Hazel Green
GOVERNMENT
Huntsville Parks & Recreation fall sports signups
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Registration is open for Huntsville Parks & Recreation’s fall youth sports, including flag football, cheer, soccer and volleyball. Parks & Recreation organizes eight leagues throughout Huntsville: American, Continental, Eastern, International, Lakewood, Liberty, Metro and Northern. Parents or guardians can use the City’s virtual locator to find the closest league.
Allen: It’s time for Alabama to drop its outdated funding method for schools
Alabama is the home of rockets, research, and immense natural resources. We are also, unfortunately, one of only six states that still base funding for public schools on enrollment. This out-of-date model ignores the needs of actual students. As a North Alabama native and the CEO of the Huntsville Committee...
Military veterans turned farmers receive new produce logo in Tennessee
"This gives them an easy way when they are out shopping wherever that be at a farmers market, and we have some members that are selling in grocery stores," Kacey Troup, TDA's Business Development Consultant, said. "When they see that they instantly know that I am supporting both a Tennessee producer and a farmer veteran."
Input wanted from Huntsville, Madison County cyclists for new biking safety plan
Air up the bicycle tires, strap on a helmet and get ready to hit the road. The Huntsville Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) wants to hear from bikers throughout Huntsville and Madison County on how riding can be made safer and more enjoyable. The MPO is developing a plan to create...
Report: Automakers contribute almost $11B to Alabama economy; Huntsville Hospital expanding its Madison Street Tower; BCRI president steps down; Freshwater Land Trust qcquires hundreds of acres
A report from Autos Drive America and the American International Automobile Dealers Association says that Alabama’s four auto plants and affiliated factories contribute $10.8 billion to the state’s economy. The report says that last year, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Hyundai and Mazda Toyota Manufacturing produced 1.124 million vehicles. – AL.com.
Alabama promoting aerospace growth at Farnborough Airshow
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Farnborough International Airshow is a premier aerospace industry trade event that occurs biennially and will commence today. The trade show will showcase aerospace manufacturers and suppliers worldwide, and Alabama hopes to continue building on its recent growth. Alabama has a lengthy list of...
US census takers to conduct test runs in the South and West 4 years before 2030 count
Six places in the South and West will host practice runs for the next U.S. head count in 2030. The census helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas; tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado.; western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Huntsville, Alabama, will be encouraged to fill out practice census questionnaires in the spring of 2026. Census Bureau officials said Monday that they hope the tests will help ensure that in 2030, they count the people who were missed in the 2020 census.
Huntsville adding new music tech space at the Shurney Center
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Teens in Huntsville will soon have a new place to learn about music technology after city leaders said they are renovating a part of the Dr. Robert Shurney Legacy Center. “We’re going to transform this whole floor into a music makers’ tech space,” said Huntsville City...
UAH’s Huntsville Shakespeare brings tragedy, comedy – even a bear – to Botanical Garden
HUNTSVILLE – Everyone thinks they know “Romeo and Juliet” – forbidden love, sword fights, lovers die. Fewer recognize “The Winter’s Tale” – love betrayed, a bear, a lost child, love reconciled. The founders of Huntsville Shakespeare at the University of Alabama in...
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