Health, Civic Officials Plea: Wear Face Coverings, Use Hand Sanitizers, Practice Social Distancing.

Wear face coverings, use hand sanitizers and practice social distancing. It’s neither a broken record nor a cliche, just the repeated pleas from health and civic officials urging Madison County residents to practice these safety measures to battle the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. That checklist continues to be the theme at the bi-weekly pandemic press […]

Huntsville Shows Resilience as New Economic Numbers Are Mixed Bag

New economic impact numbers have been released and according to the Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce Research Director Ken Smith, they provide a snapshot into exactly what kind of impact COVID-19 has had on our local economy, and how that information compares to the national numbers. While there is some bad news in the […]

U.S. 72 Resurfacing Project to Begin In Madison, Jackson Counties

The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that a major resurfacing project on U.S. 72 in eastern Madison County and western Jackson County will begin. Whitaker Contracting will be resurfacing more than 16 miles of the four-lane highway, from east of the Flint River in the Brownsboro area to east of Parnell Circle in the […]

Local COVID-19 Cases Increase; City, County on ‘Watch List’

Huntsville and Madison County enjoyed weeks as the poster child in the state for how to battle the novel coronavirus COVID-19. While other counties seemed to struggle in dealing with the virus, Madison County maintained low numbers of confirmed cases. That’s no longer true. At Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing in the Huntsville City Council chambers, […]

Huntsville-Madison County Chamber Wins ‘Site Selection’ Award

The Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce has been named a winner of a 2020 Mac Conway Award by Site Selection magazine. The award recognizes the Chamber, a longtime Tennessee Valley Authority economic development partner, as one of the top local and regional economic development agencies in the U.S. for its role in helping deliver prosperity […]

Phat Sammy’s Brings a Polynesian Vibe to Downtown Huntsville

Phat Sammy’s opening day was March 18, right when COVID-19 was taking the world by storm. As people were grimly preparing for the inevitable shutdown, Phat Sammy’s four owners braced for the uncertainty. Adaptability just happens to be one of their core competencies. With 3 1/2 years of operating as a traveling pop-up dining experience, […]

HudsonAlpha Receives $1.5M Gift to Name First Endowed Faculty Chair

A $1.5 million gift to the HudsonAlpha Foundation by Miguel “Mike” Loya, a Texas businessman and HudsonAlpha supporter, has established the first endowed faculty chair at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Dr. Richard M. Myers, Institute president and science director, has been appointed as the M.A. Loya Endowed Faculty Chair in Genomics. “Over the years, I […]

‘Best Places to Work’ Awarded Virtually

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation of events and activities, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber went virtual this year for the annual Best Places To Work Awards, The event, presented by Synovus, was originally scheduled for April 15 in the Von Braun Center North Hall, but was postponed due to the pandemic. The results […]

I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for … ButterBurgers! Culver’s Opens Madison Shop

Culver’s Brings Midwestern Deliciousness to the Area

Exit Changes on I-565: New Greenbrier Ramp to Open; Detour for Eastbound Mooresville Exit

There are upcoming changes at two exits on Interstate 565 in Limestone County, the Alabama Department of Transportation announced. The new eastbound Exit 3 off-ramp from I-565 to Greenbrier Road and Swancott Road will open Wednesday. On Wednesday night, barriers will temporarily close the eastbound ramps at Exit 2 (Mooresville Road). Eastbound traffic to and […]