MADISON – ‘Twas the night before Opening Day and all through the ballpark, not a creature was stirring … well, except for the couple hundred Rocket City Trash Pandas fans, […]

GUNTERSVILLE — A shortage of qualified meat cutters is leaving Alabama grocery stores and butcher shops desperate for skilled workers. That labor shortfall can also impact the price shoppers pay for […]

BIRMINGHAM – Nineteen small businesses in Alabama have been awarded more than $3 million in grants from the second round of Innovate Alabama’s Supplemental Grant Program. Alabama entrepreneurs who are […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama’s two U.S. senators and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle came out on defense today in the wake of a report that the decision to move U.S. Space Command […]

HUNTSVILLE – Plans for a new nine-acre urban park in South Huntsville are on track after the city’s approval of an architectural contract Thursday night. Hays Farm Central Park will […]

HUNTSVILLE – Aerojet Rocketdyne continues to improve its processes to deliver advanced solid rocket motors to Lockheed Martin to power the Army’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). The company […]

Welcome to Take 5, a five-question Q&A feature of 256 Today. This edition features Chad Emerson, managing director of Business Operations for Huntsville City Football Club. Before joining the first-year […]

MONTGOMERY — Madison, the state’s fastest-growing city, has Alabama’s lowest unemployment rate among major cities, according to the latest figures from the Alabama Department of Labor. Meanwhile, six North Alabama […]

HUNTSVILLE — With an eye to the moon, students at Drake State Community & Technical College are using robotics to 3D-print a structure that could be used as a lunar […]

ATHENS — Taylor Whisenant, a STEM teacher at Athens Renaissance School, is one of three K-12 teachers to win a 2023 Trailblazing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Educator Award. The […]

  Mega development whispers Local brokers see no slowing down in the commercial real estate market. Land for new restaurants and other commercial users continue to demand premium prices. As […]

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — As Sierra Space continues its inflatable technology, the company has expanded its partnership with the Marshall Space Flight Center to further accelerate the project’s development. The program […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s looking like a rough start to the weekend for the Tennessee Valley. The National Weather Service’s Huntsville office is calling for strong to severe storms moving into […]

MADISON – The City of Madison, in partnership with the Madison Chamber of Commerce and accompanied by the cheerful antics of Trash Pandas mascot Sprocket, officially declared the east end […]

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 […]

MADISON — The Madison Police Citizens Advisory Committee is taking applications  to serve on the panel. The committee strives to promote dialogue between the police department and the community at […]

HUNTSVILLE — With the season opener just T-minus three days and counting, Huntsville City Football Club unveiled its “First Launch Kit” today – the secondary kit for the club’s inaugural […]

HUNTSVILLE — How capabilities outlined in the Army’s Modernization Strategy will drive transformational change is the focus of next week’s AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition This year’s theme is […]

BIRMINGHAM — In Alabama and across the country, average scores on the ACT, the widely-used college readiness test, dropped for the pandemic-plagued Class of 2022, with Alabama scores reaching their […]

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 Podcast […]

TONEY — Terry Reavis, a truck driver from Toney, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association for stopping to help injured passengers n a wreck last […]

ATHENS — The drama and anticipation were soon replaced with humor Monday when Nathan Tucker and Ash Moorer, founders of Rocket City Electric Bike Rentals, won the Singing River Trail […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s been a wild March weather-wise in the Tennessee Valley. And it will continue as we reach the final weekend of the month. The National Weather Service’s Huntsville […]

ATHENS — Fresh Value made its North Alabama debut today in a grand way. The Birmingham-based supermarket chain opened in Athens, the company’s 14th store and first in the area. […]