Posts by Bud McLaughlin — Page 100

HUNTSVILLE — Then there were three. From a field of 20 candidates, the Huntsville City Board of Education has named the three finalists to be the new schools superintendent to […]

Athens hosting Masters Games of Alabama events

ATHENS — The city of Athens, Greece, is the birthplace of the Olympics. So, it seems only fitting that the city of Athens, Ala., would host Olympic-style competition. But, don’t […]

Jim 'N Nick's cookin' and serving in Madison

MADISON — As Madison continues its westward expansion, businesses follow suit and that includes new restaurants for the area. The most recent addition is Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q, which […]

Strong 'concerned' about rolling blackouts

WASHINGTON — Last December, North Alabama was left shivering during a cold snap when the Tennessee Valley Authority instituted “rolling blackouts.” The first-ever procedure by the utility left thousands of […]

Report: Visitors to North Alabama spent $4.3B

DECATUR – Along with other industries, tourism was hard hit by the pandemic. However, it is seeing a rebound as people hit the roads, mountains, lakes and beaches around the […]

Tale of two halves mark Huntsville City FC loss

HUNTSVILLE — It was the best of games; it was the worst of games. (Apologies to Charles Dickens). What it was Sunday night was a heart-breaking 4-3 loss for Huntsville […]

MADISON – The calendar has turned and Sonny days and nights are in the forecast at Toyota Field. Sonny DiChiara, that is. The former Auburn slugger has been activated and […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville-Madison County Chamber said it will help with displaced employees of National Copper & Smelting. The chamber said about 115 employees are affected. The company announced last […]

WASHINGTON — While the move of Space Command to Redstone Arsenal is becoming a political football, there is no such problem with the FBI’s game plan for Huntsville. In fact, […]

Governor, grants show some 'Love' to Good Hope

MONTGOMERY — A pair of grants totaling $500,000 will help create nearly three dozen jobs in Good Hope, Gov. Kay Ivey announced this week. A $250,000 grant from the Appalachian […]

'Historic' state budgets are signed

MONTGOMERY – Calling the Education Trust Fund a “historic investment,” Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state’s budgets Thursday, including the General Fund and the supplemental and the Education Trust Fund […]

Dream on: Sierra Space's Dream Chaser powers up

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – The revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane powered up in a simulated test recently, Sierra Space announced. Dream Chaser represents a groundbreaking leap in space transportation technology, the company […]

HUNTSVILLE – While athletes were competing for gold, Huntsville was seeing green. And, a lot of it. The Rocket City is quickly becoming a sports city, if last week was […]

HUNTSVILLE — The names of Jose Canseco, Prince Fielder and Don Mincher stand out in Huntsville baseball lore. But, the names of Gabby Street, “Hub” Myhand and “Ducky” Holmes are […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s the newest federal holiday, but Juneteenth has been celebrated for nearly 160 years. In partnership with Huntsville-based Vision Excellence Company (VEC), Madison County District 6 will host […]

ALDOT job fairs at area Career Centers

MONTGOMERY – The Career Centers in Huntsville, Decatur and Sheffield will be hosting job fairs next month for the Alabama Department of Transportation. The Huntsville Career Center’s job fair is […]

Crime Stoppers: 40 years and going strong

HUNTSVILLE — Helped solve 21,000 cases. Led to the arrest of more than 4,000 people. More than $17 million in property and/or narcotics recovered. That’s the record of Huntsville Area Crime […]

Huntsville offers summer program guide

HUNTSVILLE – Fun in the sun. A cool place to chill out. A new experience to enjoy. With today being the unofficial first day of summer, Huntsville Parks & Recreation […]

Marshall County home sales up from March

GUNTERSVILLE — Home sales in Marshall County increased by nearly one-fourth since March but are down more than a third from a year ago, according to the Marshall County Board […]

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. Andy Whitt has passed a House Joint Resolution naming a portion of Alabama 53 in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Danny Randolph and Chief Warrant Officer […]

Battle: Trust in Space Command process broken

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle threw his support Thursday behind a congressional investigation of the Space Command relocation decision. House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers announced Thursday the […]

Report: Trump wanted Space Command in Florida

ATHENS — U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl said Thursday former President Donald Trump originally wanted to put the new Space Command headquarters in Florida, but was talked out of it by […]

Miles College, Drake State to sign agreement

FAIRFIELD – When HBCUs come together for the common good, everyone benefits. To that end, Miles College and Drake State Community & Technical College have announced a partnership for scholarship […]

HUNTSVILLE — It was life imitating art, so to speak, in the Huntsville area last weekend. There were packed houses at the newly renovated Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis […]