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Uniti expanding Huntsville-Montgomery route

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Uniti Group has deployed a 100-gig MPLS Core network that tracks with several key routes through the Southeast, including the Huntsville to Montgomery corridor, the company […]

They'll be jammin' in June in DeKalb County

FORT PAYNE – It’ll be a Dixieland delight as events will be jamming in June in DeKalb County. Yes, we’re talking about June Jam. It’s back! And it feels so […]

Rogers: Time to end Space Command saga

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers said he’s had enough of the delays concerning the decision to move Space Command Headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. In reaction to recent […]

HUNTSVILLE — The world is coming to Huntsville. That is, the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup. Athletes from 40 countries will be on the streets for the event this weekend […]

Athens students invest in their city

ATHENS — An interesting debate took place recently among a group of high school students in Athens. They weren’t discussing the latest fad or TikTok post or, even, the best […]

HALEYVILLE – The first 911 call doesn’t have quite the historic significance of Alexander Graham Bell’s “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” nearly 150 years ago. However, the […]

UNA alum wins State Department IT fellowship

FLORENCE – A North Alabama alumnus is taking his degree and talents to the U.S. government. Following a highly competitive application process, Brandon Sanders, who graduated in 2019 with his […]

World’s fastest racing boats return to Lake Guntersville

GUNTERSVILLE — Alabama is known for fast cars and a NASCAR superspeedway, but the southern state has also developed a name for fast boats on a liquid track. Lake Guntersville’s extreme […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville-based Aerobotix and its Austrian partner, FerRobotics, will exhibit their Active Taping Kit tool at Automate 2023 in Detroit next week. It will be the first public demonstration […]

Local UA students win Fulbright Awards

TUSCALOOSA — The Fulbright Program has selected two University of Alabama students from North Alabama for English teaching awards for the 2023-2024 academic year, the university announced. Austin Gregory of Muscle […]

HUNTSVILLE — Discovery Life Sciences’ work in immune oncology is getting a boost after qualifying as an Akoya Biosciences global service provider. The qualification process evaluated Discovery’s proficiency in staining, […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined state and local officials and aerospace leaders this morning at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to cut the ribbon on the state-of-the-art […]

HUNTSVILLE — They’re known as the “Loud Crowd.” But, they’re loud in a good way. Loud Crowd classes and Speak Out! services are part of the speech therapy program provided […]

ATHENS – As the cattle cars pull into the Limestone Sheriff’s Rodeo Arena, the Limestone Sheriff’s Rodeo started bucking today with the annual Exceptional Needs Rodeo. Nearly 800 participants were […]

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin – with its partners Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic Technology and Honeybee Robotics – has been selected to build the second human lunar landing system, NASA […]

BIRMINGHAM — Innovate Alabama is opening applications June 1 for the third round of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program. Recipients of Phase I and Phase II Federal Small Business […]

MONTGOMERY – North Alabama’s economy continues to show it is a powerhouse in the state. According to the most recent unemployment figures, of the 10 counties with the lowest jobless […]

UNA includes mental health screenings for student-athletes

FLORENCE — As more athletes acknowledge the toll that school, sports, and life in general take on their mental health, colleges and universities are stepping up their game when it […]

  Biden’s invited! Recent media reports speculating that the Biden White House is working to steer Space Command Headquarters to Colorado was met by Alabama leaders with criticism, threats and […]

HUNTSVILLE — All systems are go! Huntsville City Football Club is ready for liftoff tonight at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. “Just pure excitement,” said Huntsville City FC […]

HUNTSVILLE – Time to breathe in the clean air and nominate local businesses or industries considered good stewards of the environment. Huntsville’s Air Pollution Control Board is accepting nominations through […]

WASHINGTON— Stressing the importance of broadband access to rural areas, the CEO of a North Alabama telecom co-op testified in a U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry  Subcommittee on Rural […]

HUNTSVILLE — Along with the list of sports and events the renovated Joe Davis Stadium will host, you can add “emergency shelter.” During Tuesday’s open house, severe weather hit the […]

Our Town Podcast: Karen Petersen

    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 […]