City Stories

July 13th, 2017

Trap, Neuter, Release program may surprise you

Tim Reeder is an Animal Control Officer for the City of Huntsville. He’s been leading an advanced program that retrieves nomadic [ Read More ]

July 13th, 2017

Check out the new place where police investigators will predict and solve crimes

An old building transformed for new purposes is hardly earth-shaking news in Huntsville these days. However, few repurposes from past [ Read More ]

July 11th, 2017

Becoming an officer: A new chapter

Since March, we’ve followed the progress of four cadets in the Huntsville Police Department’s Academy class. The class graduated last week [ Read More ]

July 10th, 2017

Huntsville Fire & Rescue’s ‘Fox’ fire truck turns 90

“A large and excited crowd gathered at the corner of Clinton and Jefferson streets … Water was pumped from the [ Read More ]

July 6th, 2017

Fast Facts: Huntsville Aquatics Center

Here are some facts and figures regarding the Huntsville Aquatics Center. — The facility has three pools: The Competition Pool [ Read More ]

July 5th, 2017

My take: Huntsville earns gold medal with new Aquatics Center

Every day for more than a week, I began my mornings by strolling down a promenade that dissected the Olympic Green in [ Read More ]

July 5th, 2017

Joy in giving: Council Member Mark Russell’s blood donation milestone

He’s the first to admit that the first time wasn’t necessarily out of benevolence. He and his Sigma Nu fraternity brothers [ Read More ]

July 5th, 2017

Becoming an officer: Time to graduate

The Huntsville Police Department’s new Academy class ends its 18-week process with this Friday’s graduation. We’ve regularly followed four members as they share their stories of [ Read More ]

June 23rd, 2017

Armed Forces Week gives us a chance to say thank you

During this time of year, we are afforded many opportunities to reflect on the fact that the many have benefited [ Read More ]

June 22nd, 2017

I spent my morning in a garbage truck. Here’s what I learned.

Pictured: David Sloan of the City’s Public Works Department Miss part one? Read it here. This is a two-part series exploring the [ Read More ]