Posts by Mike Easterling — Page 31

Torch votes to strengthen commitment to community

HUNTSVILLE – Engineering consultant Torch Technologies announced today it will become a public benefit corporation. The move comes following a vote of its 1,200 employees-owners, who own 100% of the […]

Past, present merge at Athens’ iconic U.G. White

ATHENS – One of North Alabama’s landmark businesses is unique. It’s a Southern treasure that harkens to days long gone. Its name also has a very Northern connotation. The store […]

Near upset for Auburn, business as usual for Alabama

HUNTSVILLE — A huge upset within reach of Auburn ended in disappointment against archrival Georgia, while domination continued for Alabama against old foe Mississippi State as Southeastern Conference play continued Saturday […]

HUNTSVILLE – The regular bi-weekly meeting of the Huntsville City Council began with a cheerful tone Thursday night, including a resolution honoring outgoing Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau President […]

Budget vote headlines Huntsville City Council meeting

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday night with a vote on Mayor Tommy Battle’s financial budget for Fiscal Year 2024 leading the agenda. A […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville-Madison County Chamber is adding to its ASmartPlace.com workforce campaign in an effort to put job seekers interested in starting a career in four targeted fields on […]

Nick Saban claps during a football game

Bama finds quarterback, Auburn seeks answer

HUNTSVILLE — Four weeks into the college football season, it looks as if Alabama settled on a starting quarterback. In Auburn, however, things aren’t so clear. The Crimson Tide was […]

HUNTSVILLE – While public libraries in various cities around the nation have come under siege, that isn’t the case for the Huntsville-Madison County Library system. The HMCPL is highlighting September’s […]

HUNTSVILLE – A week after Mayor Tommy Battle submitted his Fiscal Year 2024 budget at the regular meeting of the Huntsville City Council, the group met Thursday night to review […]

HUNTSVILLE – The city’s new skatepark has been a hit since opening last week, and that success is expected to continue Saturday when the complex plays host to the inaugural […]

Toyota an engine that's helping drive the area economy

HUNTSVILLE – When Toyota opened its engine manufacturing plant in Huntsville two decades ago, there wasn’t a rush of others following. But they did eventually come. Now, the city can […]

'Humbled, overwhelmed,' Suggs is UNA Alum of the Year

FLORENCE – Stacy Suggs was born in Florence, graduated from then-Bradshaw High School and the hometown University of North Alabama, currently lives in Tuscumbia and is an integral part of […]

MADISON — From a garage to a 27,000-foot facility, a mother’s brainchild has grown  exponentially in just over a decade. And, today, it’s her children who are reaping the rewards. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Is the return of high school football Friday night to Joe Davis Stadium homecoming for the Hazel Green Trojans? Sort of, though that could be a reach. Hazel […]

Workforce innovation public meeting held at Calhoun

DECATUR – Alabama Works held something akin to a town hall on the campus of Calhoun Community College. But this gathering didn’t feature pointed questions aimed at political hopefuls. The […]

MADISON — Mayor Paul Finley describes Madison, once only a bedroom suburb of Huntsville, as a “sleepy” town turned into a “bustling, incredible, enjoyable’’ one that has recently been ranked […]