City, Designers Asking for John Hunt Skatepark Feedback

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An online meeting last month resulted in several ideas about Huntsville’s planned John Hunt Skatepark. Now, the city and skatepark designers want to hear from the public on this new project. An online survey is available at https://s.surveyplanet.com/UAFKSa5iS. Huntsville residents and skateboarding enthusiasts from across the region took part in the virtual meeting to share and […]

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Huntsville Residential Bulk Waste Pick-up Facing Delays

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If  you’ve noticed branches and discarded furniture curbside may not have been picked up lately, there’s a reason. Huntsville’s Sanitation Division said some areas of the city are experiencing delays in curbside bulk waste collection. The spring cleaning season typically produces high volumes of yard debris and trucks are operating at full capacity, the city […]

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Kimberly Lewis Nominated by Biden to Serve on TVA Board

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Kimberly Caudle Lewis of Huntsville has been nominated by President Biden  to serve on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Lewis, CEO of ProjectXYZ, was the first black woman elected to serve as Board Chair of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Most recently, Lewis also became the first minority owner of […]

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Joe Davis Stadium Renovation: New Ballgames for Old Ballpark

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The outfield fences are down and earth is being moved as the city has started the renovation of Joe Davis Stadium from primarily a baseball park to a multi-use venue. If construction isn’t delayed, the former site of the Double-A baseball Huntsville Stars will once again host high school football, that is if school administrators […]

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Sikorsky Debuts S-97 Raider in Redstone Arsenal Demonstration

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It is faster. It is more maneuverable. It can go farther. It is more agile, more reliable, and has a higher survivability rate than any rotorcraft available today. Those advanced military capabilities were on full display when the transformational Sikorsky S-97 Raider light-attack scout helicopter made its debut in a Future Vertical Lift Flight demonstration […]

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Old Highway 20, Portion of Greenbrier Parkway Open to Traffic

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Traffic moving in and out of Huntsville’s booming western corridor should flow much smoother with the dual openings of Old Highway 20 from Greenbrier Parkway to County Line Road and Greenbrier Parkway between Old Highway 20 and Mooresville Road. Both projects will be open to through traffic Friday. The multimillion-dollar improvements were part of the […]

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Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Sale Dispute Heading to Trial

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SCOTTSBORO — The 2½ -year courtroom battle involving the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant is going to last a while longer. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke has denied motions of summary from the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nuclear Development LLC after each side presented oral arguments in February. No trial date has been set. In his order, […]

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Masks Still Mandatory at Huntsville International Airport

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Huntsville International Airport will continue to uphold a mandatory mask policy despite the state of Alabama lifting its mask mandate. The state mandate, which Gov. Kay Ivey allowed to expire April, 9, requires people to wear masks in public whenever they are within 6 feet of someone else from a different household. President Biden’s Executive […]

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Businesses Ponder Options as Mask Mandate Ends

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With the statewide mask ordinance expiring Friday, Madison County businesses are considering their options concerning their customers and their employees in terms of their masking policies going forward. Local officials discussed these options, along with an update on sequencing and efficacy from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology this week. “We are so close to this […]

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