Retirement Foundations: A Conversation with Morgan Stanley’s John Jeffery, Corporate Retirement Director and Financial Advisor

John Jeffery  305 Church Street, Huntsville, AL 35801  John.Jeffery@morganstanley.com  256-650-4015  John Jeffery | Huntsville, AL | Morgan Stanley Wealth Management John Jeffery is an experienced financial services professional concentrating in corporate retirement plans. John has worked in Huntsville’s Morgan Stanley office since 2010 and has served as a Corporate Retirement Director since 2012, focusing exclusively […]

The Snail on the Wall Marks Double Birthday With Community Celebration

The Snail on the Wall bookstore threw itself a double birthday party this past weekend, and Huntsville book lovers turned out to celebrate.   The independent shop, founded by Lady Smith, first launched in 2016 as a “bookstore without a store,” popping up at markets and online before opening its brick-and-mortar location on Wellman Avenue in […]

UAH and SAIC Launch Cloud Center of Excellence to Expand Cyber Workforce

The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of Business and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) marked the latest step in their partnership with a $50,000 donation from the company to establish the UAH Cloud Center of Excellence. The program will provide students with direct access to cloud-computing education and training in order to grow their […]

Erica White Wins Madison City Council District 6 Runoff

Erica White captured the most votes during the general municipal election for the District 6 seat on the Madison City Council. She didn’t, however, get a high enough percentage to be declared the winner. Residents in that district settled that Tuesday night in an election runoff with candidate Scott Harbour. This time, White garnered 751 […]

Calhoun Community College to host job fair, community invited

Calhoun Community College’s Career Services department will host its Fall Job Fair on Thursday, September 25, 2025. The event is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Sparkman Building on the Huntsville campus. This event is free and open to Calhoun students, graduates, and all members […]

Contractor Expands Huntsville Operations, Supports Local Education

Akima, a contractor that provides services to the federal government, has opened a new 35,000-square-foot office in Huntsville. The company marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new location adds to the presence of defense, aerospace, and technology businesses in the city. Attendees included Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Madison County Commission Chairman Mac McCutcheon, […]

Toyota Gives Huntsville City Schools $4 Million Dollar Grant for STEM Education and Student Support

On Wednesday, September 17, Toyota Alabama gathered with local leaders to announce a new $4.2 million grant for Huntsville City Schools to expand access to STEM education and strengthen student support across the district. The announcement was made at the new Huntsville City Schools Center for Technology and represents the latest investment from Toyota’s Driving […]

From Hampton Cove to Huntsville Junior High: What’s Ahead for District 2 Schools

A town hall held Tuesday at Lee High School was informative, but otherwise uneventful. “My kind of meeting,’’ said David Little, the Huntsville City Council’s District 2 representative. Little figured he’d be peppered with questions regarding recent hot topics such as City Detect, the proposed AI camera system that would be placed on garbage trucks […]

National Cyber Summit Returns to Huntsville with Record Attendance

When Huntsville hosted the National Cyber Summit for the first time, the hope was at least 100 people would attend. Now, in its 16th year at the Von Braun Center, there’ll be more than that many speakers who will address thousands of attendees from around the world. The three-day summit begins Tuesday.  “More than 3,000 […]

American Exchange Project explores partnership in Huntsville for civic exchange program

Today, fewer than 4% of new marriages are between Democrats and Republicans.  This was just one data point shared by David McCullough III when he spoke to The Huntsville Rotary Club on September 16 about the urgent need for civic education and domestic cultural exchange.  McCullough, who happens to be the grandson of the late […]