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HUNTSVILLE – It is said the 40th anniversary is the ruby jubilee and U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO Dr. Kimberly Robinson was plenty jubilant last Friday. Robinson accepted the […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Village of Promise is one of Huntsville’s most forward-thinking non-profit organizations whose purpose is to empower families out of poverty. To help lead them in this noble […]

FLORENCE — As the University of North Alabama, Alabama’s fastest-growing university, moves toward another term of record enrollment in the fall, its residence halls will be at capacity with a […]

ATHENS — Athens and Limestone County are rich with talented and innovative thinkers who now have a new “Launchbox” entrepreneurial center at Athens State University’s Center for Lifelong Learning to […]

HUNTSVILLE — Meta’s Huntsville Data Center is expanding locally by adding two new buildings to their campus, bringing Meta’s Huntsville footprint up to nearly 3.5 million square feet for a […]

Summer in the Shoals is for learning, too

MUSCLE SHOALS — School may be out for summer, but that doesn’t mean the learning stops. Check out the following summer classes and camps for ways to beat the Summer […]

HUNTSVILLE — It was a day of planes, pilots, and pizza in the control tower for one local Cub Scout group.  The local nonprofit Flyquest recently hosted a tour of Huntsville […]

HUNTSVILLE — There were dozens of perfect liftoffs at NASA’s 2022 Student Launch rocketry competition at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as winners were announced live via Facebook. Of the […]

Helen Keller Festival brings 'The Miracle Worker' to life on stage

TUSCUMBIA — An outdoor drama depicting the life of America’s first lady of courage attracts thousands of visitors to Tuscumbia every year. Playwright William Gibson’s epic drama, “The Miracle Worker,” […]

HUNTSVILLE — This month, the University of Alabama in Huntsville helped honor one of its own, Dr. Frances Cabaniss Roberts, who played a major role in the founding of UAH […]

HUNTSVILLE — It pays well, if you’re good at it! Dozens of high schoolers, college students and professionals hacked their hearts out for cold hard cash during the HudsonAlpha and […]

Smart People Perspectives

Smart People Perspectives is our newest column featuring thought leaders in our community. Here you will find local perspectives on issues from education to governance to culture. Agree or disagree […]

HUNTSVILLE — You can’t help but wonder what Benjamin Franklin would think. Blue Origin’s private foundation, Club for the Future, basically establishes a send and pickup mail service to and […]

UNA boasts $341M annual economic impact for the Shoals

FLORENCE — How much is a university worth to its community? For the Shoals, the financial impact of the University of North Alabama adds up to $341 million per year. […]

The University of North Alabama will receive more than $45 million from its annual state appropriation, according to the institution. The appropriation, which was set in the Fiscal Year 2023 […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville City School Board member Ryan Renaud has announced his campaign to run for a full-term. Renaud was appointed last June to fill the seat of Walker McGinnis, […]

Stephen Tyler Davis proves you can go home again. The Huntsville native has been named the first artistic director of the Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy. “I am absolutely […]

HUNTSVILLE — “Recharge,” a free online mental health resource for teachers, was launched Monday as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. Leadership Greater Huntsville’s L-35 Flagship Class created the program to […]

Nature lovers were chirping last week when Huntsville Botanical Garden held a ribbon-cutting for the opening of the final phase of Tweetsville, a section of the Children’s Garden centered on […]

New Century Technology Demo High School placed second among high schools based on US News & World Report’s new Best High Schools in Alabama. Five other high schools in North […]

Parents and students have only until Friday, April 29, to nominate teachers for the What’s Pop’N Kernels of Knowledge campaign throughout the Huntsville, Madison City, Madison County, Decatur and Hartselle-area […]

HUNTSVILLE — None of the children attending Space Camp yesterday are old enough to remember any of the Apollo missions, but when 86-year-old Brig. Gen. Charles “Charlie” Duke, one of […]

VOICES for Alabama’s Children has released its Alabama Kids Count Data Book, the latest report on the health, safety, education and financial well-being of Alabama’s children, just as Alabama lawmakers […]

You may never be able to make a crab walk straight, but Huntsville’s 8th-grade Cool Robots and Builders (C.R.A.B.) robotics team is making a beeline for the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) […]