ATHENS – Athens Main Street brought home four awards of excellence at the 10th annual Main Street Alabama Conference, sponsored by Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and Alfa Companies. “Athens Main […]

HUNTSVILLE –Sentar has acquired Waterfront Technical Services, a Huntsville-based company. Sentar is a Huntsville-based women-owned business specializing in advanced cyber intelligence solutions and technology. Waterfront’s portfolio includes flight and ground […]

HUNTSVILLE — More homes are on the market in North Alabama than there were a year ago, according to the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors. The statistics are for July […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville office of the National Weather Service isn’t pulling any punches in its forecast for this week. Two words: Dangerous heat. “Hot conditions will develop this week […]

HUNTSVILLE — Adtran is expanding its Mosaic One SaaS suite with the addition of DxTEL’s Fiber Gaming Network. FGN is a platform that transforms how broadband service providers engage with […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation has scheduled a pair of road projects on two major highways in North Alabama. The work will be on U.S. 431 in Marshall […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has begun enrolling students for its newly established Respiratory Care program, after the program received provisional accreditation approval from the Commission on Accreditation […]

SCOTTSBORO — More than 80 artisans and craftsmen will make their way to Scottsboro to participate in a juried show and offer their artworks and crafts for sale when the […]

MADISON — Mayor Paul Finley describes Madison, once only a bedroom suburb of Huntsville, as a “sleepy” town turned into a “bustling, incredible, enjoyable’’ one that has recently been ranked […]

Each year, July 20 marks the anniversary of one of humanity’s biggest triumphs: Landing on the moon. In 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans […]

HUNTSVILLE — Drake State Technical and Community College has joined with edX and Jobs for the Future to provide adults no-cost, online boot camp programs in cybersecurity and data analytics. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Century Communities, an online home sales company, has entered the  Huntsville real estate market. Laurenwood is slated to open in Athens next month. The development will offer single- […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s not just another Saturday night in the Rocket City. At least not for soccer fans. Huntsville City FC is hosting Philadelphia Union II in a key match […]

HUNTSVILLE — Life in the Huntsville area could be getting more expensive if a water rate increase proposed by Huntsville Utilities this week is put into effect. The proposed 35% […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama   The Ainsworth angle Lt Gov. Will Ainsworth’s push to widen Interstate 65 has run in to some opposition […]

HUNTSVILLE – Put on your dancing shoes. Loosen up those vocal cords. Tune up the instruments. Uh 1. Uh 2. Uh 3. That’s right, Huntsville.  It’s time to dance, groove […]

MADISON — The first BJ’s Wholesale Club store in Alabama won’t open for a couple more months but BJ’s Wholesale Club is offering founding memberships Friday, the company announced. The […]

HUNTSVILLE — Sentar has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research  grant from a new client – the U.S. Department of Energy, the Huntsville-based company announced today. Sentar […]

HUNTSVILLE — Another day, another accolade for the Rocket City, This time Huntsville, the largest city in Alabama, has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the Best […]

Selling your home, especially in today’s tumultuous market, is a big decision with many choices to make. But using a Realtor in the sale of your home should be an […]

  256 Today is proud to present the Our Town Podcast. Check here every week for the latest episode from Troy Bye, North Alabama’s newest favorite son. The Our Town […]

MADISON – It took a couple seasons to warm up, but the Rocket City Trash Pandas Foundation is hitting its stride this year. The foundation, a 501c3 organization, has raised […]

HUNTSVILLE — For U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, it has been a very busy and productive first eight months in office. During his short time in Washington, D.C., he has become […]

WASHINGTON — As the debate over moving the headquarters of Space Command churned, Gen. James Dickinson was apparently looking at some prime property in his home state of Colorado. Dickinson, […]