 over 18 years, the chief said. There were 201 auto break-ins, compared to a high of 530 in 2013 and an average of more than 400 over the past 18 years.
See CRIME | page A14
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Business............................................. A8 Events..................................................B4
Sports..................................................B6 Community....................................... B12 facebook.com/hooversunnews
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Buccaneers march to 4th straight state indoor track and field sweep.
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