HARTSELLE – The Depot Days Festival rolls into Hartselle next month, bringing a day of family-friendly fun and entertainment to the historic depot and downtown area. Hosted by the Hartselle […]

ATHENS — It was a brief moment of time but it was a significant event when viewed from the standpoint of Alabama history. Gov. Kay Ivey gave her annual address […]

HUNTSVILLE –  There will be a liftoff today at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center However, it’s not quite the same kind of liftoff people associate with the nation’s space […]

ATHENS — Three small towns in North Alabama have been recognized as some of the most historic in the state, according to a national publication. Athens, Tuscumbia, and Fort Payne […]

HUNTSVILLE – Thursday morning marked the first stage of the return of Rocket Park’s Rocket Row at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.  Dr. Kimberly Robinson, the center’s CEO and […]

HUNTSVILLE – While the City of Huntsville is getting an early start with its Juneteenth Festival in Big Spring Park on Saturday, Madison County will continue the celebration on the […]

HUNTSVILLE — “You’re a grand old flag, You’re a high-flying flag …” It’s the subject of songs and, of course, the National Anthem. We pledge allegiance to it but an […]

SHEFFIELD – Having survived at least three tornadoes, rising water during construction periods, floods and the Civil War in the 19th century, the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Bridge certainly deserved […]

WASHINGTON — On D-Day, June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the U.S. Army’s 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions landed between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. near and in the town of Sainte […]

MADISON – A pair of murals were unveiled Monday in the city of Madison as the opening for the Madison Mural Trail. Madison Visionary Partners (MVP), a community nonprofit, worked […]

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 – The City of Huntsville is holding a downtown hotel rooftop ceremony Thursday morning in advance of May’s Historic Preservation Month and the #PeopleSavingPlacesHSV campaign. The event is at […]

WASHINGTON – An American Innovation $1 Coin will have a familiar design not only for residents of Huntsville but also for visitors passing through the I-565 corridor near the U.S. […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is heading back to the future with its eye on space history.  After a six-year absence, the rockets are coming back to […]

MOORESVILLE — Needless to say, things are blooming at 1818 Farms in historic Mooresville. The lush flower farm in the historic town, renowned for creating premium skincare and lifestyle products, […]

DECATUR — In March 1931, nine Black youths traveled on a Southern Railway train from Memphis. Crossing into Alabama, a vicious fight broke out between Blacks and whites who had […]

HUNTSVILLE — Satchel Paige. Josh Gibson. Cool Papa Bell. Jackie Robinson. These names are legendary in baseball through their accomplishments in the Negro Leagues. Now, thanks to the National Bobblehead […]

HUNTSVILLE – Alabama’s poet laureate will be a keynote speaker as the University of Alabama in Huntsville celebrates Black History Month with three events reflecting African Americans and the Arts. […]

AUBURN — The Samford Hall bell tolled precisely 10 times at 2:20 p.m. on Jan. 4. The moment may have confused those not aware of the significance, but it made […]

HUNTSVILLE – Lisa McNair, sister of one of the four little girls killed in the 1963 bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, is the keynote speaker for UAH’s […]

HUNTSVILLE – Over the years, the Rosa Parks bus has become a symbol of the fight for equal rights. It has been fully restored and is now displayed in the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in the Alabama state capitol on the first day of December in 1955 and became a globally […]

HUNTSVILLE – Nearly hidden to passersby, with one corner practically underneath a part of I-565 where homeless camps have popped at times near downtown, a cemetery that was founded in […]

HUNTSVILLE – McThornmor Acres, named by combining five men who incorporated the neighborhood that at the time became Huntsville’s largest subdivision in west Huntsville, was added to the U.S. Park […]