Sheriff Kevin Turner sits in his modest office on the second floor of the Madison County Courthouse. From that vantage point, he oversees the chief law enforcement department for all […]

HUNTSVILLE – LG Electronics Inc. is closing its global solar panel business, shuttering the company’s only North American solar panel manufacturing operation in Huntsville. The move will lay off about […]

The City of Madison Planning Commission has unanimously approved the site plan for their new Village at Town Madison. Located on 6.54 acres of property between Stadium Way and Outfield […]

Auburn University is expanding its footprint in Huntsville with the acquisition of two former Logicore Corp. buildings located at 345 Voyager Way in Cummings Research Park. The university will use […]

Yes, much like old cars abandoned in a junkyard where only sentimental mechanics go to strip them of reusable parts, so go once magnificent pieces of spaceflight hardware to the […]

The Silver Companies just announced they have closed on 13 acres of prime real estate across from Toyota Field at Town Madison, and on 15 acres at Clift Farm off […]

There was not even a blip between where the 2021 real estate market left off and the 2022 real estate market begins with existing home sales reaching their highest level […]

They say it’s the atmosphere that initially draws you in but the food that will keep you coming back. SaZa Serious Italian! is opening their second location across from Toyota […]

Alabama State Climatologist Dr. John Christy has released a report that shows that increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have had essentially no impact on the weather and climate in […]

According to a new poll commissioned by Alabama Arise, more than 70% of Alabamians support expanding access to Medicaid in the state, with nearly 69%, including 61.8% of Republican voters, […]

As HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology continues its rapid economic growth and advancements in genomics and life science research, the HudsonAlpha board of directors announced today the expansion of its executive […]

Several Huntsville leaders will join the Rocket City Trash Pandas’ Astronaut, Racer Buzz at the official grand opening and ribbon-cutting of Huntsville’s first Whataburger restaurant at 11701 South Memorial Parkway, […]

Lennar Homes, a Florida homebuilder with over $32 billion in assets according to filings through November 2021, has purchased the homebuilding assets of Breland Companies doing business as Breland Homes […]

Athens and Limestone County civic leaders released their comprehensive Singing River Trail Action Plan along the 212-mile Singing River Trail system. As the first of its kind, the plan lays […]

The Huntsville/Madison County community will be pleased to hear that U.S. Paralympics Cycling returns to the Rocket City for a second year this spring, bringing hundreds of athletes back to […]

Preliminary numbers show Alabama’s economic development efforts added $5.3 billion in capital investment and more than 9,000 jobs in 2021 despite a year disrupted by a global pandemic, supply chain […]

On Wednesday, February 16, in honor of Black History Month, six black women from Madison County will be immortalized in a formal presentation sponsored by the Historic Huntsville Foundation and […]

New research to make future computer solid state drives (SSDs) more resilient, durable and energy-efficient has attracted a five-year, $650,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for […]

Alabamians became all too familiar with the aggressive housing market in 2021. From rejected offers and competition with cash buyers, to historically low interest rates and accepted offers above asking, […]

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL) continues to be at the forefront of Toyota’s electrification strategy. They announced Thursday their powerful twin-turbo V6 hybrid i-FORCE MAX powertrain engine built exclusively at […]

The public is invited, even encouraged to drop by the first community-based planning effort to shape the future of the City of Madison through an update to the city’s Comprehensive […]

The Rocket City lands on another best-of list. Wallethub, a personal finance website, has ranked Huntsville as 2022’s best place for jobs in Alabama. Using factors ranging from job opportunities […]

It’s a trend you will find simply delicious! Everywhere the Arkansas-based Slim Chickens opens a franchise, “slimthusiasts” emerge, spreading their “slimthusiasm” by distinguishing themselves from the average chicken lover by […]

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