ATHENS — Athens’ trendy Merchants Alley is plugged into St. Patrick’s Day with three events designed to get your shamrocks shaking. The city will shut down Washington Street and raise […]

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has called for “additional analysis” of the decision on the future site of the U.S. Space Command. This latest announcement over the two-year long process […]

HUNTSVILLE – More than 2,000 first-graders from Madison County schools were admitted to the “hospital” last week, courtesy of Huntsville Hospital and the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of […]

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 […]

ATHENS — Eight small business finalists are circling the Singing River Trail Launch Tank Competition sponsored by Launch 2035. The public is invited to come and see at 10 a.m. […]

MONTGOMERY — State Sen. Arthur Orr has drafted legislation that he said would phase out the grocery tax on food. The proposed bill would take one cent off the grocery […]

When President Biden talks about “modernizing our military to safeguard stability and deter aggression” as he did in his State of the Union, it seems obvious to me that he […]

HUNTSVILLE – Are you or someone you know a college student seeking a rewarding experience both personally and professionally? If this sounds like you, keep reading! The 2023 Summer Intern Program, […]

MONTGOMERY — The Statehouse was busy in Tuesday’s first day of the special session. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1 (33-0), which transfers $59.9 million from the State’s General Fund […]

ATHENS — It is said men go shopping to buy what they want … women go shopping to find out what they want. Either way, downtown Athens will be open […]

HUNTSVILLE — Mark your calendar, Huntsville soccer fans. Huntsville City Football Club, the MLS NEXT Pro affiliate of Nashville SC, will make its home debut May 19 against Crown Legacy […]

HUNTSVILLE – There are a couple of weeks left to sign up for the Huntsville Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy. The nine-week, volunteer program is designed to inform residents about […]

HUNTSVILLE – March has seen a leadership boom for Axient Corp., a defense, aerospace and cyberspace contractor based in Huntsville. The company’s CEO Randy Cash promoted several company executives to […]

HUNTSVILLE — Former state legislator Mike Ball is kicking off his book campaign at an Author Talk event Thursday at the Madison Public Library. Speaking to 256 Today, Ball said […]

HUNTSVILLE — Global Positioning Systems and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems are susceptible to disturbances or attacks that could have a devastating impact on critical infrastructure. Huntsville-based Adtran, a provider […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – To be the best, you have to beat the best. And that’s the challenge facing the University of Alabama in Huntsville tonight in the 2023 NCAA […]

MADISON — Madison voters will choose their form of government in a special election May 9. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Madison Mayor Paul Finley announced the date for […]

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command will host Team Redstone’s 2023 Center of Excellence Advance Planning Briefings to its industry partners in the Bob Jones Auditorium on […]

MADISON — Nominations are in for the Madison Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Best in Business awards. Nearly 50 businesses and business owners representing 12 business categories will vie for the […]

HUNTSVILLE – PPT Solutions has chosen Unanet GovCon Enterprise Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management tools to help mobilize for significant growth. After studying other ERP and CRM tools, the […]

MONTGOMERY – The state unemployment rate for January was 2.6%, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is unchanged from December 2022’s revised rate, and also […]

MONTGOMERY— The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will be administering $66,000 in grants made available by the U.S. Department of Justice and awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey in support […]

FLORENCE — After seeing a similar plan by a Rotary Club in Hopkinsville, Ky., the Florence and Greater Shoals Rotary clubs established the Shoals Scholar Dollars program 14 years ago […]

HUNTSVILLE – Two Alabama moms watching from the rafters of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles last night are in every way, every kind of proud both at once. They […]