LAUNCH celebrates 10 years, unveils strategic plan for North Alabama

Marking a decade of service to North Alabama, LAUNCH Regional Partnership gathered elected officials, community and business leaders, and residents for a “State of the Region” address on Thursday, August 14 at Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur. The all-volunteer organization was created to encourage collaboration among the state’s 10 northernmost counties. LAUNCH Chair […]

Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy celebrates milestone with official ribbon cutting on the Boulevard

Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy has opened the curtain on a new chapter with its move to the Boulevard in the historic Merrimack Mill district. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated space took place on August 13. Attendees included FPCTA leadership, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Madison County Commission Chairman Mac McCutcheon, and […]

Gener8tor’s Summer 2025 Showcase Puts Local Startups in the Spotlight

Entrepreneurs, investors, and community leaders gathered Wednesday evening at The Camp in MidCity for the gener8tor Huntsville Summer 2025 Showcase, celebrating a new cohort of local startups and highlighting the city’s growing innovation ecosystem. Sierra Peña, program director for Spark and gBETA in Huntsville, kicked off the event. “Our mission is to invest in communities’ […]

Huntsville Among Cities Chosen for Outdoor Literacy Program

Families in Huntsville, along with several other cities, will gain new opportunities to learn and play outdoors through a collaborative initiative between PNC Grow Up Great® and the National Center for Families Learning. The PNC Foundation has awarded a $765,000 grant to pilot an updated version of the Let’s Learn Together Outside program, targeting select […]

How are local hospitals keeping up with the area’s rising population?

These days, it’s almost like repeating a broken record, but talk of the Tennessee Valley’s growing population is still non-stop. And it’s driving leaders in Madison County and the surrounding areas to keep a close eye on the community’s infrastructure. When it comes to transportation, I-565 is expanding under a $29 million widening project. In […]

Tangled String Festival returns this October

The Huntsville Music Office has announced a new partnership with the Tangled String Music & Arts Festival, which will relocate to John Hunt Park for its upcoming event on October 3–4, 2025. Previously held at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, the festival is shifting to the larger, more open festival field adjacent to the Sand […]

One Year Later, Is Huntsville Driving Safer?

Chief Kirk Giles and Sgt. Christopher Jackson of the Huntsville Police Department, along with City Councilman David Little, offered some figures and insights during a press conference at City Hall to highlight the first year of the city’s hands-free driving ordinance. The law took effect July 1, 2024, and through July 1 of this year […]

Five-Hour Council Meeting Yields Controversial Decision

The Huntsville City Council’s regular meeting Thursday night turned into a marathon session that lasted for nearly five hours, and one resolution that met with much debate was approved by the slimmest of margins. Representatives for Huntsville, Scottsboro and Athens proposed to form the North Alabama Public Energy District, a cooperative district, which seeks to […]

City Council Delays Vote on AI-Equipped Garbage Trucks Amid Privacy Concerns

With a resolution to attach Artificial Intelligence-powered software cameras to garbage trucks to monitor home and road conditions on the agenda, Thursday night’s regular meeting of the Huntsville City Council promised to be interesting. It was, and also very long, with nothing being settled over the AI project. It will be re-addressed at the Sept. […]