Events — Page 19

FLORENCE — Independence Day in Florence kicks off with the 40th Spirit of Freedom Celebration at McFarland Park with live music, food, and fireworks.  Food trucks will open for service […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville/Madison County Visitor Center’s locations will be open regular hours on the Fourth of July, the visitors bureau announced. For a list of Independence Day events in […]

Huntsville's Legacy Park to open today

HUNTSVILLE – Legacy Park will officially open to the public today with a community celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The $4.6 million park completes the reimagining of the former J.O. Johnson […]

HUNTSVILLE – And away we go! Mayor Tommy Battle had your six this morning when he signed his annual proclamation declaring this Armed Forces Celebration Week. The ceremony takes was […]

PEACE conference addresses elder fraud, abuse

HUNTSVILLE — The latest trends and best practices in preventing fraud and combatting abuse toward senior adults will be at the forefront of a conference next week in Huntsville. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville favorites Microwave Dave Gallaher, Luke Johnston and Josh Taylor will be picking and shoveling at the Huntsville Traditional Music Association’s Coffeehouse on June 27 in the old […]

HUNTSVILLE — And Bang! Bang! Just like that, Huntsville is one of seven additional dates World Wrestling Entertainment is adding to its 2023 touring schedule. Coming Aug. 27 to the […]

ATHENS – It’s that time of year to celebrate small business. The Athens/Limestone County Chamber of Commerce is officially putting out its call for nominations for the 2023 Small Business […]

HUNTSVILLE — He wasn’t as prolific as Mozart, have the range of Whitney Houston, the soul of Billie Holliday, or as legendary as Elvis and Michael Jackson, but when it […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber has extended the deadline for submitting Small Business Award applications until Friday. Businesses that did not receive a nomination email, should contact Ashley Engles-Ross. […]

Tuscumbia celebrating 45th annual Helen Keller Festival

TUSCUMBIA — Country star Neal McCoy, who had huge hits in the ’90s, will headline Tuscumbia’s 45th annual Helen Keller Festival this week. The festival kicks off Thursday with a […]

HUNTSVILLE – Is there anything that has taken to rocking and rolling like food trucks in the Tennessee Valley? The Clampetts’ would have called it vittles on wheels, every third […]

GUNTERSVILLE — It’s called HydroFest – with an emphasis on Fest. This month, the annual high-speed boat racing takes place on Lake Guntersville, with thousands of people watching the two-day […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville International Airport is flying high and this time it is not because of air travel. Instead, their feet are firmly set on the ground in sponsoring “Movies […]

A salute to the military set for Armed Forces Week

HUNTSVILLE – Respect and appreciation for the Armed Forces is part of Huntsville’s DNA. Scheduled for the week of June 25-July 1, the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber is hosting a series […]

Rockets aiming to win Armed Forces softball game

HUNTSVILLE – Statistics, wins and headlines tell the history of the annual Armed Forces Celebration softball game between the North Alabama Rockets and Team Redstone. As far back as 2017, […]

'Get Onboard' with Rocket City intern program

HUNTSVILLE – It is the summer of the intern as the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber, in partnership with FuelAL and Innovate Alabama, kicks off the first in a series of events […]

HUNTSVILLE – A team of Mill Creek Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders “started their engines” and won the Goblin division National Championship of Greenpower Racing. The fourth-graders are “Speedy” Savannah Barnard, […]

ATHENS — The bookworms are coming out of the woodwork to turn over a new “leaf” in reading. Just because school is out doesn’t mean children or parents, should stop […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s the newest federal holiday, but Juneteenth has been celebrated for nearly 160 years. In partnership with Huntsville-based Vision Excellence Company (VEC), Madison County District 6 will host […]

UNA to host BEST robotics competition

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has been named the new home of the annual BEST Robotics Competition. The national program takes place at 50 competition sites in 18 […]

TANNER — Age is no barrier when it comes to Calhoun Community College’s summer camps. The school released this summer’s schedule and there is something for everyone from elementary-school-age kids […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of Skylab, America’s first space station, with a series of free events scheduled throughout the summer, the center announced. The […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s a paper airplane? John Collins, known as the Paper Airplane Guy, will be flying long and high Saturday into […]