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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 — 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
There will be several new faces stepping into senior positions at revered Huntsville organizations in 2023 and 256 Today has them all covered. We will be talking to Butch Roberts, […]
