Recreation — Page 9

HUNTSVILLE – Automobile drivers navigating streets and roads around the Huntsville metropolitan region know all too well of the many construction zones during these boom times. Bicyclists know as well, […]

Huntsville Parks and Rec offers Winter Program Guide

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Parks & Recreation department has been busy adding to its roster of more than 100 programs to help residents utilize the 60 public parks, 15 recreation […]

HUNTSVILLE – Sweet Trails Alabama, joined by the Singing River Trail and Jacksonville State University, recently concluded a five-day, 11-stop statewide “Swing Around the State Tour.”   The initiative is a […]

ALBERTVILLE — Just a few years after opening, Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater is reinvigorating its indoor aquatics facility with NinjaCross, a retractable obstacle course. The indoor system is the […]

HUNTSVILLE – A week after the calendar flipped to the official first day of fall, the Rocket City will celebrate the changing of the seasons with what organizers called “old-fashioned […]

Fall in Alabama is always a fan favorite. With ideal temperatures and the holiday season in sight, the fall feeling is palpable across the state. One of the best ways […]

HUNTSVILLE – The city’s new skatepark has been a hit since opening last week, and that success is expected to continue Saturday when the complex plays host to the inaugural […]

ATHENS – Bring your overhead slams and drop shots but avoid the NVZ. That’s right, picklers! It’s pickleball time! The second annual Athens Alabama Pickleball Association Picklefest Tournament hits the […]

Huntsville launches a new 'Space' for kids to play

HUNTSVILLE — There was a grand reopening today at Huntsville’s John Hunt Park. The popular children’s facility  Kids Space has reopened after an extensive renovation. “We celebrate the grand reopening of […]

HUNTSVILLE — The thrashers are stoked. So, Huntsville, get ready for some grinding on the three-quarter pipe and hope there isn’t a wipeout. In fact, welcome to the “Skateboard Capital […]

ALBERTVILLE — Brent Boatwright has been named the general manager of Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater, Sports Facilities Companies announced. “His passion for sports and commitment to making SMPA the best […]

MADISON — It’s a slam dunk for basketball fans. The inaugural 2023 Rocket City Pro-Am Basketball Classic comes to James Clemons High School Aug. 5-6. Up to 16 teams will […]

MOORESVILLE — The legend is true. Strange musical notes are floating over the face of the Singing River’s waters. It sings a song of health and wellness, of a flourishing […]

North Alabama has 2 of top 25 bass lakes in SE

A pair of north Alabama lakes have been included in the Bassmaster list of the 25 best bass lakes in the Southeast for 2023. Lake Guntersville is in the five […]

OWENS CROSS ROADS — Huntsville innovation and ingenuity doesn’t stop at the edge of space with aerospace and defense industry engineering in Huntsville. In fact, it also goes past the […]

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 […]

HUNTSVILLE – The memories of graduating from high school are often an emotional experience. And that was no less true for Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School graduates when the school […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council played ball last week when they approved nearly a half-million dollars for a much needed – and much anticipated – Martin Road Recreation Center […]

Athens hosting Masters Games of Alabama events

ATHENS — The city of Athens, Greece, is the birthplace of the Olympics. So, it seems only fitting that the city of Athens, Ala., would host Olympic-style competition. But, don’t […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council made a splash with a $6.4 million contract construction agreement for phase IV of the Huntsville Aquatics Center. The contract with Garber Construction involves […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s got a strange name, but pickleball will be the highlight for the John Hunt Park Recreation Center. With John Hunt Park quickly becoming known as Huntsville’s “Central […]

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 offers summer program guide

HUNTSVILLE – Fun in the sun. A cool place to chill out. A new experience to enjoy. With today being the unofficial first day of summer, Huntsville Parks & Recreation […]

HUNTSVILLE — It was life imitating art, so to speak, in the Huntsville area last weekend. There were packed houses at the newly renovated Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis […]