City Stories

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 ]

February 15th, 2017

Huntsville Police Academy: A ‘test of physical and mental skill’

Officers with the Huntsville Police Department have the opportunity to choose from a diversity of assignments. From bike patrols that [ Read More ]

February 10th, 2017

Huntsville Fire & Rescue’s ‘most dramatic rescue’ recognized by Mayor, Council

It was not, as District Chief David “Woody” Whitman says, “your average fire call.” That began with the initial 9-1-1 [ Read More ]

February 6th, 2017

Why do businesses ‘heart’ Huntsville?

The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau conducts its annual #iHeartHsv social media campaign every February. City of Huntsville Business [ Read More ]

February 6th, 2017

How Huntsville Animal Services finds safe ‘forever families’

It’s an obvious point that Huntsville Animal Services is in operation to provide care and attention for animals. But equally important, [ Read More ]

February 6th, 2017

East Clinton to Providence Classical: A preservation case study

Imagine the moments of tension and wonder. Like a nervous game-show contestant, what would be revealed? Slowly, surely the workers [ Read More ]

February 1st, 2017

Welcoming Dr. Matthew Akin to Huntsville City Schools

As the process to determine a new superintendent for Huntsville City Schools unfolded, Mayor Tommy Battle referred to the impending [ Read More ]

February 1st, 2017

Helping our homeless – a point in time

It’s equal parts civic responsibility and sheer human compassion. It’s quite simply, as Turkessa Coleman puts it, “the right things [ Read More ]