Not Traveling Is Working for Now, But Can Virtual Business Sustain Test of Time?

While questions remain about when life in general will return to normal after nearly a year of pandemic, some of the more pressing questions surround the sustainability of businesses if they continue to operate in a virtual vacuum. Certainly, for the time being, both small and large businesses in Huntsville are adjusting well to the […]

Huntsville Hospital to Receive Coronavirus Vaccine; Cases Continue to Rise

As the initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being delivered around the country, the song remains the same regarding – wear face masks, sanitize hands and practice social distancing. “It’s a record that just keeps spinning,’’ Madison Mayor Paul Finley said at the weekly coronavirus update. And with the holiday season here and virus […]

HudsonAlpha Tracking COVID-19’s Transmission through Alabama

The state of Alabama, HudsonAlpha and Diatherix-Eurofins are teaming up to trace and identify COVID-19’s transmission throughout the state. The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology recently announced its ongoing efforts in support of Gov. Kay Ivey’s work to respond to and mitigate COVID-19. Through Alabama’s Coronavirus Relief Fund and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security […]

COVID and Genetics: HudsonAlpha Researchers Study Impact in Less Affluent Countries

For nearly all of 2020, COVID-19 and its health consequences have been front and center. Not a single day goes by without some sort of reminder that our world is in a state of global pandemic.  Although the scientific and medical communities continue to learn more about COVID-19, there is still little known about the risks […]

CNI Solutions, United Way Giving Away Hand Sanitizer

CNI Solutions is hosting a drive-thru, hand-sanitizer distribution event with the United Way of Madison County on Thursday at 11 a.m. It will be at CNI Solutions’ facility at 1035 Putman Drive in Huntsville. CNI Solutions and the United Way will distribute more than 30,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to the 27 local United Way […]

Vaccine on Horizon, but COVID-19 Pandemic is Straining Front-Line Personnel

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials have sounded the alarm that there would be a second or even third wave. They were right. While cases are surging nationwide, including Alabama, there is hope two vaccines will be available as soon as mid-December. But there won’t be a magic bullet. The general public […]

Governor Announces ‘Revive Plus’ $200M Small Business Grant Program

The state has launched Revive Plus, a $200 million grant program to support small businesses, non-profits and faith-based organizations in Alabama that have been impacted by COVID-19, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. Revive Plus is the second wave of funding for these organizations with 50 or fewer employees and will award grants of up to $20,000 […]

Mayor: Good News on Horizon in COVID-19 Fight but Vigilance Still Urged

While Madison County and the nation are seeing a surge in positive coronavirus cases, the news wasn’t all negative at the weekly COVID-19 briefing at the Huntsville City Council chambers. The Alabama Department of Public Health announced earlier it received the antibody drug Bamlanivimad to treat virus patients. The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency […]

Three Schools Return to Class; State Announces Vaccine Plan

Huntsville City Schools announced that Columbia, Lee and New Century Technology high schools students will return to campus classroom learning today. The system suspended in-person learning last Wednesday through Friday due to the number of teachers under self-quarantine for exposure to COVID-19. There were no new cases of positive tests at any of the three […]

City Schools Facing Staffing Shortage Due to COVID-19; 3 Schools Temporarily Close

Three Huntsville City Schools closed campus classrooms Wednesday and returned to remote learning until at least Friday. The move wasn’t made because of an increase in positive COVID-19 tests, but because multiple staff members went into self-quarantine. The three schools are Columbia, Lee and New Century Technology. The system began the school year with virtual […]