October 2025 | Volume 13 | Issue 12
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Transition of power Derzis prepares to take helm of state’s 6th largest city By JON ANDERSON Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis is slated to be sworn in as the new mayor of Hoover on Nov. 3 and he said he’s going to be ready to hit the ground running from day one. After capturing 56% of the 17,425 votes cast in the mayor’s race on Aug. 26 and taking a brief Labor Day beach getaway to the Florida coast, Derzis quickly announced a 33-member transition team to help him prepare for his new job of leading the state’s sixth largest city.
See TRANSITION | page 28 Nick Derzis, the mayor-elect for the city of Hoover talks with departing Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Cornett and Public Works Director Jason Franklin before a Hoover City Council meeting on Aug. 8. Photo by Frank Couch.
Hoover resident Nancy Kamm is putting her best foot forward in her 80s, maintaining an active lifestyle. Photo by Kelli S. Hewett.
Hoover woman marks 80th with trek along 84-mile ancient wall By KELLI S. HEWETT When her 80th birthday rolled around, Nancy Kamm of Hoover decided the milestone called for something big — a decision that shocked nearly everyone but her immediate family. So she started training to hike England’s 84-mile ancient fort,
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Hadrian’s Wall. Soldiers of the Roman Empire spent a decade building the fortress for protection. Now mostly in ruins, the wall — which is 80 Roman miles long — is popular with archaeologists and hikers. For decades, Nancy, who lives at Galleria Woods Senior Living community in
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Hoover, had wanted to make an extended visit there. “I thought, ‘You’ve got to have something to look forward to,’” she said. “I’ve always wanted to do Hadrian’s Wall.
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