Number of COVID Cases in the Area is Down ‘Drastically’; Vaccine Supply is Limited

Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers opened the recent weekly COVID-19 update with positive news. Before the briefing ended at the Huntsville City Council chambers, however, there were also some negatives regarding the availability of virus vaccines. First, the good stuff. According to Spillers, there are 263 COVID-19 inpatients in hospitals across the region, down from […]

Construction to Start on 5-Story Bank Independent HQ in Huntsville’s ‘Living Room’

Downtown Huntsville continues to evolve and today there is a new addition to the skyline. Or, rather, in the words of Mayor Tommy Battle, Huntsville’s “living room.” Bank Independent and Prince Holdings broke ground Thursday for a five-story office building – 225 Holmes Avenue. The 77,000 square-foot building will include office space and ground-floor retail […]

A&M and UAH Athletics Tackle Financial Challenges During Pandemic

The pandemic created unique challenges for college athletic programs throughout the country, and the Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference came up with an original answer for its football programs. The SWAC moved the regular season to this spring. Players at Alabama A&M – the school is a member of the SWAC – reported for COVID-19 […]

Madison’s Growth Widespread – yet Balanced and Managed

MADISON — Over the years, Madison has been referred to as Huntsville’s bedroom community. For those who have lived in the area since the beginning of the space program, people were said to live or work, “out in Madison.” It is a community that has for so long been considered a quaint little rural stop […]

Holmes Avenue Intersections to be Temporary All-Way Stop

Motorists traveling on Holmes Avenue in downtown Huntsville over the next few weeks should be ready for all-way stops at two intersections. Friday at 1 p.m., weather permitting, City Traffic Engineering crews will install new traffic signals at the intersections of Holmes Avenue and Lincoln Street and Holmes and Greene Street. The existing traffic signals […]

Get the Inside Scoop Out in the Yard; Milkshake Bar to Open at Town Madison

Milkshakes wilder than Tim Tebow’s college football Freak of the Week.

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Construction on Constellation, the City’s ‘Front Door,’ is Underway

After decades of planning and dreaming, Constellation Huntsville is finally under construction. Located on about 11 acres sandwiched between Memorial Parkway, Clinton Avenue and the Von Braun Center, the mixed-use project has sparked numerous questions and much speculation over the years. Developer Scott McLain never lost faith, although it may have been shaken a bit […]

Take Me Out to the Ballgame … to Work: Trash Pandas Hosting Job Fair

If you wanted to work for a baseball organization – and not just any baseball organization but the team with the most popular name in baseball – here’s your chance. The Rocket City Trash Pandas are hosting a job fair Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. at Toyota Field. As they prepare for their COVID-delayed inaugural […]

End of an Era: Huntsville’s Spencer Oil Sold to Mississippi-based Company

After nearly 100 years in Huntsville, an iconic business has been sold. Spencer Oil, founded in 1923, was sold Monday to Mississippi-based Dutch Oil and Victory Marketing, the operators of the Sprint Mart convenience stores. The family-owned company has operated from the same building on Woodson Avenue for 98 years. “We’ve had a good run […]