Entries by Mike Easterling

Port Of Huntsville names replacement for retiring CEO Tucker

The Port of Huntsville is losing its Chief Executive Officer and decades-long employee Rick Tucker to retirement on the last day of 2022, but his replacement is likewise a familiar face at the company. The Port, which is managed by the Huntsville Madison County Airport Authority, announced that current Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director Luther “Butch” […]

NASA Unveils New Tech Concepts as Artemis Launch Date Nears

NASA is moving closer to a June launch of unmanned Artemis 1, the first rocket to fly in the agency’s program intended to send humans back to the moon and beyond. At a recent during a teleconference, NASA announced plans to create additional opportunities for commercial companies to develop an astronaut Moon lander. The agency […]

City to Host Motosports, Youth Wrestling Events

The Rocket City will play host to unique sporting events this summer, according to the Huntsville-Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau in partnership with the Huntsville Sports Commission. MotoSurf America and MotoSkate America’s Cup are bringing two of the newest motosports in the world to the city as part of their North American Tour with […]

Brandon Carrin Promoted to Progress Bank AVP

Though born in Tennessee, Brandon Carrin calls Huntsville “home.’’ He moved with his family to the southeastern part of the city when he was 4 years old. He eventually graduated from Grissom High School before moving on to the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in finance. He […]

Bank Independent Holding Food Share Drive

Bank Independent, which is headquartered in Sheffield with offices in 18 North Alabama communities, announced it is holding its “Feed a Family for $5’’ Food Share drive to benefit local food banks. The campaign will be held from March 7-25.  Donations of non-perishable items and/or cash can be dropped off at any Bank Independent location,  […]

AUSA Cancels March Event at VBC Because of Virus, Will Return in ’23

Despite a decrease in the number of cases from the highly-contagious COVID-19 variant Omicron, the virus claimed a casualty before it began to wane: one of the biggest symposiums the city was prepared to host. The Association of the United States Army (AUSA), which had scheduled its Global Force Symposium and Exhibition for March 29-31 […]

Trash Pandas Single Tickets Available Saturday at Have a Blast and Online

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas will begin selling single-game tickets for the upcoming season on Saturday. Despite the current Major League Baseball owners’ lockout, Minor League Baseball is unaffected since players who are not on any MLB team’s 40-man roster are non-union. The 2022 Trash Pandas season begins Friday, April 8 at Birmingham […]