City Stories

Huntsville Police Academy: A ‘test of physical and mental skill’

Officers with the Huntsville Police Department have the opportunity to choose from a diversity of assignments. From bike patrols that...

Huntsville Fire & Rescue’s ‘most dramatic rescue’ recognized by Mayor, Council

It was not, as District Chief David “Woody” Whitman says, “your average fire call.” That began with the initial 9-1-1...

Why do businesses ‘heart’ Huntsville?

The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau conducts its annual #iHeartHsv social media campaign every February. City of Huntsville Business...

How Huntsville Animal Services finds safe ‘forever families’

It’s an obvious point that Huntsville Animal Services is in operation to provide care and attention for animals. But equally important,...

East Clinton to Providence Classical: A preservation case study

Imagine the moments of tension and wonder. Like a nervous game-show contestant, what would be revealed? Slowly, surely the workers...

Welcoming Dr. Matthew Akin to Huntsville City Schools

As the process to determine a new superintendent for Huntsville City Schools unfolded, Mayor Tommy Battle referred to the impending...

Helping our homeless – a point in time

It’s equal parts civic responsibility and sheer human compassion. It’s quite simply, as Turkessa Coleman puts it, “the right things...

From Gray to Gold – Revitalizing Madison Square Mall

For more than three decades, Madison Square Mall anchored Huntsville’s commercial corridor along University Drive and Cummings Research Park. The...

Training the Next Generation of City Leaders

Pictured above: Mayor Tommy Battle greets the City’s fourth class in its Leadership Academy by telling them “You’re what our...

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Kenny Anderson was an elementary school student, living in a second-floor apartment in the 16-story LaGuardia Apartments on the Lower...