Posts by Kimberly Ballard — Page 6

Qualis celebrates 30th anniversary

HUNTSVILLE – Qualis is celebrating its pearl anniversary this month with 30 years of memories over 30 days, the company announced. “As I recall the past three decades, I am […]

HUNTSVILLE – The memories of graduating from high school are often an emotional experience. And that was no less true for Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School graduates when the school […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council played ball last week when they approved nearly a half-million dollars for a much needed – and much anticipated – Martin Road Recreation Center […]

HUNTSVILLE – Determined to float your boat, the elegant new American Serenade riverboat concluded its 8-day maiden voyage down the Tennessee River from Chattanooga to Nashville last week, featuring Florence […]

A salute to the military set for Armed Forces Week

HUNTSVILLE – Respect and appreciation for the Armed Forces is part of Huntsville’s DNA. Scheduled for the week of June 25-July 1, the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber is hosting a series […]

HUNTSVILLE — No, they are not growing marijuana at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Instead, HudsonAlpha plant biologist Dr. Alex Harkess is collaborating with New West Genetics to find ways […]

HUNTSVILLE – Suburban Propane Partners volunteers marked World Caring Day with a Huntsville Green Team beautification project Wednesday in northwest Huntsville. The group cleaned areas of Winchester Road between Ortega […]

Rockets aiming to win Armed Forces softball game

HUNTSVILLE – Statistics, wins and headlines tell the history of the annual Armed Forces Celebration softball game between the North Alabama Rockets and Team Redstone. As far back as 2017, […]

'Get Onboard' with Rocket City intern program

HUNTSVILLE – It is the summer of the intern as the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber, in partnership with FuelAL and Innovate Alabama, kicks off the first in a series of events […]

HUNTSVILLE – While undergoing expansion, Shenanigans Comedy Theatre is holding several events to perpetuate accessibility to comedy in the Tennessee Valley. The nonprofit comedy club  announced the expansion in March […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s only fitting that a university in the Rocket City would be the overall winner in NASA’s Student Launch challenge. The University of Alabama in Huntsville picked up […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council made a splash with a $6.4 million contract construction agreement for phase IV of the Huntsville Aquatics Center. The contract with Garber Construction involves […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s got a strange name, but pickleball will be the highlight for the John Hunt Park Recreation Center. With John Hunt Park quickly becoming known as Huntsville’s “Central […]

HUNTSVILLE — With strong backing and $500,000 in seed funding from Huntsville defense contractor IERUS Technologies, Nullspace has been launched as a spin-off from IERUS. Nullspace, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., […]

Huntsville Utilities has spark in Lineman Rodeo

HUNTSVILLE – If you thought rodeos were all about bull riding and catching the biggest fish, you may be shocked to discover utility linemen have a power-busting event of their […]

HUNTSVILLE — It is all about building relationships and constructing a network of large, successful contractors. The Turner Construction School of Construction Management is hosting a workshop on developing business […]

TANNER — About 1 in 36 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities. But many more fall through the cracks and grow […]

HUNTSVILLE – A team of Mill Creek Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders “started their engines” and won the Goblin division National Championship of Greenpower Racing. The fourth-graders are “Speedy” Savannah Barnard, […]

Send a 'Message in a Bottle' aboard Europa Clipper

WASHINGTON — The public is invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before the spacecraft begins its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa […]

Aviagen helping hatch 'poultry house of tomorrow'

HUNTSVILLE – Aviagen has made a significant donation toward the development of a Poultry Science Smart Farming Research Facility for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Called the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Something cold, sweet and creamy has landed in downtown Huntsville. Husband and wife duo Ryan and Geri-Martha O’Hara will officially open Birmingham-based Big Spoon Creamery on Saturday in […]

ATHENS — The bookworms are coming out of the woodwork to turn over a new “leaf” in reading. Just because school is out doesn’t mean children or parents, should stop […]

HUNTSVILLE — McGehee Engineering is using Drone LiDAR from Huntsville’s GeoCue to assist in the design of a coal conveyor belt. McGehee Engineering found its niche in Alabama’s coal mining […]

HUNTSVILLE — HealthŌme, a genomics-based, health navigation company, has acquired  Kailos Genetics, a genetic testing laboratory and supplier of clinical grade laboratory reagents for next-generation genomic sequencing. Both companies are […]