City Stories

September 11th, 2017

Huntsville firefighters step it up to honor memory of brethren lost on 9/11

Twenty-one firefighters from Huntsville Fire & Rescue (along with one each from Decatur and Madison) participated Sunday in the 8th [ Read More ]

September 7th, 2017

Keeping Huntsville ‘Green’ is team effort between City and volunteers

A Realtor is conducting a dizzying, confusing tour through Huntsville with future residents. Yes, Highway 53 becomes Jordan which becomes [ Read More ]

August 30th, 2017

Community weighs exciting possibilities for the J.O. Johnson campus

As Devyn Keith pronounced the benediction on the meeting, he asked others to share a vision, to accept some potential [ Read More ]

August 29th, 2017

Putting Huntsville on the map: a look at the City’s Geographic Information Systems

They can tell you the location of every stop sign in Huntsville. They can show you where the old airstrip [ Read More ]

August 28th, 2017

How to get a job with the City of Huntsville

Interested in a job with the City of Huntsville?  Step one is just a click or two from right here, [ Read More ]

August 23rd, 2017

Next steps for the J.O. Johnson campus

J.O. Johnson High School’s rich history led to an outpouring of emotion when it was recently closed after 44 years. [ Read More ]

August 17th, 2017

Dealing with urban wildlife in Huntsville: What you need to know

They were there before you got there, or at least their ancestors were. And, frankly, you’ve probably not done yourself [ Read More ]

August 7th, 2017

3 easy ways to support Huntsville City Schools

You can almost imagine the quotation on a poster, tacked to a corkboard or stuck on a classroom wall, something inspirational [ Read More ]

August 3rd, 2017

Setting the stage: a new look for downtown Huntsville

It’s just a tiny early move, a bit of a formality, but you’ve heard the old Chinese proverb about “a journey of [ Read More ]

August 2nd, 2017

Noise pollution: What you need to know about the City ordinance

So, how loud is too loud?  Maybe that’s parallel to the “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it” line.  If [ Read More ]