News & Updates
Updates: Fallen HPD Officer Billy Clardy III
December 10, 2019
The latest updates can be found via the Huntsville Police Department’s Twitter – @HsvPolice. Funeral Arrangements Funeral services for STAC Agent Billy Clardy III will take place on Tuesday, December 10, at Mayfair Church of Christ located at 1095 Carl T. Jones Drive in Huntsville, Alabama. A public viewing will be held from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m., service to follow. A processional to Agent Clardy’s gravesite will immediately follow. Out of [ more ]
Read MoreSanta Paws: Animal Services, Visitors Bureau team up to promote adoptable dogs at local pet-friendly hotels
December 5, 2019
In an effort to find a home for the holidays, four Huntsville Animal Services shelter dogs got a special treat this week. Sid, Frank, Philly and Titus explored four of Huntsville’s pet-friendly hotels to raise awareness for animal adoptions. Photos linked above. Karen Buchan, Huntsville Animal Services Animal Care Supervisor, said the shelter currently has around 70 animals looking for homes. “The shelter can be a lonely place for animals, especially during [ more ]
Read MoreNovember 2019 – Monthly Development Review
December 4, 2019
Projects in Downtown and Redstone Gateway topped the list of non-residential projects permitted last month. Residential permits and CO’s more than doubled year-over-year. Residential Permits (new construction) in Huntsville city limits: In November, 433 housing units were permitted, 95 single- and 338 multi-family. The top tract for building permits last month was 31 (Downtown), where 278 units were permitted, all multi-family. This is a 297% increase over November 2018, when 109 housing [ more ]
Read MoreMayor Battle: Celebrate generosity on this Giving Tuesday
December 3, 2019
Huntsville’s Mayor Tommy Battle released the following statement ahead of Giving Tuesday on December 3, 2019. Giving Tuesday is an annual, global generosity movement celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving that aims to create an intentional day of charitable acts. “On this Giving Tuesday, we pay special recognition to Huntsville’s array of exceptional nonprofits who work tirelessly on our behalf to provide significant and necessary services to the sick and differently-abled, [ more ]
Read MoreSpecial Election Asks Huntsville Voters to Support City Schools
December 2, 2019
Huntsville voters will go to the polls December 10 for a special election to recommit 15.5 mills in ad valorem taxes that have supported local education as far back as 1916. A review of the school tax legislation last year indicated some ambiguity in the language. The current laws, first written in 1916 and expanded in the 60s and 70s, reference property in “Huntsville, Madison County” which doesn’t accurately reflect Huntsville city [ more ]
Read MoreAcademy Graduation
December 2, 2019
Huntsville Police will be having the 61st Academy Graduation this Friday at 10am at the Huntsville Police Academy, 6000 Cecil Fain Dr. The special guest speaker will be John L. Stallworth.
Read MoreShots Fired At HPD Officer
December 2, 2019
Huntsville Police are currently working a shooting in the area of Bob Wallace Ave and West Mill Dr. HPD received a call just before 7:30 pm of a suspicious person in a vehicle stopped in the roadway near Triana Blvd and Westmill Dr. When the first responding officer arrived, the subject got out and fired at the officer then jumped back in the car. A short vehicle pursuit ensued and [ more ]
Read MoreMissing Person
November 27, 2019
Huntsville Police would like the public to be aware of a missing person case. We are looking for Melissa Elaine Lacy DOB 07/19/75, W/F, 5’4, 110 lbs., possibly has blond hair and butterfly tattoo on right shoulder and dolphin tattoo on one of her legs. She was reported missing by her mother last seen around the La Quinta West on University Drive on 11/19/19. If anyone has information please call [ more ]
Read MoreTinsel Trail – Fallen Officer Tree
November 27, 2019
Please join us on Friday, November 29th at 6:00 pm for the 2019 Downtown Huntsville Tinsel Trail. This year, we will have a Christmas tree honoring our 11 fallen police officers. After the opening ceremony, Mayor Battle will light up all the trees and Downtown Huntsville President/CEO Chad Emerson will ask a few surviving family members and HPD Captains to hang a special ornament on the tree in memory of [ more ]
Read MoreMunicipal closures for the Thanksgiving Holiday, Nov. 28-29
November 21, 2019
The City of Huntsville’s municipal offices will be closed for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, November 28-29. The following services will be affected: Garbage Collection: Thursday’s residential curbside collection will be picked up on Friday, Nov. 29. Public Transit: Thursday’s Shuttle Bus and Handi-Ride services will be closed. Transit service resumes on Friday, Nov. 29. Parks & Recreation: Recreation centers and facilities will be closed on Thursday and Friday and will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 30. Animal Services: The Animal [ more ]
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