Several formerly local banks have been closing offices, leaving town, or selling out to big banks lately, but that is not something Bank Independent thinks about. It may have already […]

MADISON – Give her a diamond and get married on the diamond at Toyota Field. Celebrate your last night single with a bachelor (or bachelorette) party double to center field. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Have you heard about this incredible program from Huntsville Utilities? Project Share helps members of our community who are elderly or living with disabilities to get through the […]

HUNTSVILLE – The search is on for an education director at Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy – and the position requires more than child’s play. The senior-level staff position […]

ATHENS — “Willie’s Gift,” a documentary film honoring the 1975 Athens Golden Eagles state championship football team, will premier next month in a benefit showing. The film by AHS alum […]

HUNTSVILLE – The City Council authorized Mayor Tommy Battle to sign a $1.3M contract to install three miles of new sidewalks and ramps at various locations throughout Huntsville. The investment […]

HUNTSVILLE — Following through on a promise she made years ago, Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Christie Finley announced her retirement Friday. Finley said her youngest son will be graduating in […]

Welcome to Take 5, a five-question Q&A feature of 256 Today. This edition features Chad Emerson, managing director of Business Operations for Huntsville City Football Club. Before joining the first-year […]

ATHENS — Taylor Whisenant, a STEM teacher at Athens Renaissance School, is one of three K-12 teachers to win a 2023 Trailblazing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Educator Award. The […]

MADISON – The City of Madison, in partnership with the Madison Chamber of Commerce and accompanied by the cheerful antics of Trash Pandas mascot Sprocket, officially declared the east end […]

MADISON — The Madison Police Citizens Advisory Committee is taking applications  to serve on the panel. The committee strives to promote dialogue between the police department and the community at […]

ATHENS– Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful and the Tennessee Valley Authority are holding a concentrated volunteer clean-up effort this weekend at the Cowford Campground. The event is 8 a.m. to noon Saturday; […]

HUNTSVILLE – Shenanigans Comedy Theatre is expanding its performance space and increasing its community outreach. The expansion includes a new 40-seat black box theatre and small concessions area on the […]

ATHENS — Athens’ trendy Merchants Alley is plugged into St. Patrick’s Day with three events designed to get your shamrocks shaking. The city will shut down Washington Street and raise […]

HUNTSVILLE – More than 2,000 first-graders from Madison County schools were admitted to the “hospital” last week, courtesy of Huntsville Hospital and the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of […]

ATHENS — It is said men go shopping to buy what they want … women go shopping to find out what they want. Either way, downtown Athens will be open […]

HUNTSVILLE – There are a couple of weeks left to sign up for the Huntsville Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy. The nine-week, volunteer program is designed to inform residents about […]

HUNTSVILLE — Former state legislator Mike Ball is kicking off his book campaign at an Author Talk event Thursday at the Madison Public Library. Speaking to 256 Today, Ball said […]

MADISON — Nominations are in for the Madison Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Best in Business awards. Nearly 50 businesses and business owners representing 12 business categories will vie for the […]

MONTGOMERY— The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will be administering $66,000 in grants made available by the U.S. Department of Justice and awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey in support […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Easter Bunny is riding, not hopping, into Huntsville onboard a Huntsville Fire & Rescue truck to entertain the kids at the second annual Huntsville Parks & Recreation’s […]

TUSCUMBIA – Singing River Dentistry expanded its North Alabama footprint this week with the opening of a sixth state-of-the-art dental practice. The new office is on the corner of Lindsay […]

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 Podcast […]

HUNTSVILLE — Art and nature merge into one exciting experience at Huntsville Botanical Garden with the “Origami in the Garden” exhibition.  Created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, […]