History — Page 4

HUNTSVILLE – The National Register of Historic Places added Edmonton Heights to its prestigious list a little over two years ago, and Sunday the city dedicated a marker honoring the […]

BIRMINGHAM – North Alabama showed out at the Soul of the South awards in Birmingham. Hosted by SoulGrown, a digital publication that highlights the culture, beauty, and people of Alabama, […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Harrison Brothers Hardware store no longer sells the wares its namesake family did for generations dating back to the 19th century, but the store at the eastern […]

HUNTSVILLE –  Alumni, city council members, Mayor Tommy Battle and other elected officials, luminaries and citizens gathered Tuesday to dedicate the final pieces of the master plan that created William […]

HUNTSVILLE – The finishing touches on the master plan at William Hooper Councill Park will be added today with the dedication and unveiling of four bronze statues on the grounds […]

Oka Kapassa returns to downtown Tuscumbia

TUSCUMBIA – A celebration of the culture and traditions of the indigenous people who once inhabited North Alabama is planned this weekend for downtown Tuscumbia offering two days of educational […]

DECATUR – The sounds of rolling thunder will be heard from Bridgeport to Waterloo when motorcyclists from across the Southeast ride in the annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride. […]

HUNTSVILLE – She is a hometown girl who grew up surrounded by – and some say destined for – space. Dr. Jan Davis would fly on three Space Shuttle missions […]

A tea party and all that jazz in Constitution Park

HUNTSVILLE — What better way to wind down a patriotic holiday week than to cap it off with tea and jazz in Constitution Park? Tonight is Jazz Night at Piper […]

HUNTSVILLE – Give your world’s greatest dad an out of this world experience at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center on Father’s Day. Dad gets in free with one paid […]

Send a 'Message in a Bottle' aboard Europa Clipper

WASHINGTON — The public is invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before the spacecraft begins its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa […]

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 […]

Dino-mite! Jurassic Quest ready to roar

HUNTSVILLE – What’s the best thing to do if you see a T-Rex? Hope he doesn’t see you! Live and in person, North Alabama dinosaur fans will get to see […]

HUNTSVILLE – The redevelopment of the Meridian Street corridor, which is a cornerstone of growth for not just downtown Huntsville but for the city as a whole, took on a […]

LaGrange’s moonshine raid re-enacted in May

LEIGHTON – The re-enactment of a law enforcement raid on a moonshine still next month will cap off a day of events to commemorate the 193rd anniversary of the LaGrange […]

MONTGOMERY — As the nation honored the memory and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Alabama’s tourism chief discussed his book on the civil rights trail. Lee […]

Andrew Young to speak at virtual Unity Celebration

HUNTSVILLE — Ambassador Andrew Young will be the feature speaker Monday at a virtual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration. The 38th annual event is hosted by the Delta […]

Shoals National Heritage Area bill signed into law

WASHINGTON – A pair of bills authored by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) were signed into law by President Joe Biden today as a part […]

HUNTSVILLE – More than 2,000 years ago, according to the nativity story in the Gospel of Matthew, a bright star appeared in the eastern sky, witnessed by the three Magi […]

HUNTSVILLE — Sixty years ago today, the state of Alabama took a momentous step forward in being a major player for space age opportunities with the establishment of a research […]

Oak sapling planting honors Jesse Owens legacy

OAKVILLE — It has been 100 years since Olympic hero Jesse Owens and his family left Alabama for Ohio. In the years that followed, Owens would cement his name among […]

Artemis I mission called success 'for all humanity'

WASHINGTON — Cited as the “crowning achievement of Artemis I,” the Orion spacecraft splashed down Sunday morning in the Pacific Ocean, capping a more than 1.4 million mile journey around […]

HUNTSVILLE — The idea that if you build it, people will come, is not exclusive to Iowa cornfields. It is also true of North Alabama cotton fields. As Cummings Research […]

HUNTSVILLE – Regardless of whether you are a long-time Huntsville resident or a newcomer, it is impossible not to drive by the iconic Saturn V tower at the U.S. Space […]