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Music added to schedule for second Christmas on the River at Ditto Landing
HUNTSVILLE – After a successful inaugural year of Christmas on the River that saw more than 10,000 people visit Ditto Landing, the event returns...
Defense
Invariant receives millions for alphabet of defense systems
HUNTSVILLE – There are enough letters in the acronyms to fill Scrabble racks for two players, with a few tiles left in the draw,...
Education
Innovate Alabama Network award to fund STEM innovation hub at Drake State
HUNTSVILLE – An initiative to stretch the reach of a popular and fast-growing interdisciplinary program will benefit a startup program at Drake State Community...
Economy
Weekend events good for Shoals economy, UNA recruiting
FLORENCE – The economic impact of thousands of people who made their way to the Shoals and the University of North Alabama over the...
Community
Huntsville City FC to host ‘Blastoff Battle’ to headline first Soccer Fest
HUNTSVILLE – The countdown has started for the second season of professional soccer in the Rocket City.
Huntsville City Football Club held an offseason press...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … in Lawrence County
MOULTON – The halls are decked and the trees are trimmed in Lawrence County.
And that means it's time for the annual Christmas on the...
Big Communications wins big for ‘Teachers are the Real Influencers’ campaign
MONTOMGERY - Birmingham-based strategic communications firm Big Communications, on behalf of The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), announced today that its early 2023 campaign,...
Conservation Department sets trapping education workshop in Jackson County
MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is offering a series of trapping education workshops during select weekends this fall and...
North Star Limited Train departing from Chase on holiday run
HUNTSVILLE -- All aboard!
An annual tradition rolls on this month with the North Alabama Railroad Museum's North Star Limited Train Ride.
Santa will be on...
Tanger purchases Bridge Street, assures Huntsville leaders format won’t change
HUNTSVILLE – One of the country’s leading operators in outlet and open-air shopping took a look at Huntsville’s booming market and decided to buy...
Huntsville celebrates Rosa Parks Day – few other states mark Dec. 1 for recognition
HUNTSVILLE – Over the years, the Rosa Parks bus has become a symbol of the fight for equal rights. It has been fully restored...
Business
Bill Bailey’s new Minerva Defense announces CEO
HUNTSVILLE - Minerva Defense, Inc., a Huntsville, Alabama-based GovCon start up, announced the addition of Mr. Joseph Summers to the executive leadership team. Mr....
Charity
Salvation Army still seeks donations, volunteers in wake of Giving Tuesday
HUNTSVILLE – With the shine still on the global effort Giving Tuesday earlier this week, The Salvation Army in Huntsville issued what it calls...
Higher Education
UAH researcher wins grant to study environmental influences on regional weather
HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Sean Freeman, a researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been awarded a $366,000 Department of Energy grant to...
Events
Lady Vols, Blue Raiders set for clash at VBC; Auburn vs. UNC Asheville game sold out
HUNTSVILLE – The state of Tennessee is sending two of its women’s college basketball teams south to square off at the Von Braun Center...
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‘Black Hawk Down’ POW Mike Durant considering potential run for U.S. Senate
Prisoner of War and Purple Heart recipient Mike Durant is exploring the possibility of entering Alabama's 2022 race for the U.S. Senate.
Sources say a...
New documentary: Betty Wilson wrongly convicted in death of husband, Dr. Jack Wilson
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HUNTSVILLE -- A new documentary claims Betty Wilson was wrongly convicted for the murder of her husband, Huntsville Dr. Jack Wilson 30...
Summit 7 adds threat protection to its advanced specializations
HUNTSVILLE – Summit 7 has earned another advanced specialization in Microsoft Threat Protection. The Huntsville-based company is a Microsoft Gold Partner and the 2022...
Chapel Hart to perform at Coldwater Jam in Tuscumbia
TUSCUMBIA -- Chapel Hart recently wowed audiences on "America’s Got Talent," garnering a golden buzzer to the finals and a legion of fans.
This weekend,...
Alabama A&M becomes nation’s first HBCU to establish master’s degree registered apprenticeship program
Alabama A&M University, in partnership with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship (AOA), has made history by establishing a non-traditional career path for those seeking...
Arts
Dickens’ old classic A Christmas Carol gets new treatment at VBC Playhouse
HUNTSVILLE – The holiday tradition A Christmas Carol is in its 33rd season at the Von Braun Center, but the Charles Dickens classic will...
Economy
Shoals economic boost expected during weekend competition, festival at UNA
FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will get to showcase its campus this weekend – and bring in some dollars to the Shoals...
OTR
Lewis eyeing an office? Daniels the favorite; and more in this week’s OTR
Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama
Lewis for city council?
Rumor has it Kim Lewis is considering a run for Huntsville...
Awards
Bank Independent’s McClain Named ‘Rising Star’
SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent is proud to announce that Huntsville City President DeMarco McClain has been named one of Business Alabama Magazine's 20 Rising...
Community
Sip, shop and be merry at Guntersville’s Night Before Christmas event
GUNTERSVILLE - Ready to make a dent in your holiday shopping list and have a jolly time doing it? The Lake City is ready...
Community
Huntsville Transit offering free rides in observance of Rosa Parks Day
HUNTSVILLE – Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in the Alabama state capitol on the first day of December...
Community
Lace up your skates, Sand Mountain Skate is back with more icy fun for North Alabama
ALBERTVILLE - If a winter wonderland is on the list this holiday season, the “bigger and better” Sand Mountain Skate is back again for...
Business
MartinFed awarded $10M+ contract supporting Army Material Command
HUNTSVILLE - MartinFed has been awarded a task order under the EXPRESS Business and Analytical domain to provide counter sUAS, law enforcement, emergency management,...