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August is moving right along, but there is still plenty happening across North Alabama. From live music and baseball to an interactive museum experience and an evening of art and […]
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Huntsville Hospital Health System has cut workplace violence incidents by more than 28% over the past three years, part of a broader safety effort that has now earned its security […]
As military leaders at this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium repeatedly call on industry to deliver technology faster, Huntsville-based Aurex says it has already built its business around doing […]
U.S. Space Command Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting used one of the most anticipated addresses of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium Wednesday morning to deliver two messages with particular […]
A panel of current and former military leaders at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Tuesday framed Golden Dome for America as more than sensors and interceptors. The discussion […]
Huntsville-based Torch Technologies has been awarded a nearly $1 billion U.S. Air Force contract supporting aerospace research, development, testing and evaluation. The $992.35 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for Torch […]
More visitors will be able to explore the trails and natural areas at Lake Guntersville State Park with the addition of a new all-terrain mobility vehicle. The Alabama Mountain Lakes […]
A stay at Madison Hospital this spring gave 100-year-old Kathleen Contillo more than a path back to good health. It also gave her a new friend. Contillo spent more than […]
North Alabama is headed into a stretch of dangerous summer heat, with temperatures climbing into the upper 90s and heat index values reaching the triple digits. The National Weather Service […]
The 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium opened Tuesday with a message that carried from the first military briefing of the morning to one of the most anticipated updates of […]
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Business
Frontgrade Technologies has opened a new advanced research and development center in Huntsville. The Colorado Springs-based company announced that its new Advanced Research & Development Center is located in Cummings […]
The conference room at the Embassy Suites in Huntsville isn’t exactly what you’d expect for headline-making defense news. But on Monday afternoon, it was packed with announcements from Lockheed Martin […]
Raytheon has been awarded a $745.4 million contract to manufacture and assemble Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptors for the U.S. government and Japan, with a portion of the work taking […]
Thousands of defense, military, space and technology leaders will descend on Huntsville this week as the 29th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium gets underway at the Von Braun Center. […]
Huntsville-based aerospace and defense company Aurex plans to unveil a new secure communications concept during this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium, highlighting the firm’s continued expansion into advanced defense […]
Duotech Services has opened a new 25,000-square-foot facility in Huntsville as the defense contractor expands its work supporting missile and missile defense systems. The company’s ribbon-cutting ceremony marked a $4 […]
Culture
The sights, sounds and flavors of Native American culture will return to downtown Tuscumbia next month as the Oka Kapassa: Return to Coldwater Native American Festival celebrates its 24th year. […]
Nearly five decades after Randy Owen‘s voice helped put Fort Payne on the world stage, a new documentary is bringing his story back home. “My Home’s in Alabama: The Randy […]
Phish is heading back to Huntsville this fall as part of a newly announced eight-show October tour that includes two nights at The Orion Amphitheater. The legendary jam band will […]
Food lovers will have a full month to explore the Rocket City’s growing dining scene as the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau kicks off its annual Culinary Month in […]
Downtown Athens restaurants, coffee shops and specialty food businesses are serving up exclusive dishes and limited-time offerings as Athens Main Street launches its annual Downtown Athens Culinary Month on Friday. […]
Huntsville’s music industry has grown into a $278.2 million economic driver that supports more than 3,000 jobs, according to a new city-commissioned audit that highlights the rapid expansion of the […]
Community
Limestone County Democratic Party Chairman Christopher Love has launched a new podcast aimed at providing a Democratic perspective on politics while creating space for conversations across party lines. Love, a […]
When Ranae Bartlett talks about leadership, she rarely begins with herself. Instead, she talks about her father, a sharecropper’s son from Texas with only a seventh-grade education who taught himself […]
Atop the blustery, 18,510-foot summit of Mount Elbrus in Russia, Jasper Mayor Josh Gates posed for a photo with seven fingers up–the final summit in his pursuit of the Seven […]
A dozen nonprofit organizations serving Limestone County received a combined $46,000 Wednesday through the TVA Cares program, with funding supporting projects ranging from STEM education and workforce development to food […]
If your ideal Saturday includes both a paddle on the Tennessee River and a run along the greenway, the 2026 Ditto Dash has you covered. Registration is now open for […]
Howard Bentley Buick GMC and Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater have launched a long-term partnership aimed at making youth sports more affordable by reducing registration fees for eligible recreation leagues […]
Features
Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Doug Jones draws big Huntsville crowd, but statewide math remains a problem Doug Jones drew his biggest Huntsville crowd yet, […]
Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Coach clears round one; Doug Jones’ lawsuit isn’t done yet U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for governor got a whole […]
Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama The shot(s) heard around Alabama 21-0 against the Taliban. Jared Hudson didn’t just respond to Barry Moore’s Liberty Score talking […]
Off the Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama New acronyms. Same Arsenal. The Pentagon dropped 162 new UFO files on their website this morning ranging from Apollo-era photographs, […]
Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Attention turns to Ainsworth While AJ McCarron’s abrupt exit from the lieutenant governor’s race to coach the Birmingham Stallions […]
Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Hegseth in the Rocket City It was announced this week Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will be taking a trip […]