City Stories

March 15th, 2017

Cool things we saw at the AUSA Global Forces Symposium

The Rocket City once again played host to the Association for the U.S. Army’s (AUSA) Global Forces Symposium this week. [ Read More ]

March 14th, 2017

How community development grants impact lives

Photo courtesy of CASA It’s the little things that can make a big difference in the lives of Huntsville residents, [ Read More ]

March 14th, 2017

Kitten Shower:
Tis’ the season to spay & neuter

If you are a regular visitor to YouTube or other social media sites, you’re struck by the notion that there [ Read More ]

March 10th, 2017

Strengthening Communities: A look at neighborhood associations

Rainy, dreary weather inhibited the attendance, but not the attention. Nor the questions. A small group of concerned citizens gathered [ Read More ]

March 8th, 2017

Code Enforcement:
Handling neighborhood eyesores

City Blog’s Mark McCarter is riding along with various city employees for an inside look at how they do their [ Read More ]

March 7th, 2017

Bus Stop: Huntsville Public Transit

Some of the things that prompt us to most proudly pat ourselves on the back as a community can, ironically, [ Read More ]

March 7th, 2017

Becoming an officer: Journey begins for cadets in 56th Police Academy

The Huntsville Police Department’s new Police Academy class officially began on March 6 after several weeks of preliminary meetings and [ Read More ]

March 1st, 2017

Changing our world with Boys & Girls Club partnership

The school bell rang an hour ago. So, what do you think is going on at the local Boys & [ Read More ]

February 27th, 2017

Safe housing is a Blue Star priority in new police program

Enthusiasm for an initiative to enable Huntsville apartment managers and owners to minimize criminal activity on their properties has been, [ Read More ]

February 22nd, 2017

HPD’s Crime Stopper program produces 91% apprehension rate

Officer Nate Nickelson, pictured above, has been program coordinator for the HPD’s Crime Stopper program for 12 years.   The [ Read More ]