Posts by Bud McLaughlin — Page 112

Get pumped, Athens! Buc-ee's is opening next month

ATHENS — It’s not often that a store opening creates quite the buzz that Buc-ee’s has. But then, Buc-ee’s isn’t a typical store. When a business brags about bathrooms, jerky, […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Rocket City is a hub of research and innovation for the nation – be it defense, space or commercial. So, it’s only fitting that Auburn University decided […]

AUBURN — Mayors of three North Alabama cities were among the Alabama Big 10 Mayors today in Auburn to discuss the Aniah’s Law constitutional amendment. Amendment 1 will be on […]

Unbeaten Havoc hosting opening night 'Block Party'

HUNTSVILLE – Throw an axe. Smash a car. Catch a tune. That’s just part of the lineup Friday when the unbeaten Huntsville Havoc hosts its Opening Night Block Party. Fresh […]

MADISON — With a $1 million economic impact, a mention on ESPN’s “GameDay” and a crowd of some 10,000 fans, the first football game at Toyota Field could be called […]

Von Braun Center bars, concessions going cash-free

HUNTSVILLE — “Your money’s not any good here.” And, effective Friday, your cash won’t be good at certain areas of the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. The VBC is transitioning […]

MADISON — A potential retail annexation would be a “win-win” for the city of Madison, according to officials. At Monday’s City Council meeting, a proposal to annex the Publix supermarket […]

North Alabama paces state unemployment numbers

MONTGOMERY –  Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate continued to hold at its record low level of 2.6%, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday. Last month’s rate is well below […]

BIRMINGHAM — Alabama’s population became more diverse over the past decade as the number of non-Hispanic Whites declined and more Alabamians identified as being of a different race, a mixture […]

HUNTSVILLE – Breeze Airways is launching two more services from Huntsville International Airport, the carrier announced today. The “Seriously Nice” low-fare airline said it will add nonstop service to Orlando […]

Time running out to apply for absentee ballots

MONTGOMERY — The deadline to apply for absentee ballots in the Nov. 8 general election is approaching. There are 14 days left – the deadline is Nov. 1 – for […]

Splashdown! Crew-4 returns after 6-month mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4  splashed down Friday off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., completing the agency’s fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. The international […]

HUNTSVILLE — To say that downtown Huntsville has some ‘Moxy’ is pretty much the truth. Not only is the area booming but a hotel by that name is about to […]

HOUSTON — After a day’s delay due to unfavorable weather, NASA and SpaceX are planning to return the Crew-4 mission to Earth today from the International Space Station. The undocking […]

Grants awarded to help communities' infrastructure

MONTGOMERY – More than $19 million in Community Development Block Grants have been awarded to towns, cities and counties around the state, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced today. Scottsboro, Lexington […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — In the midnight hour next month, the skies around the Kennedy Space Center will light up. After inspections and repairs of the Space Launch System […]

MADISON — There will be some history made Saturday at Toyota Field. Only this time it won’t be baseball. Are you ready for some football? Saturday’s game between the University […]

WASHINGTON — It’s not quite the drama of the movie “Armageddon,” but a NASA spacecraft intentionally changed the orbit of a celestial object. Analysis of data obtained over the past […]

HUNTSVILLE — More than 1,900 new recycling carts are being delivered to residents of Huntsville and Madison County. Since the RANA program launched, there have been continuous requests for carts […]

ATHENS — It seems that everything is big with Buc-ee’s – including its hiring event. Instead of the normal one-day hiring event used by a lot of businesses, the retail […]

HUNTSVILLE – A successful test of a next generation large solid rocket motor answered two issues for Aerojet Rocketdyne. The rocket engine manufacturer said the test for the eSR-19 validated […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have been working this week to prepare the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for November’s Artemis I […]

MADISON – Talk about a “nightmare” lineup at Toyota Field! Instead of Logan O’Hoppe, Ryan Aguilar and Ben Joyce, it will be Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie and Sally as the […]

NASA: No damage to Artemis; focus on November launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA said there was no damage to Artemis I and the Space Launch System from Hurricane Ian and is focusing on a November launch window. […]