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'Historic' state budgets are signed

MONTGOMERY – Calling the Education Trust Fund a “historic investment,” Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state’s budgets Thursday, including the General Fund and the supplemental and the Education Trust Fund […]

Legislature passes grocery tax cut

MONTGOMERY — State lawmakers reached a final agreement Thursday on how to cut the grocery tax.  As prices have risen across the board, Alabama’s 4% sales tax on food has […]

Parsons hosts USAF at RADBO hand-over

HUNTSVILLE – Parsons hosted an outdoor brunch and commemoration ceremony today marking the delivery to the Air Force of the first of 13 Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance systems. […]

HUNTSVILLE – There will be some fishy business going on Saturday at the Brahan Spring Park North Lagoon. It’s the 39th annual Wally Vess Youth Fishing Rodeo. Anglers ages 6-12 […]

Dream on: Sierra Space's Dream Chaser powers up

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – The revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane powered up in a simulated test recently, Sierra Space announced. Dream Chaser represents a groundbreaking leap in space transportation technology, the company […]

    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 […]

HUNTSVILLE – While athletes were competing for gold, Huntsville was seeing green. And, a lot of it. The Rocket City is quickly becoming a sports city, if last week was […]

OT income tax cut gets bipartisan boost

MONTGOMERY — As tax cuts continue to carry the thunder of the legislative session’s final days, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle made a timely push to become the […]

HUNTSVILLE – On an unseasonably mild and breezy day for late May, representatives from the city of Huntsville and the Land Trust of North Alabama gathered on the Alabama A&M […]

Jammin' in June: Music Meetup at Jeff & Blues

HUNTSVILLE — Get ready for a rough and rowdy good time when the Huntsville Music Office hosts the Quarterly Music Meetup at Jeff & Blues, MidCity’s newest no-frills stomping grounds […]

6 tips for writing the best real estate offer

We chatted with Sid Pugh, North Alabama Realtor and local broker of The Pugh Group, to gain insight on the area’s market and learn how buyers can take their best […]

Ivey sets execution time frame for Barber

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has set a time frame for the execution of James Barber, her office announced. In a letter to Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections John […]

HUNTSVILLE — The names of Jose Canseco, Prince Fielder and Don Mincher stand out in Huntsville baseball lore. But, the names of Gabby Street, “Hub” Myhand and “Ducky” Holmes are […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Poarch Band of Creek Indians made its largest financial contribution in North Alabama to support the new Space Camp Operations Center at the U.S. Space & Rocket […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s the newest federal holiday, but Juneteenth has been celebrated for nearly 160 years. In partnership with Huntsville-based Vision Excellence Company (VEC), Madison County District 6 will host […]

HUNTSVILLE — It won’t be “Breakfast with Peter” at Stand Up Live and, unlike Pete Davidson’s Taco Bell persona, it won’t be “toned down and simple.” The “Saturday Night Live” […]

HUNTSVILLE – Calhoun Community College and the University of Alabama in Huntsville signed an Advanced Manufacturing Memorandum of Understanding. The partnership creates a seamless transferable career path for Calhoun students […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville City Schools will provide free meals to children 18 and under beginning June 5. The Summer Food Service Program will be at summer learning sites and community […]

ALDOT job fairs at area Career Centers

MONTGOMERY – The Career Centers in Huntsville, Decatur and Sheffield will be hosting job fairs next month for the Alabama Department of Transportation. The Huntsville Career Center’s job fair is […]

HudsonAlpha names Roark to Board of Directors

HUNTSVILLE – Bill Roark, founder of Freedom Real Estate & Capital and Torch Technologies, has been named to the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology’s Board of Directors. He brings three decades […]

Crime Stoppers: 40 years and going strong

HUNTSVILLE — Helped solve 21,000 cases. Led to the arrest of more than 4,000 people. More than $17 million in property and/or narcotics recovered. That’s the record of Huntsville Area Crime […]

PZI wins NAITA Global Trade award

HUNTSVILLE — The North Alabama International Trade Association has announced that Huntsville-based PZI International Consulting has received its 2023 Global Trade Award. The award was presented by Kenneth Speaks, CEO […]

Sentar wins Health IT Innovation awards

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville cybersecurity specialist Sentar has been selected by FORUM – formerly known as FedHealthIT – as a FORUM Health IT Award recipient in collaboration with the Naval Information […]

Tuberville: Remembering our fallen heroes

On Christmas Day, 1952, Sgt. Arthur Hullett received the news that his 22-year-old brother Ervin had been killed in Korea. They had grown up in a close-knit family, as two […]