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Sheffield’s Ritz Theatre brings stage to screen

SHEFFIELD — The Ritz Theatre here opened in 1927 during the silent-movie era. This month, the movies scheduled for the big screen are anything but silent.  Every Thursday evening in […]

MADISON — Two weeks ago, 256 Today attended the official ribbon-cutting for Flourish, a full-service marketing agency located in Madison and servicing all of Madison County. It wasn’t to celebrate […]

Geeks and Nerds Corporation, headquartered in Huntsville, has been awarded a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Data Readiness Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA). The DRAID BOA […]

Nature lovers were chirping last week when Huntsville Botanical Garden held a ribbon-cutting for the opening of the final phase of Tweetsville, a section of the Children’s Garden centered on […]

FiberRise, a Huntsville-based fiber infrastructure innovator, has moved to Redstone Gateway due to its expectations for continued growth. It is the third burst of growth they have seen recently in […]

The best outdoor activities in North Alabama

With rolling green mountains, sparkling lakes, lush forests, and roaring rivers, “Alabama the Beautiful” is best experienced outdoors. Now that the weather has warmed and the days are longer, it’s […]

Two University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) space scientists who are research directors in a heliophysics DRIVE Science Center at Boston University (BU) in which UAH is a partner had […]

Arley’s Community Festival set for May 21

For 48 years, the Arley Day Festival has brought colossal fun to the small North Alabama town with a day filled with free, family-friendly activities. Set for May 21, the […]

Few things scream summer like enjoying a good meal and a refreshing beverage by the water. In North Alabama, the options are endless for casual lakeside dining. Start unwinding a […]

The University of North Alabama, the Shoals legislative delegation and the City of Florence broke ground this week on the school’s new 45,000-square-foot computing and mathematics building. The facility will […]

In February, LG Electronics announced they would be closing their Huntsville solar panel manufacturing plant in June. The move will displace about 160 employees and about 60 contract workers at […]

Legislation authored by Alabama’s U.S. Senate delegation would extend the authorization of Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area (MSNHA) programs and funding eligibility for an additional 15 years. Established by Congress […]

The deadline to purchase $18 weekend passes for the 40th Panoply Arts Festival in downtown’s Big Spring Park is tomorrow, Friday, April 29, at 4 p.m. Day passes are available […]

Tourism officials to organize cleanup on Bear Creek Lakes

The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA), Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and professional angler Timmy Horton, in partnership with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), are hosting a river stewardship event […]

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has teamed up with Huntsville’s Urban Engine, a nonprofit specializing in innovation programs, to host the fifth HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge (HATCH). This year’s hackathon event will […]

Just as the Rocket City is about to launch a powerful music scene into orbit, University of Alabama in Huntsville alumna Danaё Xanthe Vlasse fired the first rocket when she […]

The Southeast Family YMCA is sponsoring a Ditto Landing Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 7, from 8 a.m. until noon as part of the YMCA’s Togetherhood Initiative. The campaign is […]

WaveLink, Inc., one of Huntsville’s highly successful woman-owned providers of mission-critical engineering and technical services to the U.S. military and federal government, has been awarded a $46 billion contract from […]

“Keep Huntsville Magical” is one of Fow Wow Design’s most popular T-shirts. Founder Johnathan Fowler said when he started in 2014, there weren’t a lot of local goods highlighting what […]

Arts Huntsville will continue the tradition of honoring local military at Panoply Arts Festival on Friday, April 29. Military Salute Night honors the sacrifices of men and women in uniform […]

Screenshot of the NFL Draft

The SEC fan's guide to the NFL Draft

Why should SEC fans care about the NFL Draft? In the South, we love football. That’s not a secret. Whether it’s the NCAA national championship or a 2A slobberknocker between […]

Good news for people with sensitive skin. Magnolia Soap and Bath Company, specialists in plant-based bath products, is opening a store at Bridge Street Town Centre in late May. All […]

Girls Inc. of Huntsville has received a Community Action Grant from META’s Huntsville Data Center for $15,000 to help support STEM education for Girl’s Inc.’s summer camp program. This grant, […]

New Century Technology Demo High School placed second among high schools based on US News & World Report’s new Best High Schools in Alabama. Five other high schools in North […]