Government — Page 48

MADISON — The Madison City Council approved an arts and entertainment district Monday night for Town Madison. The Town Madison Arts and Entertainment District will allow customers 21 and older […]

HOUSTON — KBR has been awarded a $156.7 million task order to support capabilities assessment and enhancements for the Army’s Utility Helicopter 60 Variant Fleet, providing technologically superior and cost-effective […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Land Trust of North Alabama and the Huntsville Planning Department are holding a series of forums next week seeking public input on the city’s Greenway Master Plan. […]

Riddick recognized as South Huntsville Main Street Hero

HUNTSVILLE — Madison County Commissioner Phil Riddick, who represents District 5 which includes South Huntsville Main Street, was recently presented with the Main Street Hero award. The award recognizes a […]

Avion wins third Small Business Award

HUNTSVILLE — The third time is a charm for Avion Solutions. The aerospace engineering contractor was named the 2022 Small Business Award winner for Government Contracting – Technology. The award […]

Huntsville municipal offices closed Thursday-Friday

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville’s municipal offices will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The following services will be affected: Garbage Collection: Thursday’s residential curbside collection will be picked […]

Ivey calls for moratorium on executions

MONTGOMERY — After two botched execution attempts recently, Gov. Kay Ivey has called for a review of the state’s execution process, and how to ensure the state can deliver justice […]

Sentar, DOE laboratory join in cyber protection

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville-based Sentar and Idaho National Laboratory have partnered to help protect government assets from cyber attacks. Sentar is the first Department of Defense contractor licensed to use the […]

MONTGOMERY – The city of Madison posted a 1.8% unemployment rate for October, the lowest in the region and among the state’s major cities, according to figures released by the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Animal Services has too many cats and is taking measures to curb the flow of felines into the shelter, the agency said. The shelter has temporarily stopped […]

Clift Farm Publix annexed into the city of Madison

MADISON — By a unanimous vote Monday, the Madison City Council voted to annex the Publix supermarket at Clift Farm. City Council President Ranae Bartlett said the annexation will immediately […]

HUNTSVILLE – IPT Associates, headquartered in Huntsville, has been awarded U.S. Army Futures Command Combat Capability Development Command Aviation and Missile Center Enterprise Information Technology Support Services contract valued at […]

“The most growth we’ve seen since the 1970’s,” Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling DECATUR — The city of Decatur has received one of 18 grants awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey to […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched successfully Thursday, adding to their perfect record of mission success. The rocket was carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission […]

Summit 7 named Technology Small Business of the Year

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville cyber security experts Summit 7 won big at the 2022 Huntsville-Madison County Chamber Small Business Awards, bringing home the award for Technology Business of the Year. The […]

Britt praised for 'much-deserved victory'

MONTGOMERY — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, bestowed immense praise upon U.S. Sen.-elect Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) for her “much-deserved victory.” Britt defeated Democrat […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville office for Engineering & Computer Simulations was selected 2022 Government Contracting Business of the Year at the annual Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Small Business Awards. ECS was […]

MADISON — The underlying theme of Madison Mayor Paul Finley’s annual State of the City address was growing Madison into a place where people can lay down roots in the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Voters head to the polls Tuesday to cast their general election ballot. While Republicans hold a solid supermajority in the Alabama Legislature, a handful of races in North […]

BIRMINGHAM — Beyond the political contests on the Nov. 8 ballot, Alabama voters will decide whether to adopt the Alabama Constitution of 2022, a recompiled version of the current constitution, […]

Thursday is last day to apply for an absentee ballot

MONTGOMERY — Time is running out if you’re going to be out of town next Tuesday and want to vote. Ahead of the Nov. 8 General Election, Alabama Secretary of […]

MONTGOMERY— Several community service agencies will share nearly $835,000 to help low-income families in North Alabama with home energy costs during the winter months. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama […]

Madison County voting machines to be tested

HUNTSVILLE — Voting machines to be used in the 2022 General Election will be available for public test Wednesday at 9 a.m. The test will be at the W. T. […]

Deadline approaching to apply for absentee ballot

MONTGOMERY — There is less than a week left to apply for an absentee ballot to vote in the Nov. 8 general election, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced. […]