Posts by Mecca Musick — Page 10

FM Mike Klein, better known as Fun Master Mike on ChessKid.com, will be the keynote speaker next month at the Madison City Chess League’s 10th anniversary dinner. The event is […]

Athens Lions Club Kiddie Carnival is back

ATHENS — The best little-kid carnival in North Alabama is back. The Athens Lions Club 2023 Kiddie Carnival is every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through July 29 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.  […]

ATHENS — CASA of North Alabama is hosting a “Coffee with CASA” for potential volunteers to learn  about advocating for abused and neglected children in local court systems.    The “come […]

HUNTSVILLE — Think of it as good eatin’ for good schoolin’. That’s what will be taking place Thursday as Huntsville Utilities hosts its second annual Eats 4 Education event. With […]

MADISON — A gun store planning to open near three schools in Madison resulted in more than 25 residents packing Monday night’s City Council meeting. The heated debate led to […]

Hound & Harvest opening 'backyard bistro'

HUNTSVILLE — Touting itself as a “backyard bistro,” Hound & Harvest is opening its doors Saturday with updated interior dining space, covered patio, and a newly developed backyard with dogs […]

MADISON — The voters of Madison overwhelmingly showed they are satisfied with their city government. In unofficial results from today’s referendum, there were 5,559 votes (74.9%) to remain a mayor-council […]

MADISON — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday in Madison to cast their vote in a referendum on changing from a mayor-council form of government to a council-manager form […]

TANNER — Calhoun Community College is hosting its annual SWeETy Welding Camp at its Decatur campus this summer. The camp, through a partnership with the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, […]

MADISON — With nine days left before a special election that could change the form of governance to a council-manager format in the city of Madison, groups on both sides […]

“The technology available to consumers that allows us to communicate with ease everyday is vastly ahead of the resources available to first responders, the people literally tasked with saving our […]

MERIDIANVILLE — Giving back to the community, Huntsville Utilities hosted its first “HU Impact Day” over the weekend. Volunteers from Huntsville Utilities and their families helped beautify Lynn Fanning Elementary […]

MADISON — The city manager government is more efficient and less likely to be corrupt than a council-mayor type of government, according to Jason Grant of the International City/County Management […]

Huntsville community shows a lot of heart

HUNTSVILLE — No hearts were broken but a fundraising record was set at this year’s American Heart Association Heart Ball. The annual event raised more than $470,000 to support research, […]

City manager debate in Madison continues

MADISON — Madison residents are continuing to debate a proposed change of governance in Alabama’s ninth-largest city. During public comments at Monday night’s City Council meeting, residents spoke out about changing […]

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Bank Independent opens in MidCity District

HUNTSVILLE — Bank Independent celebrated its 30th branch opening with a ribbon-cutting Thursday in Huntsville’s MidCity District. “It’s a pretty exciting time for Bank Independent,” said Rick Wardlaw, CEO of […]

HUNTSVILLE — Former state legislator Mike Ball is kicking off his book campaign at an Author Talk event Thursday at the Madison Public Library. Speaking to 256 Today, Ball said […]

MADISON — Madison voters will choose their form of government in a special election May 9. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Madison Mayor Paul Finley announced the date for […]

In a first for Huntsville, New Century High School hosted the Alabama State FTC Robotics Championship on Saturday.  More than 25 robotics teams were on hand to compete in a […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Big 10 Mayors have released their legislative agenda for the upcoming legislative session and economy is the top issue. Number one on the list is to […]

Meet Miss Alabama for a good cause!

HUNTSVILLE — Miss Alabama Linsey Fincher will be the featured guest at the Alabama Federation of Women’s clubs du Midi Woman’s club Garden Party.  The event is raising money to […]

City manager vote coming to Madison

MADISON — An election date to vote on a change of governance in the city of Madison will be set in two weeks, the mayor said Monday. The change is […]

Top Guy Weekend heads to the Rocket City

HUNTSVILLE — Top Guy Weekend is coming to the Rocket City this summer. The event by AdFreeShows.com brings hundreds of professional wrestling fans together for one epic weekend. “It’s a […]

Vote on Madison city manager moving forward

MADISON — Madison Forward is moving forward on efforts to hold a vote on city manager in Alabama’s ninth largest city. At Monday night’s city council meeting, the citizens group’s […]