Posts by Mike Easterling — Page 6

MUSCLE SHOALS – Braxton Holloway has served as the interim Chief Operating Officer for North Alabama Shoals Hospital since April, but he’ll soon shed the provisional title. Holloway will officially […]

JACKSONVILLE – Bob Jones High School senior pitcher/shortstop Braden Booth became the first player from North Alabama to win the title of the state’s Mr. Baseball in seven years, bringing […]

HUNTSVILLE – The sign was seen and is being answered. The Bat-Sign. Not by the Caped Crusader himself, but by custom car builder and “Musclecar” co-host Steve Mank.  He was […]

MADISON – Capping what has already been a big news week locally and regionally, a handful of newsmakers gathered once more Friday morning at Toyota Field to make another announcement. […]

First Metro Bank elevates Hardy, Smith

MUSCLE SHOALS – First Metro Bank turned a double play Thursday, promoting Laura Hardy and Dana Smith in a move by the company’s board of directors. Hardy is now executive […]

MADISON – The last principal Negro League in baseball ceased operations in 1960, but the legacy left behind by players from those alliances not only remain but are strong as […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville-Madison County Chamber is honoring the military in the community during Armed Forces Celebration Week. Festivities kick off Saturday night when the Huntsville City Football Club takes […]

HUNTSVILLE – Two lingering themes emerged from Mayor Paul Finley’s City of Madison Update at the Von Braun Center. Once only a small suburb of its neighbor to the east, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Inclement weather washed out the 40th annual Wally Vess Fishing Rodeo at Big Spring Park last Saturday, but the one ahead will provide another opportunity for potential anglers […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Army is turning 249 years old this month and the public is invited to a birthday party at Redstone Gateway.  The multi-use business complex on Research Park […]

JACKSONVILLE – College athletics are clearly in the middle of a wilderness with no clear path out. The transfer portal and name, likeness and image deals both created upheaval within […]

HUNTSVILLE – Whether the sounds are music to the ears or painful reminders that not everyone is meant to sing out loud or play an instrument for public consumption, it […]

Florence mayor names Holt interim police chief

FLORENCE — Nearly two months after Chief Ron Tyler retired, the Florence Police Department has a new boss with Mayor Andrew Betterton reaching into the current ranks to find a […]

HARTSELLE – Brad Phillips, a Hazel Green native who has spent 15 seasons coaching at Troy University and the University of South Alabama, has been hired to replace the late […]

HUNTSVILLE – For the second time in the last year, Huntsville Transit is proposing alterations to its Orbit shuttle routes, and again is asking for public input regarding changes. The […]

HAAR extends helping hand to regional charities

HUNTSVILLE – A regional Realtors association’s members are turning in their blazers for brooms, baking sheets and wheelbarrows this week to give back to charities in the communities they serve. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Residents in three north Alabama cities concerned about potential environmental hazards in three corridors have four years to pitch for funding to ease worries. Top of Alabama Regional […]

MONTGOMERY – The University of North Alabama will open its 2024 football season on national television, playing in the 10th annual FCS Kickoff for the second straight year.  The Lions […]

HUNTSVILLE – The current price to buy a house or rent an apartment in Huntsville can be startling to longtime residents. “Greed-flation,’’ a term coined as staples such as groceries […]

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas, coming off a series win over first-place Birmingham, return to Toyota Field for their fifth homestand of the Southern League season with a […]

LEIGHTON – First Street in downtown Leighton will soon have a new name in honor of one of the town’s pioneers when it is renamed Bob Carl Bailey Memorial Drive […]

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Closing in on three months into the season, the Huntsville City Football Club finally put up a win, a 4-1 comeback victory punctuated with four straight […]

MONTGOMERY – Two public school systems in the Tennessee Valley received federal rebate funding earmarked for the purchase of clean buses, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell announced. The money is part […]

HUNTSVILLE – Kenny Anderson describes the annual jazz music series in Big Spring Park East a melting pot of sorts – there’s something for everyone. The lineup for Jazz in […]