From the time Toyota launched its flagship Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) initiative in 2014, city leaders praised it as a promising and much needed apprenticeship training program and recruitment tool for the entire region. Now the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce is formalizing its support for the Rocket City Chapter of FAME Alabama […]
The pandemic has altered the way people go about their daily lives and special events. The United Way of Madison County‘s annual “Jumpstart Read for the Record” is no different. In past years, volunteers would visit classrooms around the area and read the same book on the same day. This year, they will still read […]
Leave it to 2020 to throw a wrench in things. In the Huntsville area, which prides itself on creativity and innovation, shifting gears has been the norm. Shifting gears. And that’s exactly what Huntsville Science Festival has done. By migrating to the virtual platform, the event is ready to roll. In its inaugural year, Huntsville […]
Drake State Community & Technical College held its first Signing Day Ceremony, but it didn’t have anything to do with athletics. But a pair of students did commit to going to the next level in their education and careers. Darise Andrews and Jack Crowley signed on the dotted line and put on their ballcaps as […]
Drake State Community & Technical College is shooting for the Moon and has set a historic precedent on the way. Marshall Space Flight Center selected Drake State as a partner to develop 3D printing technologies that will help prepare for sustainable Artemis operations on the Moon by the end of the decade and for future […]
As virtual learning continues across the area, many students are still in need of laptops and Internet access to complete schoolwork. To help meet the need, Huntsville City Schools, Madison City Schools and Madison County Schools will receive $200,000 from the Toyota USA Foundation for devices and Internet access to help students with distance learning. […]
Madison County officials announced last Wednesday a two-week trendline for the coronavirus had remained flat for the past month with around 40 new positive tests per week. The announcement was made at the latest COVID-19 news briefing. Two days later, the coronavirus splashed back into local headlines with Madison City Schools Superintendent Ed Nichols announcing […]
Virtual reality goes real-time at KTECH thanks to a $42,000 grant from the Regions Foundation, the nonprofit initiative of Regions Bank. The money will fund virtual reality equipment for KTECH’s new Virtual Reality Workforce Development Training initiative. Founder and CEO Lee Marshall formed KTECH as the workforce training and development arm of her Kids to […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Valley Authority’s STEM Classroom Grant Program is taking applications with $800,000 in funding available for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics learning projects in classrooms and schools across the Tennessee Valley. The education program is sponsored by TVA in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Inc., a TVA retiree organization, with TVA contributing […]
Dr. Sims is the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Port Authority Board.
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