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Power surge: TVA adding line for predicted Madison County growth
HUNTSVILLE – The Tennessee Valley Authority has selected the location where it plans to route a new transmission line in advance of continued growth around the Rocket City. The agency said its new power line would increase power reliability at Redstone Arsenal and nearby areas in Madison County. The...
Missing 5-year-old Alabama child dead after being found in water
A child pulled from the water Sunday night in Harvest has died. Madison County Coroner Tyler Berryhill said the child, a five-year-old boy whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. The child was found by first responders in a pond in Harvest,...
5-year-old found in a body of water in Harvest dies
HARVEST, Ala. — Madison County Sheriff's Office officials believe a 5-year-old's death in a Harvest neighborhood was accidental. The child, who had gone missing, was found in water in the area of 100 Loganberry Ln. on Sunday, according to HEMSI officials. Madison County Coroner Dr. Tyler Berryhill said that...
The current heat advisory will be expiring at 7 p.m.
The advisory was for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb and Cullman counties. "Temperatures will decrease after sunset allowing heat index values to drop below criteria. Therefore, the Heat Advisory has been allowed to expire," says the National Weather Service. Weather service Heat safety: Protecting yourself...
Look for strong thunderstorms in North Alabama Sunday afternoon
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 2:19 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 2:45 p.m. for Limestone, Madison, Morgan and Marshall counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 30 mph. "At 2:18 p.m., Doppler radar tracked several clusters of strong thunderstorms in...
TVA Announces route for new transmission line that will go through people’s properties
MADISON CO., Ala. (WAFF) - The Tennessee Valley Authority is proposing a new transmission route in Madison County. But some residents are worried the route will go right through their backyards. TVA says the line is needed to keep up with the population growth near Redstone Arsenal and would stretch...
TVA Identifies Preferred Location For New Transmission Line In Madison County
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has identified a preferred location for a new transmission line for growth and increased power reliability in the Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville areas of Madison County. The new power line will start from where Linde Road intersects with the railroad tracks and extend east/northeast for...
United Way of Madison County asks everyone to participate in community-wide needs assessment
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Cathy Miller, Community Impact director with the United Way knows a thing or two about trends and the useful information they can provide. "So, we do these every three year and in fact, we've seen this with community growth and trends. So, trends in challenges with housing and attainability of housing for everybody, we've seen challenges in our achievement gap for children between children of color and primary Caucasian population. also, poverty, non-poverty. We've seen workforce development be a great challenge in this community and as we've grown, we've seen that more,"
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