City Expects to Net $650,000 from National Tennis Championships

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USTA Girls’ 16 National Clay Court Championships to be held July 11-18

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Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville a Winner at Huntsville Championship

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Paul Barjon sank an eagle putt on the second playoff hole to win the inaugural Huntsville Championship on the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour at The Ledges. He celebrated by sinking a Rocket Republic Six-Iron, the official beer of the tournament. Turns out Barjon wasn’t the only winner that weekend. The Huntsville Championship pledged to give […]

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Progress Continues on Redesign of Joe Davis Stadium

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The city of Huntsville and its partners at Chapman-Sisson Architects continue progress on renovation designs for Joe Davis Stadium, the city posted on its website. Known to locals as “The Joe,” the planned transformation of the stadium will give the property new life and make much of it unrecognizable to those who drive by each […]

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Going for the Gold Brings Green to the Area

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The Rocket City is quickly becoming the City of Champions and that means economic dollars for the area. Fourteen sports events over a three-month period generated an unprecedented economic flow into the city and area, based on calculations by Destinations International. Sports tourism for the Huntsville area produced more than $10.3 million in that span, […]

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With 2020 Canned, Trash Pandas Ready for Opening Night

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MADISON — The transition of the minor league Mobile BayBears to Madison was on a seamless track last year. Opening day for the return of professional baseball to the Tennessee Valley was not far off, and the renamed Rocket City Trash Pandas were ready to open their inaugural season at a brand new Toyota Field. […]

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City Garners a ‘10’ from SEC; Future Championships Possible

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Host cities and venues generally have a year to prepare for the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championships. This year, the Von Braun Center had barely two months to prepare for the event after it was pulled from New Orleans because that city was deemed a COVID-19 hot spot. Alabama won the title with a late surge […]

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I-565 Interchange Helps Town Madison Ramp Up Progress

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MADISON — Toyota Field looked a bit like Mudville on Thursday as the long-awaited opening of the new Town Madison exit off I-565 struck out mightily in rain.  Moving the celebration into the open-air Toyota Field concourse from the exit ramp, the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison Mayor Paul Finley, Madison County Commission Chair Dale […]

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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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Willie Mack III Up to Par as a Survivor in the World of Golf

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Mack among the field in Korn Ferry Tour’s inaugural Huntsville Championship this week at The Ledges.

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