Tag Archive for: Huntsville City Council

And the Beat Goes On As the Huntsville Amphitheater Takes Shape

Like the first composition by an omnificent maestro, the Huntsville Amphitheater is rising from the firmament at MidCity with its own unique structure and harmonious arrangement – a masterpiece of design, acoustics, provision, and intimacy.  Going up so fast its benefactor Ryan Murphy of Huntsville’s Venue Group could barely contain his giddiness in the recent […]

The City of Huntsville’s 2022 Budget: Workforce Development, Quality of Life, and the City’s Standard

Huntsville’s growth is known far and wide, and last Thursday, September 09, Mayor Tommy Battle introduced the City of Huntsville’s FY 2022 General Fund Budget to keep up with the City’s growth. “Now that the 2020 census has deemed us the largest city in the state, we will continue our goal to be the best,” […]

Downtown Huntsville Inc. Joins Effort to Move Confederate Monument from Courthouse Grounds

Downtown Huntsville Inc. has thrown its collective weight behind efforts to remove of a Confederate memorial statue that was placed on the Courthouse Square downtown by the Daughters of the Confederacy in 1905. The letter from the organization said DHI advocated “the removal and relocation of the Confederate Memorial from the Downtown Huntsville Courthouse Square […]

Second Local Death Reported from Coronavirus; Number of Cases Stabilizes

Madison County officials Tuesday reported a second local death from the novel coronavirus that is paralyzing the country and most of the world, and Huntsville City Council President Devyn Keith announced a state-of-emergency extension that will last at least until April 27. But all news wasn’t negative at the latest daily COVID-19 press briefing at […]

Mayor Vetoes Lodging Tax

Mayor Tommy Battle informed City Council this morning that he vetoed the 1 percent lodging tax the  Council approved 3-2 Thursday night to fund the city’s planned amphitheater at MidCity District. In a message to Council, Mayor Battle outlined his reasons as follows: The City of Huntsville has a solid financial model to pay for […]

Huntsville Raising the Roof with Hotel Construction

The Hyatt House will join the ever-growing downtown Huntsville skyline

Navistar to make $125M expansion here; add 145 jobs

Navistar, which has an engine plant in Huntsville, will expand its operations here with the addition of a gear box and engine manufacturing facility. The Huntsville City Council approved an agreement with the company for the $125 million plant that will create some 145 jobs. Navistar employs 126 workers at its diesel engine plant near […]