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General Election Nov. 4th
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | October 2014
Ahead of the game
Fall Home Guide
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Michael Eady
See page A14
Ready, set, serve
David Knight
See page B10
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By DAVID KNOX The Knight Eady Sports Group is barely a year old, but it’s way past the toddler stage. The sports marketing and managing firm has gone from crawling to walking to running in a hurry, becoming a big name in Birmingham and Alabama sports. The company, founded by Michael Eady of Hoover and David Knight of Homewood, won the rights in July to manage and market the two biggest high school events in the state — the Super 7 state football championship and the basketball State Finals, formerly known as the Final 48. The Alabama Sports Foundation through its Bruno Event Team had previously run the Alabama High School Athletic Association events. That contract expired in June. KESG’s agreement runs for three years. Knight and Eady met in college at the University of Alabama and became friends. Upon graduation, Knight went to work in the Southeastern Conference office, and Eady worked first for Martin Advertising and then with the Colonnade Group, a major player regionally and nationally in sports
Find out why Hoover High senior Kathryn Cather has been in demand by college volleyball programs across the country.
City .....................A3 Business ............A6 Community .......A8 Food ...................A10
Startup group co-founded by Hoover resident becoming big name in Alabama sports
See SPORTS GROUP | page A12
Stories from the past Bluff Park writer releases book on Hoover history By REBECCA WALDEN As soon as she held those first complimentary copies of her first book, Bluff Park, Heather Skaggs knew she’d gotten the writer’s bug. Already an accomplished curator of historical and community news (Skaggs is the talent behind the highly trafficked bluffparkal.org), she knew she wanted to pursue an additional title for Arcadia
Publishing. “The idea for this originated in 2012 when I first began talking with Arcadia,” said Skaggs. “They were asking me to do a Bluff Park section of the overall project, but there was such rich history with that area that it ended up becoming its own title.” To date, Bluff Park has sold more
See HISTORY | page A13
Taste of Hoover Thursday, October 16, 5-8pm Aldridge Gardens 3530 Lorna Road $20 for members of Aldridge Gardens $30 for non-members Tickets: online at www.aldridgegardens.com or by phone - 682.8019
One of Skaggs’ favorite photo finds in her latest book for Arcadia Publishing was this early shot of William H. Hoover. Photo courtesy of Heather Skaggs.
Restaurants and chefs from around Hoover will have samples of their food available at the event; live music on the grounds. facebook.com/tasteofhoover More info: email Matthew Allen at matthew@starnespublishing.com
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