City Stories

January 4th, 2018

Construction timeline set for summer start on Cecil Ashburn Drive

With a bulldozer and Army surplus equipment, Cecil Ashburn and business partner Pat Gray established a road construction company in [ Read More ]

January 4th, 2018

2-1-1 service can provide cold-weather assistance – and so much more

Three simple numbers on a keypad – 2-1-1 – can make a monumental difference in a life. Particularly as other [ Read More ]

December 28th, 2017

2017 in review: Looking back at successes and changes for the City of Huntsville

There has been no shortage of media interviews for Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle during 2017. But there’s one that sticks [ Read More ]

December 26th, 2017

Veteran fire chiefs who ‘made department better’ heading into retirement

One was a self-confessed “late bloomer,” arriving on a delayed, circuitous route. The other knew in an instant this would [ Read More ]

December 22nd, 2017

Looking back: The writer’s favorite City Blog stories from 2017

I suspect it’s the cop/fireman/cowboy/astronaut/ball player fascination of an eternal boyhood that influences this selection. In 2017, City Blog posted [ Read More ]

December 11th, 2017

‘Save a Spot’ program enables Huntsville to ‘pay respects’ to veterans

On a cold, windy morning, friends and fellow veterans gathered for a final tribute in a most-appropriate location. The gathering [ Read More ]

December 4th, 2017

Renewing the ad valorem tax is a vote for our students

On behalf of the 24,000 students served by Huntsville City Schools, I would like to encourage the citizens of Huntsville [ Read More ]

December 4th, 2017

12 days of Christmas – City of Huntsville style

Editor’s Note: It’s not all garbage schedules and safety tips in this special holiday post. We’ve highlighted a few, fun [ Read More ]

November 16th, 2017

Meet Katie Stamps, the City’s new Historic Preservation Consultant

She set out to teach history. Then she learned she’d rather be surrounded by it. Katie Stamps, the City of [ Read More ]

November 15th, 2017

Councill High legacy to be preserved with memorial park on site of historic school

For a half-century, the site of the old Councill High School has created a quandary for school alumni and the [ Read More ]