Tag Archive for: Madison County Commission

Space Command’s relocation moves one step closer after DoD report

The decision to bring the U.S. Space Command, and with it Space Force, is getting closer to reality. The Department of Defense (DoD) released a report confirming an investigation into the decision to relocate the country’s space headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville was proper. This comes despite objections from delegates representing several states who suggested […]

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 […]

RANA Curbside Recycling Program Awarded $500,000 Grant

80,874 households have joined in the program in the past two years

Huntsville’s Annual Restaurant Week is “More than a Meal”

“It’s been a hard season, but it’s made us a stronger community.’’

Investment Company Buys Former Remington Facility for $25M

The former Remington Outdoors plant has been sold for $25 million, NAI Chase Commercial Realty announced. Twenty Lake Holdings, a Connecticut-based Real Estate Investment and Management Company, purchased the facility for $25 million. NAI Chase is an office of NAI Global, a global commercial real estate brokerage firm. Huntsville-based Remington Outdoors opened the plant and […]

Madison County Extending Rental Assistance Funds into Huntsville

With no one on the Madison County waiting list for the previously granted federal Emergency Rental Assistance, commissioners voted Wednesday to extend some of the funds into Huntsville. Both the city and county received grants to offer rental assistance during the pandemic to struggling renters, and with money sitting idle in the county’s coffers it […]

Dunkin’ Donuts to Anchor $3.8M Retail Center in Hampton Cove

Longtime Huntsville developer Leeland Ventures is bringing something sweet to Hampton Cove. The company broke ground this week on a $3.8 million retail center anchored by North Alabama’s 11th, and Hampton Cove’s first, Dunkin’ Donuts.  Across U.S. 431 from Lowe’s Home Improvement, the 10,000 square-foot Leeland Plaza will also be home to Champs Cuts family […]

Town Madison Groundbreaking Sets Table for Smorgasbord of Restaurants

MADISON — Neither a yearlong pandemic, labor shortages, a long delay getting construction materials, a complete building redesign, nor the threat of rain, could stop the lollapalooza of restaurants announcing they are coming or expanding to Town Madison this week.  Five Guys, Super Chix, Outback Steakhouse, Slim Chickens, and a new restaurant concept known as […]

I-565 Interchange Helps Town Madison Ramp Up Progress

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 […]

Businesses Ponder Options as Mask Mandate Ends

With the statewide mask ordinance expiring Friday, Madison County businesses are considering their options concerning their customers and their employees in terms of their masking policies going forward. Local officials discussed these options, along with an update on sequencing and efficacy from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology this week. “We are so close to this […]