State Health-Care Providers Issue Statement Urging Vaccinations

The leaders of the state’s top health-care providers issued a joint statement about COVID-19 vaccines and urging residents to be vaccinated. Dr. Don Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association; Brandon Farmer, president/CEO of the Alabama Nursing Home Association; John Ziegler, executive director of the Alabama State Nurses Association; Tim Vines, president/CEO of Blue Cross and Blue […]

Shots in the Arm: Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Hospital Team up to Provide Vaccines

Those who get both shots will get free tickets to the Space & Rocket Center.

All Aboard! Rolo’s Cafe is Back on Track

The train is rolling again at Rolo’s Cafe. The popular “meat-and-three” restaurant off Airport Road in South Huntsville in Westbury Square is open again after closing just last month. The store reopened last Friday and, by lunchtime, seats were full and a line was formed at the cash register. “We have loyal customers, very loyal,’’ […]

Charming Southern Architecture, Cottages at Old Monrovia Now Leasing

While Huntsville is on the fast track to building residential communities to meet the needs of its growing population and economic growth, Capstone Communities is completing one of Huntsville’s most unique housing developments at the Cottages at Old Monrovia. The 25-acre development off Old Monrovia Road, just blocks from Huntsville’s MidCity district, turns apartment living […]

Farmers’ Markets Grow With Wide Variety of Goods

Mention to someone you’ve been to the farmers market and they likely will think of summer squash, corn, honey and other items grown and harvested to sell from a pickup truck bed or under a tent. Discerning shoppers know to arrive early for the best pickin’ so they can visit with friends or head elsewhere. […]

Nanoracks Names Former NASA Executive as Senior VP; Company to Open Huntsville Office

Nanoracks has appointed Marshall Smith as senior vice president of Commercial Space Stations. The company also announced it is opening an office in Huntsville’s Lincoln Mill, which Smith will head. Smith is a former deputy associate administrator for NASA’s Systems Engineering and Integration, Human Exploration and Operations. Along with leading the Huntsville office, Smith will coordinate […]

Chamber President Chip Cherry and a Decade of Growth for Huntsville

Nearly 10 years into Chip Cherry’s tenure as president and CEO of the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce, the city of Huntsville has experienced continuous growth with no end in sight. Future job growth is predicted to be 40.9%, compared to the national average of 33.5%. Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city […]

Madison County Legislators Secure Funding for Drake State Space Research Program

The Frontiers Research Program at Drake State Community & Technical College recently received $315,000 in state funding thanks to the efforts and support of the Madison County Legislative Delegation. The money will be used toward the purchase of equipment and technology that will  help the college continue its research in additive manufacturing for NASA’s Moon […]

EOS Remote Systems Demonstrate Precision Firepower in Recent Range Test

A Huntsville-based weapons manufacturer put on an impressive display of it remote weapon systems recently, consistently hitting targets with their first rounds. According to a news release, EOS Defense Systems demonstrated its Remote Weapon Stations to U.S. military observers at the Crew Served Weapons Industry Range Day event July 14-15 at Fort Benning, Ga. The […]

An Interview with Lee Greenwood: His Life, Love of Military and Music

Country music legend Lee Greenwood is partnering with Breland Homes and Helping A Hero to build a home for a local wounded warrior. The announcement will be made in October at an “All-Star Salute to Lee Greenwood,” at the Von Braun Center featuring 40 country music stars performing Greenwood’s music. At the opening of the […]