HUNTSVILLE – Food City is moving dirt in the Rocket City. A lot of it now with more to come later. Just last week, the grocery store chain based in […]

ATHENS — Spend the day in downtown Athens on Saturday and put the arts in your heart. Athens Arts League and High Cotton Arts are kicking off two event series […]

HUNTSVILLE – On the heels of announcing a federal grant to participate in a study of bus rapid transit, the City Council voted to move forward with applications for two […]

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HUNTSVILLE – City of Huntsville administrators and leaders joined for a ribbon-cutting at the grand opening Tuesday of the Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex at John Hunt Park.   The newly […]

HUNTSVILLE – Former Mayor Loretta Spencer, who led the effort to bring the Alabama High School Athletic Association state soccer tournament to John Hunt Park, will be honored today at […]

HUNTSVILLE – Bridge Street Town Centre is sending out invitations for visitors to enjoy live music, photo ops, splash zone, food and more Saturday and the guest list includes four-legged […]

HUNTSVILLE – Downtown Huntsville, Inc., is raising the stakes for after-hours nightlife with a project aimed at energizing the city’s vibrant community of young professionals. The initiative – 805 After […]

HUNTSVILLE – The makeover at Stoner Park continues with space for roller skating next on the agenda at the northeast Huntsville recreation site that includes Stoner Field. The City of […]

HUNTSVILLE — For the fitness conscious or those who want to be: Attention! A series of workouts presented by Burn Boot Camp steps off Saturday at Big Spring Park East. […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Rocket City’s bike share program moved westward, more precisely to Cummings Research Park, from its downtown roots. The City of Huntsville and Downtown Huntsville Inc. kicked off […]

  256 Today is proud to present the Our Town Podcast. Check here every week for the latest episode from Troy Bye, North Alabama’s newest favorite son. The Our Town […]

GADSDEN — Gadsden State Community College’s student-athletes are forging a bond with a child fighting a battle far greater than any game. Levi Worthington is an 8-year-old boy from Susan […]

HUNTSVILLE — Mayor Tommy Battle has issued an invitation to fellow bicycle enthusiasts to join him for an annual event at Big Spring Park to promote a healthy Rocket City. […]

FLORENCE – Basketball games, a golf tournament, backpack and medical kit drives are a few of the activities the newly-created nonprofit Florence Police Foundation is sponsoring in efforts to build […]

HUNTSVILLE – A camp and a casual conversation led to a natural partnership for a local professional athlete and a nonprofit organization that champions youth sports in Huntsville. Brewer Hicklen, […]

FLORENCE – Front-porch sittin’. Sweet-tea sippin’. Neighbors stoppin’ by to say ‘hey’. That’s the vibe that the Shoals Storytelling Festival evokes each year: Neighbors and friends swappin’ tales.  The Shoals […]

DECATUR – Get ready for an unforgettable evening as Daikin America brings back its beloved Japanese festival to Decatur for the 30th year. Join us next month for a night […]

ARAB – Head football coach, athletic director and faculty member Lee Ozmint submitted his resignation to Arab City Schools on Friday following his arrest a day earlier on a Class […]

HUNTSVILLE – With a panoramic view of downtown and beyond as a backdrop, the City of Huntsville kick-started the upcoming Historic Preservation Month with a rooftop ceremony Thursday morning. City […]

HUNTSVILLE — Oscar Wilde, a famous poet and playwright from the 19th century, wrote an essay called “Life Imitates Art far more than Art Imitates Life.”  The essay explores the […]

RUSSELLVILLE – The Downtown Russellville Collective, subtitled and better known as Russellville Main Street, didn’t have to look far to find an executive director. Russellville Main Street, which has undergone […]

ATHENS – Alan Jackson and the late Jimmy Buffett proudly proclaimed “it’s 5 o’clock somewhere.” And, if you’re in Athens on the the last Friday of the month, that means […]

HUNTSVILLE – Four years ago, aerospace and defense giant RTX donated $4 million to help build the Cummings Research Park campus of one of the nation’s most unique high schools. […]