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More than six decades after Wendell Gunn walked onto the campus of what was then Florence State College and made history, a new documentary will tell the story of the […]
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The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society hosted a huge weekend in Decatur, Alabama with the sixth annual Skeeter Boats Bassmaster High School Combine, first annual Alabama B.A.S.S. Fest, and first annual Bassmaster Back to […]
State Sen. Andrew Jones, (R-Centre) has released a new campaign ad as he seeks another term representing Alabama Senate District 10. “When I asked my husband, Andrew Jones, if he was raised in a barn, I never expected his answer,” his wife, Summer Jones, says as the ad begins. “Okay, so I was totally raised […]
North Alabama residents can clean out old paperwork, unwanted electronics and unused medications during a free drive-thru disposal event next month. BBB North Alabama will host its annual Athens Shred […]
District 3 voters will choose between incumbent City Council President Jennie Robinson and challenger Liliana Peinder on Tuesday in Huntsville’s only City Council runoff. Robinson came just short of avoiding […]
Eleven Madison County-area projects will share $106,691 in grant funding from Alabama’s Mountains, Rivers & Valleys Resource Conservation & Development Council and the Madison County Legislative Delegation. The awards were […]
State Rep. Parker Moore brought fellow members of a national AI policy task force to Huntsville this week to showcase North Alabama’s growing role in artificial intelligence and emerging technology. […]
Drake State Community and Technical College is celebrating the completion of its RenueRedi Entrepreneurship Program, which has provided entrepreneurs across three cohorts with training and resources to start or strengthen […]
Geoffrey the Giraffe is coming back to Huntsville. Toys“R”Us will return to Bridge Street Town Centre with a 5,528-square-foot Express pop-up shop, bringing the familiar toy store back to a […]
What was once a South Huntsville high school campus has officially begun its new life as a community destination for recreation, arts and events. The city of Huntsville celebrated the […]
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Business
Two industrial sites in DeKalb County will soon be assessed for improvements and expanded job creation potential, thanks to funding from the state’s Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy program. […]
After four decades at the Port of Huntsville, CEO Butch Roberts is retiring and Chief Legal Officer Amy Murphree has been selected to lead the organization into its next chapter. […]
Huntsville-developed missile technology is moving closer to the battlefield under a new Army contract worth up to $1.21 billion. Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1,211,234,988 contract for the Precision Strike […]
Huntsville-based BlueHalo has landed a nearly $100 million U.S. Air Force contract to advance technologies supporting military space systems. The company was awarded a $99.8 million ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for […]
A new partnership centered in the Shoals is aiming to bring more defense, maritime and advanced manufacturing production back to the United States. AE Shoals and IN44OS US LLC announced […]
Huntsville-based Radiance Technologies has won a position on a $14 billion contracting vehicle supporting the Missile and Space Intelligence Center at Redstone Arsenal. The employee-owned defense contractor announced Wednesday that […]
Culture
Forty-four years after Cullman’s first official Oktoberfest, the festival is adding a new tradition this fall — and putting a 12-year-old Cullman girl at the center of it. Veronica “Ve” […]
When Sharonda and Dwight Ware moved from Washington, D.C., to Huntsville seven years ago, they quickly discovered there was plenty to do in their new city. Finding it all was […]
Acclaimed American artist and graphic novelist Miles Hyman, known for his adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” will be featured in a new exhibition at the Huntsville Museum of Art […]
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 […]
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 […]
Community
Daisha Wilks and Dalton Hamby are about to race around the world on national television, but before “The Amazing Race” begins, the Northeast Alabama couple has been spending time closer […]
Huntsville’s Broadway Theatre League welcomes the national touring production of “Waitress” at the Von Braun Center in the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall from September 25, 2026, to September 27, […]
Internationally bestselling author Mitch Albom will help the Huntsville-Madison County Library Foundation celebrate four decades of supporting local libraries when Vive le Livre returns next week. The Foundation’s 40th annual […]
Most kids have to wait until October to go trick-or-treating. But for one Huntsville 11-year-old who loves Halloween, his neighbors were more than willing to make an exception. Soren Griffin […]
The Huntsville Dance Community is hosting their third annual Free Day of Dance event on September 18-19, 2026. This event celebrates the variety of dancers in the Huntsville community from […]
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Gov. Kay Ivey is calling on Alabamians to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed and make sure a new generation understands what […]
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Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Drake’s explanation raises more questions than it answers The court records surrounding Democratic State Senate nominee Rudolph Drake is already […]
Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama “Dr.” Nicole Jones Wadsworth A woman who is infamous for frequently playing fast and loose with titles (and names) made […]
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 […]