Huntsville Strikes Silver with Flights to Orlando

Silver Airways has joined the ranks of air carriers at Huntsville International Airport. And it didn’t waste any time with its first nonstop flight to Orlando taking off Thursday morning. We are very excited to start this highly-requested nonstop service for business and leisure travelers from Alabama and the Tennessee Valley travelling to the attractions, […]

Madison baseball team’s Final Five mascot contenders announced

MADISON — And then there were five. The five finalists in the name the team contest have been announced by BallCorps, LLC, owner of the Southern League baseball franchise to be relocated from Mobile to Madison. The final five names were those receiving the highest number of votes from more than 15,000 online ballots cast […]

Huntsville International, Frontier Airlines woo leisure travelers with low-cost fares, non-stop flights

Huntsville International Airport announced a new carrier to serve the area. Frontier Airlines will begin service in October and, in making the announcement, Rick Tucker, executive director of the Airport Authority, revealed introductory $39 air fares; non-stop flights from Huntsville to Denver International Airport; and the only non-stop service to Orlando International Airport. In front […]

MidCity Huntsville gets its High Point

Just a year ago, the Rocket City was not on the top of the mind of the owner of the Southeast’s top climbing facility. But, after some gentle persuasion by a top city official, that facility is coming to MidCity Huntsville. “Huntsville was not on our radar until a year ago,” said Johnny O’Brien, co-owner […]

Convention & Visitors Bureau names Koshofer VP, makes 2 other hires

Jamie Koshofer, former director of sales and marketing at the Westin Huntsville, has been named vice president of conventions by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The CVB also made a pair of other hires. Beth Ridgeway is the social media specialist and Mark McCarter was named convention sales manager. Koshofer will oversee the […]

Drury Inn & Suites in Huntsville nears completion

For several weeks, motorists along I-565 and area residents have noticed a building going up along the freeway across the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and adjacent to Calhoun Community College. Inquiring minds wanted to know. Well, the answer is it is a Drury Inn & Suites and is slated to open in a few […]

‘Main Street Alabama’ designation to make South Huntsville a ‘special place’

There may be no specified downtown nor an entertainment district per se. In fact, South Huntsville’s “main street” is a four-lane divided highway that carries a U.S. route designation. But, the area that stretches from roughly south of Governors to drive to the Tennessee River is a Main Street Alabama community. “I couldn’t be more […]

Madison ballpark: They haven’t built it, but hundreds did come

If the line of cars on Zierdt Road and the hundreds of people who showed up for a groundbreaking ceremony were any indication, baseball has definitely returned to North Alabama.

Alabama State Games are gold for Huntsville

Thousands of athletes are racing to the Rocket City this weekend for a chance to win gold. Meanwhile, Huntsville stands to reap some gold of its own – or green – through the economic impact from the Alabama State Games XXXVI.

Huntsville amps up goal of becoming a music city

Turning the Rocket City into a ‘Music City’ will require the development of a set of strategies incorporating music into Huntsville’s economic development, tourism and industrial expansion plans.