Huntsville vocal teacher wins $10,000 prize, role in $300,000 music education grant

A Huntsville vocal teacher has won a $10,000 prize in a national music education competition and will help award a grant of up to $300,000 to a school in need of a music program.   Breona Brogan, a vocal teacher at Mason Music, was named the individual winner of the 2026 Music Matters Challenge on May […]

Phoenix rising: Local nonprofit organization honored with national achievement award

Rising above, going beyond. That’s the motto for Phoenix, a Huntsville-based organization that provides assistance programs for people with disabilities in the workforce. And for its work in rising above and going beyond, Phoenix has been recognized as a 2026 SourceAmerica Achievement Award winner. “We are most definitely honored to be recognized,” said President and […]

Chamber recognizes the best of the best with annual Best Places To Work Awards

Jeff Williams of Offset Strategic Services may have said it best after his company was recognized as a “Best Place to Work.” “We’re not satisfied,” he said. “We’re going to strive to get better every day.” Offset Strategic Services was a Silver Award winner in Thursday’s annual Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s Best Places to Work Awards […]

Huntsville Native Allison Hayhurst’s Debut Feature Now Streaming on Amazon Prime

Nearly a year after its Huntsville premiere drew a near-sold-out crowd at Lowe Mill, Allison Moy Hayhurst’s debut feature film has found its widest audience yet. “And Through The Portal We Go” is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Relay, giving North Alabama viewers and audiences nationwide their first chance to watch the award […]

Success cubed: System Studies and Simulation receives NAITA 2026 Global Trade Award

Seeing the opportunities of a global market, Huntsville-based System Studies and Simulation established S3 International to complement and expand its services overseas. As recognition of S3’s work on the international stage, the North Alabama International Trade Association awarded the company with the annual NAITA Global Trade Award.  The award was presented by NAITA President Daryl […]

E. Hart Fund’s $5M gift sets record for Drake State, Alabama Community College System

Drake State Community and Technical College recognized a historic $5 million gift from the E. Hart Fund during a campus event at the Leidos Advanced Training Complex on April 27, 2026. The gift, made through the advisors of the E. Hart Fund, represents the largest donation by an individual donor ever recorded in the history […]

Pinnacle Solutions lands $24M Marine contract for Amphibious Combat Vehicle Training Systems

Huntsville-based Pinnacle Solutions has won a contract from the Marine Corps Systems Command to design, develop, and deliver the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Suite of Maintenance Training Systems.  The award has a total value of $24 million and a 30-month period of performance, if all options are exercised, according to a news release. Pinnacle Solutions […]

Huntsville attorney Schyler Burney earns national ABA healthcare law honor

Bradley attorney Schyler B. Burney has been named a recipient of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Sixth Annual Emerging Young Lawyers in Healthcare award, which recognizes young lawyer members of the ABA’s Health Law Section who exemplify a broad range of achievement, vision, leadership, and legal and community service in health law. She received the […]

Huntsville named ‘Best Place to Live in 2026’

When a report about Huntsville begins “3, 2, 1…Take off to an excellent life in Rocket City!”, you know it’s good. In fact, this list by livability.com is to the moon. Citing affordability and quality of life, the national publication has ranked Huntsville the nation’s most livable small to mid-size city. “Livability.com is very engaged […]

FirstBank’s Customer-First Approach Drives No. 1 J.D. Power Ranking

FirstBank ranked No. 1 for retail banking customer satisfaction in the South Central region in the J.D. Power 2026 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. The ranking is based on feedback from more than 100,000 retail banking customers nationwide. The study also found that FirstBank received the highest ratings in the region for trust and for […]