Regional — Page 9

  The dance begins School Choice Week is wrapping up and it’s no surprise the state’s highest leaders are beating the “Parent’s Choice” drum. While a popular political slogan these […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville is about to see a lot more of Bank Independent. All around North Alabama, banks are buying, selling, acquiring, merging, and consolidating to become more competitive. But […]

Cyber Huntsville board adds six members

HUNTSVILLE – One of Mayor Tommy Battle’s most challenging initiatives, Cyber Huntsville, has approved its 2023 board of directors with six more members added. Cyber Huntsville grew out of Battle’s […]

Next mission: Remove, replace welcome center rocket

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center said it will continue to partner with NASA and work with federal, state, and local leaders to replace the iconic Saturn IB […]

Crestwood appoints Eiland chief nursing officer

HUNTSVILLE – Crestwood Medical Center recently appointed interim Chief Nursing Officer Lance Eiland as its permanent CNO. Eiland received his nursing degree from Bevill State Community College and master’s in […]

Wyndy expands babysitting app into Huntsville

BIRMINGHAM – Families in Huntsville and Mobile now have access to a reliable babysitting solution. Birmingham-based Wyndy College Babysitters, an app that simplifies the process of sourcing, booking, and paying […]

Adkins picks Burritt Coffeehouse series

HUNTSVILLE – You have heard of pickin’ and grinnin’? Well, Tuesday, the 2022 National Thumbpickers Hall of Famer Shane Adkins opens the 2023 Huntsville Traditional Music Association Coffeehouse Concert Season […]

Cheers! Von Brewski Beer Festival on tap

HUNTSVILLE – We are told Sir von Brewski has piloted his brew-ship homeward and is preparing for re-entry for the seventh annual Von Brewski Beer Festival. The arrival at the […]

HUNTSVILLE — If you thought Winter Park and the ice skating rink at the Orion Amphitheater were just a holiday thing, you are missing the best part of the winter […]

Arts Huntsville, city celebrate 'State of the Arts'

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville and Arts Huntsville, with support from the Pei Ling Charitable Trust, awarded $280,000 in grants to 21 regional arts organizations last night. The “State […]

Possible severe storms in forecast ... again

HUNTSVILLE — It’s another day in North Alabama and another day to be weather aware. According to the Huntsville office of the National Weather Service, a line of showers and […]

Dekko grant makes a splash with Athens

ATHENS – The abandoned Pilgrim’s Pride poultry plant has heard its last cock-a-doodle-doo as the City of Athens closed on a deal to purchase the land after years of negotiations. […]

MOORESVILLE – Based loosely on the business reality television show “Shark Tank,” and building on the success of last year’s program, Launch2035 is accepting applications for the second annual Singing […]

AAA writer found Huntsville to be a blast

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville’s stalwart growth and regional economic success, booming job market, and wavering affordability when it comes to housing is somewhat of a mystery to people from the outside […]

Calhoun's dental program seeking accreditation

TANNER — The dental hygiene program at Calhoun Community College is seeking continuing accreditation through the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation. CODA is the agency recognized by the […]

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 […]

SHEFFIELD — More than 3,600 toys and $1,200 in cash were donated in the 12th annual Bank Independent Toy Share drive. This year’s effort was from Nov. 10-Dec. 2. All […]

Martin names Strandquist executive VP

FLORENCE — Martin has hired Marc Strandquist as executive vice president of the fastening solutions division, the company announced. Martin is a Florence-based custom-tailored solutions provider for maintenance, repair, operation […]

CEO Roberts: Airport to 'build on current success'

HUNTSVILLE – One of the new faces we will see in executive positions at major Huntsville institutions in 2023 is, in reality, not a new face at all. Butch Roberts, […]

Huntsville among U-Haul's top 10 growth cities

PHOENIX – Huntsville is literally moving and shaking growth trends, according to U-Haul’s top 25 U.S. Growth Cities of 2022. The Rocket City is ranked No. 9 on the U-Haul […]

Bradley Arant attorneys win MidSouth awards

HUNTSVILLE — Attorneys from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings’ Huntsville office were selected to the 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists, the firm announced. Additionally, Bradley […]

MADISON – An expected bond offering will finance major improvements for the I-565 interchange serving Toyota Field and the Town Madison development, city officials said. It will also refinance debt […]

HUNTSVILLE – Tennessee Tech University got an early Christmas present with the opening of its Poultry Science Research Center. The center, which opened Dec. 2, is named the Aviagen Poultry […]

Bank Independent receives national certification

SHEFFIELD — Bank Independent’s Value Account has been officially certified by the national Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund as meeting the Bank On National Account Standards for 2023-24. “We are […]