HUNTSVILLE — In 2008, Tia Ferguson ventured to a place so remote and forbidding, even veteran world travelers can be daunted by the prospect of such a journey. That was […]

MONTGOMERY — Fewer third-graders scored below grade level in reading in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to results released by the Alabama Department of Education. Still, 22% or […]

Alabama reached yet another record low unemployment rate in the month of June, according to newly released labor statistics announced Friday by Gov. Kay Ivey. June’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted 2.6% […]

MADISON — Ranae Bartlett, who believes chess prepares children not only to win, but also to lose, has been honored by the US Chess Federation for her work in chess […]

HUNTSVILLE — Illinois-based EN Engineering signed a definitive agreement to acquire Huntsville’s FiberRise Communications. The transaction is expected to close in August. FiberRise is a Huntsville innovator in the modernization […]

HUNTSVILLE — After 25 years in the Greater Birmingham area, Lori Leonard has returned to North Alabama where she joins the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau as director of […]

HUNTSVILLE — Space weather and its effects can damage and even destroy spacecraft and satellites. To help counter this threat, NASA has awarded CFD Research a contract to further develop […]

HUNTSVILLE – Artificial intelligence is having an impact in the health-care industry in Huntsville. Thanks to an AI-based maternal-fetal early warning system called PeriWatch Vigilance, the childbirth team at Crestwood […]

LEIGHTON — At the crossroads of Old Highway 20 and County Line Road, Sledgefest celebrates the legacy of Percy Sledge, a legendary soul singer. The July 30 event is an […]

DECATUR — Featuring nearly 50 unique pieces of art created by children with vision and hearing disabilities, the annual Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is underway. The traveling juried art […]

GUNTERSVILLE — Few experiences embody culture like a night at the theater and enjoying a live stage show in your own neighborhood is second to none. Community theater is an […]

MADISON — Alix Niblett dreams of having a family farm one day. Starting Old Thyme Market in downtown Madison is the first seed in the cultivation of her dreams. Open […]

NASA officials on Wednesday announced three targeted launch dates for the Huntsville-assembled Space Launch System (SLS), which will mark the beginning of the agency’s Artemis I mission. During a news […]

We’re a little more than a month away from the college football season. While SEC Media days dominates local sports media, let’s take a look at what the upcoming season […]

HUNTSVILLE – Today, CommentSold launched its live selling technology solution Videeo, the company’s best-in-class, live video commerce technology for the enterprise market. Live-selling has been gaining momentum with commerce-initiated sales […]

FLORENCE — As a child listening to his father and grandfather deliver sermons and the choir deliver praise at Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Florence, W.C. Handy heard […]

MADISON – OK. OK. Kickoff is not until Oct. 15, but single-game tickets are now on sale for a historic college football game at Toyota Field between ASUN Conference and […]

HUNTSVILLE – Business startup accelerator gener8tor is firing on all cylinders with managing director Donna Ehart joining program manager Carly Seldon. The now-complete team of the MidCity-based accelerator is gearing […]

MADISON — Madison is gearing up for a week of community meetings to plan the city’s future. “Madison on Track 2045 is a community-based planning effort to shape the future […]

MADISON – Expanding large-scale automotive production across the Southeast, especially in Alabama, has led Nippon Express U.S.A. to launch its second local logistics center in less than 18 months. Huntsville […]

TANNER — In a showing of public education and private industry, Calhoun Community College and Sonoco recently held their first graduation ceremony at Sonoco’s Tiger Launch training facility in Hartselle. […]

The 2022 primary election cycle saw great success for University of North Alabama (UNA) graduates. Multiple alumni of the institution secured their respective parties’ nominations and advanced to November’s general […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville will say goodbye to one of its most prominent citizens this week. Raymond B. Jones, for whom Jones Valley is named, died at age 87 following an […]

HUNTSVILLE – Due to sharp increases in costs for natural gas and the subsequent increase in the monthly fuel cost adjustment, Huntsville Utilities customers can expect to see increases in […]