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Lake Cyrus residents boost security after fatal shooting in January By ERICA TECHO Montasir Osman has lived in Lake Cyrus for a year and a half, and until a few weeks ago his home security consisted of an alarm system and guns in a safe. However, after fellow Lake Cyrus resident Mike Gilotti was shot and killed outside his home in January, Osman added wireless security cameras to his system. He’s one of many Lake Cyrus residents who have taken individual precautions to boost security and keep their families safe since January. And the Lake Cyrus community as a whole also is taking action. The day after Gilotti’s death, Lake Cyrus residents met to discuss neighborhood-wide security measures such as gates, private security services and surveillance. Nancy Smith, spokeswoman for the Lake Cyrus Homeowners Association, said several options were presented to homeowners at the end of February. “What we’ve been doing in the last few months is gathering information,” Smith said. “It takes a while to get the information from all the vendors together.” Osman said he knows the community is talking about taking collective action,
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‘No other options’ School rezoning plan meets opposition as parents turn out in force to advocate keeping their neighborhoods intact Parents stand in line to address Superintendent Kathy Murphy at a Feb. 18 school rezoning community meeting. Photo by Erica Techo.
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othing sends a mother into “mama bear” mode more than somebody messing with her children. So when Hoover school officials talk about rezoning kids from one school to another, conversations can get pretty
intense, pretty quickly. Some Hoover parents say they are fine with the proposal to send more than 2,700 children to different schools next year because of proposed new attendance zones. Some, including many in the Lake Cyrus community, are even happy with it because it would keep their children closer to home.
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But others, such as many parents in Trace Crossings and The Preserve subdivisions, are adamantly against it, saying the proposal would force their children to go to a school either farther away or outside their community. Hoover schools Superintendent Kathy Murphy
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Gone Fishing Hoover High brothers Joe and Anthony Wehby qualify for the Alabama Bass Fishing State championship this summer.
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Hams of Hoover Amateur radio operators find their niche with other enthusiasts in Bluff Park.
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