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HUNTSVILLE — JS Solutions, LLC, a veteran-owned government contractor headquartered in Huntsville, has been awarded the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and the award for the Highly Adaptive […]

HUNTSVILLE — Discovery Life Sciences, biospecimen and biomarker specialists located on the Huntsville campus of the HudsonApha Institute of Biotechnology in Cummings Research Park has acquired the Gentest business unit, […]

Ever since Redstone Arsenal was selected by the Air Force in 2021 to become the permanent home of U.S. Space Command, Colorado lawmakers have lobbied for the decision to be […]

HUNTSVILLE — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) called for a drastic increase in the defense budget Wednesday to face growing threats from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Aderholt, who […]

DECATUR — As Calhoun Community College prepares for its first-ever graduation ceremony at the Von Braun Center on May 12, the school recently recognized its “Top Ten Most Outstanding Students” […]

Terrell Owens catches a pass during a FCF game.

The Fan Controlled Football League is a hidden gem amidst the revolving door of spring football leagues. I am a person who views Internet culture as an annoyance at best […]

HUNTSVILLE — Former Gov. Bob Riley, a longtime HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology board member, was honored as the institute’s first Board Member Emeritus. The institute also named Dr. Amit Arora, […]

HUNTSVILLE — “Recharge,” a free online mental health resource for teachers, was launched Monday as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. Leadership Greater Huntsville’s L-35 Flagship Class created the program to […]

HUNTSVILLE — NASA has recognized a new generation of potential space explorers who competed in the agency’s 28th annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge. The annual event challenges high school and […]

MADISON — Madison Core Laboratories, recently recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the Southeast, has completed the expansion of its clinical laboratory in Huntsville. […]

CULLMAN — A strawberry-filled day is planned for this weekend in downtown Cullman. Saturday’s annual Cullman Strawberry Festival promises plenty of strawberries but also a whole bushel of hometown fun […]

ATHENS — Strap on those chaps, sharpen the spurs and practice your rope-spinning skills because the “Greatest Show on Dirt” is coming to Athens this month. As part of Rodeo […]

HUNTSVILLE — Never, perhaps, has a single industry been so negatively affected by unexpected circumstances as the local hospitality industry was during the pandemic. But it is on the comeback […]

Sheffield’s Ritz Theatre brings stage to screen

SHEFFIELD — The Ritz Theatre here opened in 1927 during the silent-movie era. This month, the movies scheduled for the big screen are anything but silent.  Every Thursday evening in […]

MADISON — Two weeks ago, 256 Today attended the official ribbon-cutting for Flourish, a full-service marketing agency located in Madison and servicing all of Madison County. It wasn’t to celebrate […]

Geeks and Nerds Corporation, headquartered in Huntsville, has been awarded a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Data Readiness Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA). The DRAID BOA […]

Nature lovers were chirping last week when Huntsville Botanical Garden held a ribbon-cutting for the opening of the final phase of Tweetsville, a section of the Children’s Garden centered on […]

FiberRise, a Huntsville-based fiber infrastructure innovator, has moved to Redstone Gateway due to its expectations for continued growth. It is the third burst of growth they have seen recently in […]

The best outdoor activities in North Alabama

With rolling green mountains, sparkling lakes, lush forests, and roaring rivers, “Alabama the Beautiful” is best experienced outdoors. Now that the weather has warmed and the days are longer, it’s […]

Two University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) space scientists who are research directors in a heliophysics DRIVE Science Center at Boston University (BU) in which UAH is a partner had […]

Arley’s Community Festival set for May 21

For 48 years, the Arley Day Festival has brought colossal fun to the small North Alabama town with a day filled with free, family-friendly activities. Set for May 21, the […]

Few things scream summer like enjoying a good meal and a refreshing beverage by the water. In North Alabama, the options are endless for casual lakeside dining. Start unwinding a […]

The University of North Alabama, the Shoals legislative delegation and the City of Florence broke ground this week on the school’s new 45,000-square-foot computing and mathematics building. The facility will […]

In February, LG Electronics announced they would be closing their Huntsville solar panel manufacturing plant in June. The move will displace about 160 employees and about 60 contract workers at […]