SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent, one of North Alabama’s fastest growing banks, is ranked No. 36 on Newsweek’s annual Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces list for 2022. Newsweek collaborated with the […]

HUNTSVILLE – In 1962, a largely undeveloped Cummings Research Park opened like a diamond in the rough with its 4,000 acres anchored by just three companies: Brown Engineering, IBM, and […]

HUNTSVILLE — Some families don’t like talking politics at dinner. Well, the Madison County Republican Party is making an exception tonight. The local GOP is hosting a Boots and BBQ […]

ATHENS — It seems that everything is big with Buc-ee’s – including its hiring event. Instead of the normal one-day hiring event used by a lot of businesses, the retail […]

HUNTSVILLE – It’s the most thumb-pickin’est, plectrum-pluckin’est, bow-strokin’est barbecue in North Alabama! The fourth annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival is cookin’ Saturday at Southside Park on Chaney Thompson Road in […]

Erica DeSpain is the founder and editor of All Things Madison, an online resource created in 2020 to be the No. 1 online go-to for those who live, work in, or visit […]

ATHENS — Some of the nation’s most highly acclaimed storytellers will make their way to Athens for the city’s annual celebration of storytelling, tall tales, and readings. Now in its […]

HUNTSVILLE – Madison County Commissioner Violet Edwards has been selected as the 2022 Alumni of Achievement award-winner for the College of Business at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Edwards […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center are offering a chance to see the moon like you may not have ever seen it. […]

HUNTSVILLE — As Huntsville grows, city leaders are focused on long-term gains for people who live, work and play in the community. This includes a watchful eye on Huntsville’s natural […]

HUNTSVILLE – Several local nonprofit organizations have launched WillPower, an educational campaign as part of National Estate Planning Awareness Week, Oct. 18-24. The collaborative is aimed at encouraging donors to […]

TRIANA — It was almost a year to the day that developers Louis and Patti Breland announced they would build mortgage-free adaptive homes for two Bronze Star and Purple Heart […]

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 showcases all […]

MADISON — FarmHaus, a new 324-unit multifamily community, was sold recently, Thrift Residential announced. Thrift Residential, an Indianapolis-based real estate company and developer, sold the  property at 1260 Balch Road […]

HUNTSVILLE — It began on a brightly moonlit night many years ago when Jackie Bearden and her mother were sitting in the living room waiting for her father to get […]

MADISON — Nearly 65 million Americans report a recent episode of back pain, according to the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. And some 16 million adults — that is 8% […]

HUNTSVILLE — Intuitive Research and Seven States Power joined to deliver a cybersecurity service for local power companies (LPCs) across the Tennessee Valley. The Grid Cyber Protection Service helps protect […]

MADISON – Talk about a “nightmare” lineup at Toyota Field! Instead of Logan O’Hoppe, Ryan Aguilar and Ben Joyce, it will be Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie and Sally as the […]

MADISON – Food insecurity can damage children’s health and brain development years before they enter a classroom, according to Children’s Health Watch. By kindergarten, food-insecure children are often cognitively, emotionally, […]

BOAZ — October is here and that means towns and communities across North Alabama are gearing up for their fall celebrations. Cooler temperatures are a welcoming sign for taking to […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville High School band may be having tea and crumpets to celebrate the 2024 new year, instead of black-eyed peas and collard greens. After all, they’ll be […]

HUNTSVILLE — In one of the many memorable scenes in the movie, “Forrest Gump,” the character receives the Medal of Honor from President Lyndon Johnson for saving several of his […]

HUNTSVILLE – They say there is a lot in a name. For the former CASA of Madison County, changing its name to Enable Madison County better represents its work of […]

GUNTERSVILLE — For all the live music, face painting, fried food on a stick, fall fun you could want in October, check out our list of the 10 best fairs […]