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HUNTSVILLE — Something cold, sweet and creamy has landed in downtown Huntsville. Husband and wife duo Ryan and Geri-Martha O’Hara will officially open Birmingham-based Big Spoon Creamery on Saturday in […]

ATHENS — The bookworms are coming out of the woodwork to turn over a new “leaf” in reading. Just because school is out doesn’t mean children or parents, should stop […]

Innovate Alabama opens tax credit program

MONTGOMERY — Innovate Alabama is launching yet another program to aid the state’s “innovative and underrepresented” small businesses. Thanks to Gov. Kay Ivey’s “Game Plan,” the organization was able to […]

HUNTSVILLE — McGehee Engineering is using Drone LiDAR from Huntsville’s GeoCue to assist in the design of a coal conveyor belt. McGehee Engineering found its niche in Alabama’s coal mining […]

WASHINGTON — While the move of Space Command to Redstone Arsenal is becoming a political football, there is no such problem with the FBI’s game plan for Huntsville. In fact, […]

HUNTSVILLE — HealthŌme, a genomics-based, health navigation company, has acquired  Kailos Genetics, a genetic testing laboratory and supplier of clinical grade laboratory reagents for next-generation genomic sequencing. Both companies are […]

HUNTSVILLE — Boasting a new way to deliver health care, WeCare tlc is hosting an open house for its health and wellness center at Bridge Street Town Centre. The event […]

  The taxpayer wins  Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels will be on the Mount Rushmore of Alabama tax cuts. They both brought bold, bipartisan proposals […]

Governor, grants show some 'Love' to Good Hope

MONTGOMERY — A pair of grants totaling $500,000 will help create nearly three dozen jobs in Good Hope, Gov. Kay Ivey announced this week. A $250,000 grant from the Appalachian […]

'Historic' state budgets are signed

MONTGOMERY – Calling the Education Trust Fund a “historic investment,” Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state’s budgets Thursday, including the General Fund and the supplemental and the Education Trust Fund […]

Legislature passes grocery tax cut

MONTGOMERY — State lawmakers reached a final agreement Thursday on how to cut the grocery tax.  As prices have risen across the board, Alabama’s 4% sales tax on food has […]

Parsons hosts USAF at RADBO hand-over

HUNTSVILLE – Parsons hosted an outdoor brunch and commemoration ceremony today marking the delivery to the Air Force of the first of 13 Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance systems. […]

HUNTSVILLE – There will be some fishy business going on Saturday at the Brahan Spring Park North Lagoon. It’s the 39th annual Wally Vess Youth Fishing Rodeo. Anglers ages 6-12 […]

Dream on: Sierra Space's Dream Chaser powers up

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – The revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane powered up in a simulated test recently, Sierra Space announced. Dream Chaser represents a groundbreaking leap in space transportation technology, the company […]

    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 – While athletes were competing for gold, Huntsville was seeing green. And, a lot of it. The Rocket City is quickly becoming a sports city, if last week was […]

OT income tax cut gets bipartisan boost

MONTGOMERY — As tax cuts continue to carry the thunder of the legislative session’s final days, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle made a timely push to become the […]

HUNTSVILLE – On an unseasonably mild and breezy day for late May, representatives from the city of Huntsville and the Land Trust of North Alabama gathered on the Alabama A&M […]

Jammin' in June: Music Meetup at Jeff & Blues

HUNTSVILLE — Get ready for a rough and rowdy good time when the Huntsville Music Office hosts the Quarterly Music Meetup at Jeff & Blues, MidCity’s newest no-frills stomping grounds […]

6 tips for writing the best real estate offer

We chatted with Sid Pugh, North Alabama Realtor and local broker of The Pugh Group, to gain insight on the area’s market and learn how buyers can take their best […]

Ivey sets execution time frame for Barber

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has set a time frame for the execution of James Barber, her office announced. In a letter to Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections John […]

HUNTSVILLE — The names of Jose Canseco, Prince Fielder and Don Mincher stand out in Huntsville baseball lore. But, the names of Gabby Street, “Hub” Myhand and “Ducky” Holmes are […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Poarch Band of Creek Indians made its largest financial contribution in North Alabama to support the new Space Camp Operations Center at the U.S. Space & Rocket […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s the newest federal holiday, but Juneteenth has been celebrated for nearly 160 years. In partnership with Huntsville-based Vision Excellence Company (VEC), Madison County District 6 will host […]