Posts by Austen Shipley — Page 12

GADSDEN — The City of Gadsden will soon be taking part in the world’s longest yard sale, now returning for its 38th year. Scheduled for Aug. 1-4, The 127 Yard […]

HUNTSVILLE — The countdown has started for the inaugural launch of a 5k race in the Rocket City’s Big Spring International Park. The Space Race, set for Sept. 12, will […]

HUNTSVILLE — Redstone Arsenal is making changes to help with traffic congestion for commuters. The sprawling post announced this week that, starting Monday, Gate 10 on Patton Road will be […]

MONTGOMERY — The bumper-to-bumper “parking lot” of I-65 through North Alabama continues to infuriate motorists. And a resident of the area, who happens to carry considerable weight in the state […]

WASHINGTON —  A trio of North Alabama lawmakers are rated among the most conservative lawmakers in the nation, according to new ratings from the Conservative Political Action Conference. “In 1971, […]

FLORENCE — The escape and manhunt of Lauderdale County Corrections Officer Vicky White and inmate Casey White made headlines throughout the country last year. The search for the two culminated […]

Huntsville drill sergeant found dead at Fort Jackson

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — A Huntsville native and another Alabama soldier were found dead at Fort Jackson, just days apart, the Army reported. The soldiers, both drill sergeants, have been […]

HANCEVILLE — When most people think of electric vehicles, the image of a heavy duty truck doesn’t exactly come to mind. At Wallace State Community College, however, that preconceived notion […]

FBI delivers update on agency's expansion at Redstone

HUNTSVILLE — It should come as no surprise the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is upgrading its Redstone Arsenal facility at the speed of technology itself. Assistant Director of the […]

BIRMINGHAM — Qualifying has opened for the Alabama Republican Party Special Election Primary in State Senate District 9, the Alabama Republican Party announced Sunday. The office became open after former […]

SCOTTSBORO — Technology giant Google has awarded $210,000 in grants to five Jackson County organizations. The new funding is to support projects which provide technological equipment to facilitate early STEM-focused […]

TUSCALOOSA — The state’s small business leaders appear to have a far better outlook for the state’s economy and businesses than those on the national level, according to a survey […]

TUSCALOOSA — A new performing arts center at the University of Alabama has been named after the late Mark Smith, co-founder of the Huntsville based, global telecommunications company Adtran. Clay […]

WASHINGTON — A North Alabama congressman is taking the lead to help refugees fleeing the violence in Gaza. This week, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt wrote to Egypt’s Ambassador to the […]

HUNTSVILLE — In a “milestone moment,” Gov. Kay Ivey helped cut the ribbon Wednesday for Discovery Life Science’s global headquarters at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville. “When Discovery […]

Tuberville cosponsors bill to end government shutdowns

WASHINGTON — With a possible government shutdown looming, legislators on both sides of the aisle, particularly in the Senate, have signaled that new legislation may be necessary to prevent shutdowns. […]

Battle's State of the City hits the right notes

HUNTSVILLE — An announcement Tuesday by Mayor Tommy Battle in his State of the City address was music to the ears of the sold-out crowd in the Von Braun Center’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — Heeding a call to action to fill expected needs in a space-related workforce, the Alabama Space Roundtable held its inaugural meeting today. The gathering, hosted by North AlabamaWorks […]

TUSCALOOSA — A pair of Marshall County students have been named to the inaugural class of the University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences Rural Dental Scholars Program. They […]

Rocket City said most affordable in the South to retire

HUNTSVILLE — Well, another day and another accolade for the Rocket City. This time Southern Living joins the chorus. The publication has proclaimed Huntsville, Alabama’s largest city, as the best […]

HUNTSVILLE — Auburn is ranked the No. 1 college in the state, according to the U.S. News & World Report‘s list of the 2024 Best Colleges. The University of Alabama […]

Drive Electric Alabama showcase coming to Huntsville

MONTGOMERY — In celebration of National Drive Electric Week, Drive Electric Alabama has announced that it will be hosting four statewide showcases this month, including a stop in Huntsville. During […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School had a special visitor Tuesday morning. And, she happens to be a former teacher. But now, instead of leading classes, she’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — It was a big day for Huntsville-based Freedom Real Estate & Capital. The company broke ground Tuesday for an office building at Hays Farms. “This is the first […]