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Nearly 13,000 votes were cast in Huntsville’s municipal election Tuesday, sending City Council President Jennie Robinson and challenger Liliana Peinder to a September runoff in District 3, while incumbents David […]
Family, fellow officers and community leaders gathered Tuesday on Chapman Mountain to dedicate a stretch of U.S. 72 in honor of fallen Huntsville Police Department Agent Billy Clardy III. The […]
Former Auburn and NFL wide receiver Sammie Coates coached Columbia High School to its first football win in more than a decade on Saturday night, a 41-14 victory over Greensboro […]
One of North Alabama’s biggest fall traditions is getting even bigger this year, with Cullman Oktoberfest expanding to four days of German food, music and festivities in the heart of […]
As interest in solar energy continues to grow across the Tennessee Valley, Huntsville Utilities is offering customers a new option through its Solar Connect program. Designed for residential and small […]
Allison Ross has reinvented her career a few different times now. Economic development. Media entrepreneurship. Now, healthcare communications. And each time, she’s found the throughline connecting it all. “For whatever […]
Huntsville Hospital Health System and three of its North Alabama hospitals will receive more than $6.5 million through Alabama’s new Rural Health Transformation Program, including $2.8 million to build a […]
More Tomahawk missile production is headed to Alabama under a $41.6 million expansion of an existing U.S. Navy contract. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Defense Research Institute Inc. in […]
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Business
When Bank Independent leaders gathered Friday to cut the ribbon on a new Hartselle sales office, there was no need for the usual welcome to town. The North Alabama-based bank […]
Tina Tucker doesn’t believe the person at the top has to be the person with all the answers. In fact, after taking over as CEO of the U.S. Space & […]
Huntsville-based IronMountain Solutions has been awarded a $19 million Army contract modification to continue providing technical support for the Utility Helicopters Project Office. The $19,036,240 modification brings the total cumulative […]
Five Alabama companies, including three headquartered in Huntsville, are among 24 businesses selected to compete for work under a $920 million U.S. Air Force contract to modernize aerospace and ground […]
Huntsville International Airport has another passenger record to add to a year already marked by rapid growth. The airport served 182,556 travelers in July, making it the busiest month in […]
Culture
For more than a decade, fans have been waiting to hear what comes next from Alabama Shakes. Now, the Athens-born band is giving them an answer. Alabama Shakes will release […]
For decades, economic development in North Alabama has been measured solely in new industry announcements, major development, and job creations. This year alone, Alabama saw record-breaking economic development numbers with […]
Before the first artist is announced or the first ticket is sold, River Clay Fine Arts Festival is kicking off its 11th season where organizers say its mission begins: in […]
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 […]
Community
Thirty-two elite paddlers from around the world will descend on Northeast Alabama this fall for a 650-mile journey that will take them from Weiss Lake to the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Huntsville Animal Services is back in crisis mode after a large intake of animals filled up kennel space — marking at least the third time this year the shelter has […]
What should the future of historic Downtown Madison look like? Residents will get their first look next week at the results of a community-wide survey designed to answer that question […]
A young Huntsville cyclist who got his start racing with Buckhorn High School’s mountain bike team was one of two Milligan University students killed Wednesday when a vehicle struck members […]
Black and gold will take over downtown Athens on Friday as the community rallies around the Golden Eagles and the start of another football season. Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks has […]
Features
Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Former nonprofit exec Kvach dodges court date once more John Kvach’s day of reckoning keeps getting kicked further down the […]
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, […]
