HUNTSVILLE — While stars of country music prepare to honor Hall of Fame member Dean Dillon in Huntsville tonight, the legendary singer-songwriter presented some gifts himself. Dillon; Justin Ward, the […]

MADISON — It’s one of the fastest growing cities in the state and Madison is growing its school system. The Madison Board of Education approved a $49.2 million contract Wednesday […]

HUNTSVILLE – Educators, politicians and civic leaders gathered last week for the State of the Schools breakfast, a two-hour presentation featuring speakers that included public school administrators. The focus was […]

HUNTSVILLE – The three superintendents overseeing the public school systems within Madison County made two things clear during a State of the Schools address Tuesday morning – they harbor no […]

MADISON – Strike up the band and get ready to paint the town red. BJ’s Wholesale club celebrated its Alabama debut with a surprise for Madison teachers and students. The […]

MADISON – Only six home games remain for the Rocket City Trash Pandas in 2023. The team hits the field tonight for the last homestand of the 2023 season featuring […]

HUNTSVILLE – Publix and The Schools Foundation will once again partner to present the Tools for Back-to-School register collection campaign to raise monies for public schools across Madison County. Shoppers and Publix […]

HUNTSVILLE — Think of it as good eatin’ for good schoolin’. That’s what will be taking place Thursday as Huntsville Utilities hosts its second annual Eats 4 Education event. With […]

MADISON — Madison Visionary Partners doled out $14,500 in micro-grants to seven local nonprofits through its Madison Community Impact Grants program. The seven organizations were selected from 21 grant requests […]

HUNTSVILLE — According to Education Business, 37% of high school graduates — regardless of their current education or career — are still not sure they are where they want to […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the Schools breakfast address kicked off on a solemn note Wednesday morning calling for a moment of silence for […]

MADISON — Happy anniversary!! The Madison City School system is celebrating 25 years. In 1997 the Madison City Council approved the measure that created a Madison City Board of Education […]

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville has received a $2.8 million grant to help teach English to children in three local school districts. Dr. Andrea Word-Allbritton, a clinical […]

MADISON — A Madison high school assistant principal who was involved in an altercation with a student has the backing of the school district, Superintendent Ed Nichols said Thursday. On […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Schools Foundation is amping up a holiday-giving initiative to support area teachers with a holiday “recharge”. With a vision of being a driving force for excellence in […]

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 […]

Smart People Perspectives is our newest column featuring thought leaders in our community. Here you will find local perspectives on issues from education to governance to culture. Agree or disagree […]

HUNTSVILLE — You can’t help but wonder what Benjamin Franklin would think. Blue Origin’s private foundation, Club for the Future, basically establishes a send and pickup mail service to and […]