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A lot of hot air in Decatur on Memorial Day

DECATUR — More than 50 big beautiful hot-air balloons will fill the sky above Decatur next month in the annual Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic. The must-see event of […]

Celebrate downtown Decatur every third Friday

DECATUR – Downtown Decatur is kicking off this year’s 3rd Friday monthly celebration this week. Running through October, the street party encourages the celebration of all that downtown Decatur has […]

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 […]

C-USA bringing 'Madness' to Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE — The Rocket City will be a major player in March Madness over the next two years. Mayor Tommy Battle scored some points himself today when he announced Huntsville […]

T. Graham Brown headlines Brilliant Coalfest

BRILLIANT — Each year, the Marion County community of Brilliant pays tribute to its roots in the coal mining industry with a free festival filling the downtown area with two […]

ATHENS — The drama and anticipation were soon replaced with humor Monday when Nathan Tucker and Ash Moorer, founders of Rocket City Electric Bike Rentals, won the Singing River Trail […]

HUNTSVILLE — Art and nature merge into one exciting experience at Huntsville Botanical Garden with the “Origami in the Garden” exhibition.  Created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, […]

Art on the Lake coming to Guntersville waterfront

GUNTERSVILLE — For more than 60 years, artists and crafters from across the Southeast have made their way to Guntersville to display their works of art and unique creations for […]

Cullman planning on a bloomin' good time

CULLMAN — Arts and crafts will be on display for two days next when the St. Bernard Abbey and Prep School hosts its annual Bloomin’ Festival. The annual event is […]

HUNTSVILLE – More than two dozen guests gathered Monday at Baker & Able, the rooftop bar at 106 Jefferson, to watch the modernized version of the old classic “Let’s Make […]

HUNTSVILLE — Robert La Branche has been named vice president of external affairs at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. His responsibilities include engaging with local, state, and federal leaders […]

No moss growing on the Singing River Trail

MOORESVILLE – This spring when you begin attending Trash Pandas’ baseball games, notice those extra wide sidewalk sections just past right field at Toyota Field. You will be walking on […]

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 […]

Up on the roof: Igloos in the Rocket City

HUNTSVILLE — Once all the presents are unwrapped, the last of the leftovers have been polished off, and the endless boxes of lights and ornaments are safely stowed away, the […]

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 […]

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 […]

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas have added some bite to their promotions roster. “All you can eat Wednesdays” will join the returning Ladies Night, Dog Days, Fireworks Friday […]

Festival of the Cranes landing in Decatur

DECATUR – More than 14,000 Sandhill cranes and several pairs of whooping cranes will be heading to Decatur for the winter. To celebrate the annual migration, the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge […]

Health, wellness along the Singing River Trail

HUNTSVILLE — The 200-plus miles on the Singing River Trail will be a greenway trail of connection through the towns that make up the North Alabama region. Bonds between communities […]

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, […]

AMLA names Beasley marketing, communications chief

DECATUR — Karen Beasley has been named director of marketing and communications for the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, the organization announced Wednesday. Beasley has nearly 30 years of marketing […]

Huntsville visitors center closed Dec. 24-25, Jan. 1

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau is closing its visitor center and information kiosk this weekend and New Year’s Day in observance of the holidays. The Visitor […]

Hotel Indigo breaks ground ... finally ... at MidCity

HUNTSVILLE — It has been nearly three years in the making but, finally, ground has been broken for a Hotel Indigo in Huntsville. Chattanooga-based ViaNova Development and Kentucky-based Buffalo Construction […]