SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent’s holiday drive saw continued success in 2023, raising toys and money to distribute to local children in North Alabama. The 13th annual Toy Share Drive collected […]

HUNTSVILLE – An improvement fund allocation to honor the Civil Rights movement passed at Thursday night’s regular meeting of the Huntsville City Council, Councilman John Meredith said. The Council Improvement […]

HUNTSVILLE – Food City, the supermarket that has plans to build six stores in the Huntsville metro area, announced its latest establishment will be along the sprouting Governors Drive area […]

HUNTSVILLE – Went to bed living in Alabama and woke up in Alaska. Heavy rains, high winds and possibly hail and snow could be in the Tennessee Valley’s near future. […]

AUBURN — How much is Auburn University’s advanced manufacturing expertise worth to the Army? Up to $50 million. That’s the total of a new three-year project — the single largest […]

FLORENCE — The City of Florence Electricity Department has signed a contract with Landis+Gyr to deploy advanced metering and IP network technology across its service territory. The utility will install […]

HUNTSVILLE – Have questions about how Alabama’s largest city works? Put down the phone and learn. Residents who want to know more about city government and its role within the […]

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MONTGOMERY — September 30, 1993, marked a watershed moment in Alabama history. That is the day Mercedes-Benz went against the grain and chose our state to be the home of […]

HUNTSVILLE — Preparations are underway for a major rehabilitation project on the Interstate 65 bridges across the Tennessee River. Nighttime lane closures are anticipated to begin soon, and daytime lane […]

MADISON — Peanuts, popcorn and Cracker Jacks. It’s now Cajun peanuts, gourmet popcorn and, well, Cracker Jacks haven’t changed. Take me out to the ballgame all the same. In March, […]

HUNTSVILLE – The groundbreaking Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering is holding just that — a groundbreaking. The Sentinels, the school’s athletic teams, will finally have a home after […]

SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent, the award-winning financial institution focused on community relations, continues to upgrade its workforce with another promotion and a new position. Kris Bell, a veteran with a […]

MONTGOMERY — CollegeCounts, the state’s 529 college savings fund, is offering $4,000 scholarships for four-year college students and $2,000 scholarships for two-year college students in Alabama. The CollegeCounts Scholarship online […]

HUNTSVILLE – The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology recently named Chris Matl its chief financial officer. “We’re excited to welcome Chris to the HudsonAlpha team,” said Dr. Neil Lamb, president of […]

FORT PAYNE – Buddy Lockwood has stepped down as CEO of Artemis Shielding, the Fort Payne-based company announced. The decision was made to align the operations of the organization better with […]

GUNTERSVILLE — It may have been raining Tuesday, but it didn’t rain on state Sen.-elect Wes Kitchens’ election day parade. Kitchens emerged as the winner in a three-candidate Republican special […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville City Council will hold a special session Thursday in regards to a business operating improperly. The hearing will be at 3:30 p.m., prior to the Council’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — A newly released poll shows a tight contest in the Alabama House District 10 race between Democrat Marilyn Lands and Republican Teddy Powell. The internal poll released by […]

MONTGOMERY – A New Year can bring a new career! Alabama has won a $4.4 million federal grant to help more of the unemployed in North Alabama gain free jobs […]

GUNTERSVILLE — Polls are open today for the state Senate District 9 Republican special primary. They opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. District 9 includes parts […]

HUNTSVILLE — Thousands of people woke up this morning without electricity as a storm system with strong winds and heavy rains moved through the area. As of 8:40 a.m., there […]

HUNTSVILLE — A strong storm system will move into the area today bringing heavy rains and winds with gusts up to 50 mph, the National Weather Service Huntsville office said. […]

MADISON – It turns out a certain masked, furry carnivore promotes reading. The Rocket City Trash Pandas, whose mascot Sprocket is a racoon who loves to scour garbage cans looking […]