SBA and Lenders Take More Steps to Improve Paycheck Protection Program
Loan data shows 1.3 million loans and significant increase to underserved entrepreneurs
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Huntsville Preparing for Possible Icy Conditions
Icy conditions pose a major threat to travel across North Alabama.
Minor League Baseball ‘Modernized’; Trash Pandas in Double-A South League;
Rocket City Signs Professional Development License With Angels
Alabama Coal Association Rebrands as Alabama Mining Association
Association now expanded to include all forms of mining
We Have Liftoff! Space & Rocket Center’s Iconic Space Shuttle Detached from Tank
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Pathfinder Restoration Project moved another step forward with the lifting of the Pathfinder shuttle orbiter off the external tank, where it has been on display for more than 30 years. After weeks of preparation, two cranes lifted the 127,000-pound shuttle test article to the ground in Shuttle Park. The […]
Huntsville-Madison County Launches Text-to-911 Service
The Huntsville-Madison County 911 Center has launched a text-to-911 service, providing a significant step forward in accessibility to those who are unable to dial 911. The center has served Huntsville, Madison, and Madison County since 1992. This service, offered in conjunction with the Alabama 911 Board and its network provider, INdigital, is available to those […]
Huntsville to Host the 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championships
BIRMINGHAM – The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday it is adjusting the site of the 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championship from New Orleans to Huntsville due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championship will be held March 20 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. The event was cancelled in 2020 due to […]
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 […]
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 […]
State Expanding COVID-19 Eligibility to Those 65 and Older; More Front-line Workers
The Alabama Department of Public Health is extending eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to include people 65 or older, and additional groups of frontline workers, effective Feb. 8. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Public Health Department made the announcement Friday. The Vaccine Allocation Plan is available at www.alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19vaccine/assets/adph-covid19-vaccination-allocation-plan.pdf. Frontline critical workers listed in the plan are […]
