Toyota Alabama achieved two significant milestones this month as part of its $288 million expansion announced in March 2019. Upon completion in 2021, the plant will add 450 jobs and represent a $1.2 billion investment that solidifies the Huntsville facility as the automaker’s largest engine producer in North America. Milestones include the start of production […]
There are 42,146 people out of work in North Alabama. The additional $600 a week people have been receiving from the federal government is scheduled to end July 31, and taking the initiative to bring down that 7.8 percent unemployment rate as quickly as possible is the focus of the Upwards Career & Training Fair. […]
Tourism has taken a hit in the Tennessee Valley as the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted daily activities across the nation as well as globally. The good news is some of the impact will not be long-lasting. For example, the United States Tennis Association’s girls clay court championships that were held here for the first time […]
After weeks of consideration but holding off on making a hard decision, Huntsville, Madison and Madison County officials came to a decision they’d hoped to avoid. Starting today at 5 p.m., all county residents will be required to wear face coverings in public as mandated by the Alabama Department of Public Health, at the request […]
Work has begun on the demolition of the former Brooks motel and business offices on Governors Drive. A mixed-use development, including a 100-room hotel, is planned for the site near the I-565 interchange. The property, some 13 acres of land on Governors Drive near the intersections with 13th and 14th streets, will be developed by […]
In 2003, while investigating a news story about a man on Death Row, then-television news anchor Lee Marshall discovered the man was a product of Alabama’s foster care system. Marshall, who was herself adopted as an infant, hit on an alarming statistic from Pew Research: Between 75 and 80 percent of kids in the juvenile […]
MADISON – Fans who have waited for professional baseball to return to North Alabama will now have to wait a little longer. Minor League Baseball announced the cancellation of the 2020 season, which would have been the historic opening campaign for the Trash Pandas. Instead, 2021 will serve as the inaugural mission for the Double-A […]
Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers reported a spike in Madison County and the region.
The power outage that was nearly citywide Sunday night was caused by a failed lightning arrester in the Huntsville Utilities Central substation, triggering a “domino effect” of other outages. According to Huntsville Utilities, “Initial reports from last night indicate a lightning arrester, which is a device that protects electrical equipment in substations from surges caused […]
MADISON — What is so special about a big bag of river rocks? They can feature an inspirational message, the name of a special person, or an organization on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. These rocks come together to form the Madison River of Hope, a permanent painted rock garden on Bill’s Hill […]
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