Tag Archive for: Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle

Huntsville Airport, Sierra Nevada Space Dreams Coming True

It’s official! The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the long-anticipated license to the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority to operate the Huntsville International Airport as a commercial space reentry site.  The license will permit the airport to become a landing site for Sierra Space Dream Chaser vehicles returning from future NASA resupply missions to the […]

Northrop Grumman Grows Huntsville Jobs and Footprint in Support of National Security

If Huntsville had at any time in the past 75 years, shied away from very complex programs and solutions, rife with a lot of moving parts requiring a massive effort from a team of brilliant scientists to accomplish – well, we would all still be picking watercress and a gigantic boll of cotton would mark […]

Cyber Conference Recap: Cyber Buzz Captivates VBC at Annual National Cyber Summit

Most internet users are concerned at some point about being hacked or experiencing fraud. Attendees at the 12th annual National Cyber Summit this week at the Von Braun Center were thinking about similar issues, but on a much broader scale. The conference was hosted by the North Alabama Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association, […]

Joint-Funding Effort Helps Open the South Huntsville Public Library

The highly anticipated South Huntsville Public Library opened on Monday after 19 months of construction. The new facility, located in Sandra Moon Community Complex, marks a new chapter for South Huntsville with a focus on community engagement.  City Council President Jenny Robinson stated that a library serves as a community’s living room.  “And because of […]

Mayor’s State of the City Filled with Optimism and Big Announcements

Kicking off his fourth term as mayor of Huntsville, Tommy Battle delivered a virtual State of the City Address filled with optimism about Huntsville’s indomitable economic resilience; praise for Huntsville’s heroic perseverance and teamwork in the face of an unprecedented pandemic; and an in-depth look at multiple building projects and expansion across the city.  Battle […]

Masks are Mandatory in Public in Madison County

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 […]