School Weather Closings

| November 25, 2013 

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A handful of schools around north central Alabama are closed Wednesday due to the threat of icy weather. Closings include:

Blount County

Hoover City

 

Many school systems were already closed because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

You can find additional closing information here.

~ Andrew Yeager, November 27, 2013

 

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