WASHINGTON — To help provide a more robust market for area farmers and, in effect, boosting rural communities, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong introduced legislation today urging a study on growing […]

HUNTSVILLE — Get a haircut. Have some fun. Be a hero. That’s the secret for Saturday’s annual “Live Bald” benefit. The volunteer-driven fundraiser benefits the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest […]

HUNTSVILLE — Apartments, condos, duplexes and single-family homes for rent are popping up like cotton did around the Huntsville area. Well, actually, the growth in build-to-rent housing is exploding like […]

HUNTSVILLE — Cited as a “visionary and creative thinker,” Pastor Jaymes Mooney will take over as chief executive officer of the Village of Promise next month. The Huntsville-based nonprofit said the […]

WASHINGTON — The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force met their contracting goals for new recruits last year and expect to do so again this year. At […]

HUNTSVILLE – Sports and recreation will soon be growing by leaps and bounds – maybe even kicks – at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.  The University of Alabama System […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama residents who plan to travel by plane domestically or enter federal facilities after May 7 need to update their identification. This means they will need a REAL […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville’s Green Team invites you to celebrate Earth Month with the annual Spring Plant and Cleanup Supply Giveaway in John Hunt Park. The drive-thru giveaway is Friday from […]

FLORENCE – Who’s No. 1? Florence is!  According to an online poll of USA Today readers, the Shoals’ largest city is the best small college town in the country.  Jacksonville, […]

ATHENS — It wasn’t an ordinary call this morning for the crew at Athens Fire Station 2. In fact, it was extraordinary. At 8:20 a.m., the station received an emergency […]

HUNTSVILLE – Two key suspects sought by Huntsville police in the abduction case of Ronald Leslie Dumas Jr. were arrested Tuesday in Tennessee, the Huntsville Police Department said today. Quintarius […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Fire & Rescue’s ISO 1 rating is a lift for the department and it is also a boost to homeowners. The department recently had its ISO 1 […]

WASHINGTON — After years of back and forth volleys like a political ping pong match, it looks like Space Command will be landing in Huntsville. At least, according to Rep. […]

ARDMORE — It was twofer special this week in Ardmore. The Greater Ardmore Chamber celebrated two new businesses to the community with a pair of ribbon-cuttings at City Hall. Orca […]

DECATUR — Norfolk Southern plans to repair the rail crossing on Alabama Highway 20 just west of Highway 67 in Decatur on Wednesday, if weather permits. Repairs will take place […]

HANCEVILLE — DAR School junior Natalie Jones wanted her art to come “off of the canvas,” as opposed to the “flat” pieces she had seen. As a result, her 3D […]

WASHINGTON – To help bring credit union boards into the age of communications technology, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt has reintroduced the bipartisan Credit Union Board Modernization Act. She is joined […]

MONTGOMERY — EasyStreet Systems, a provider of composite smart pole solutions, has been given the go-ahead from the Alabama Department of Transportation for its direct-bury composite poles in clear zones. […]

TUSCALOOSA — Veteran banker Mike Johnston has been promoted to Huntsville City President of Bryant Bank, the bank announced. Johnston will oversee the bank’s Huntsville operations and strategic initiatives, according […]

TUSCUMBIA – Tornado season in the Shoals has been busy, with at least six confirmed tornadoes in Colbert and Lauderdale counties since the first one in Tuscumbia on Feb. 15. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Space is in the name of this Rocket City-based small business, but that’s not necessarily its limits. Though SpaceFactory is designing habitats on Mars for NASA, the 3-D […]

HUNTSVILLE — The hero is Huntsville Fire & Rescue’s Jesse Kistler, the driver/engineer who raced to catch a toddler dropped to safety from a second-floor apartment window by her mother […]

ALBERTVILLE – Celebrating with thanks for encouragement and belief, the Sand Mountain Day Reporting Center Lite held a commencement ceremony honoring the hard-earned achievement of graduates who committed themselves to […]

DECATUR – Everything’s coming up roses. And lilies. And tomatoes. And shrubs. And it’s all there at the Morgan County Master Gardeners’ annual plant sale this month at Point Mallard […]