RUSSELLVILLE – The Downtown Russellville Collective, subtitled and better known as Russellville Main Street, didn’t have to look far to find an executive director. Russellville Main Street, which has undergone […]

ATHENS – Alan Jackson and the late Jimmy Buffett proudly proclaimed “it’s 5 o’clock somewhere.” And, if you’re in Athens on the the last Friday of the month, that means […]

SHEFFIELD — “Swampaversary” is back, this time in honor of the 55th anniversary of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Join the Shoals community Friday at the legendary studio at 3614 Jackson […]

HUNTSVILLE – When encountering a beaver in the wild reared on its hind legs standing ground, hissing and growling, just back off. Don’t approach or try to corner the creature. […]

MADISON — Motorists on Interstate 565 in Madison will face detours for the next several weeks as work continues on the Town Madison interchange, the city of Madison and the […]

FLORENCE — Lyons HR, a Florence-based professional employer organization (PEO) and HR management company, has been acquired by OneDigital, an insurance brokerage, financial services and HR consulting firm based in […]

HUNTSVILLE – Intensity is a term that usually rides shotgun along with any professional sports championship as the driving force. For this one featuring the Huntsville Havoc against the Peoria […]

HUNTSVILLE – Four years ago, aerospace and defense giant RTX donated $4 million to help build the Cummings Research Park campus of one of the nation’s most unique high schools. […]

    256 Today is proud to present the Our Town Podcast. Check here every week for the latest episode from Troy Bye, North Alabama’s newest favorite son. The Our […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Rain Dance, a long held Native American ceremony, involves much fanfare. There’s the feathers, turquoise, trinkets and body paintings reflecting tribal standards. That’s just for the men, […]

WASHINGTON — While united by party affiliation, Alabama’s U.S. senators were divided on the National Security Supplemental bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday night. The bill included $95 billion […]

MADISON – The Big Ol’ Ballpark Fair returns to Toyota Field this week for the fifth time with some changes for 2024, including one difference that falls into the category […]

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville is holding a downtown hotel rooftop ceremony Thursday morning in advance of May’s Historic Preservation Month and the #PeopleSavingPlacesHSV campaign. The event is at […]

MONTGOMERY – Emphasizing treatment, recovery and prevention, a state panel announced an investment plan for Alabama’s share of funds from a national opioid settlement. The Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid […]

ATHENS — It’s back to the drawing board for the city of Athens. Well, rather, it’s actually the re-drawing board. Because of a growing and moving population, the Athens City […]

HUNTSVILLE – On a sublime spring day, another facility that will soon be added to the growing Huntsville Hospital Health System was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday. The Huntsville Hospital […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Panoply Arts Festival brings plenty of artists, musicians, food vendors and other participants to Big Spring Park every year. The event also produces a lot of pedestrian […]

HUNTSVILLE — In a move to support key missile programs, Raytheon has begun construction on a $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Missile Integration Facility on Redstone Arsenal. The […]

MADISON – With a pair of series wins under their belts, the Rocket City Trash Pandas return for a six-game home series starting tonight. The Trash Pandas come into the […]

HUNTSVILLE – The idea of a sublime Huntsville music festival is far from ludicrous. However, quicker than you can blink, John Hunt Park will be the scene of the city’s […]

SHEFFIELD – In a dream world, eliminating food insecurity could be wished away. In the realm we live in, that’s not possible. What is real is hunger in the Tennessee […]

HUNTSVILLE — Auburn University is making space for the Space Development Agency. Located just outside Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, the new Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus is set to become a base of technical […]

BIRMINGHAM — Hibbett, an icon in Alabama sporting goods, is being purchased by a British sportswear retailer, the companies said today. JD Sports Fashion will acquire all outstanding shares of […]

HUNTSVILLE – Calling for a need for “a lot of basic things,” Kim Caudle Lewis kicked of her campaign for Huntsville’s City Council District 5 seat Monday. “I think I […]