News & Updates
Fall in Love over Fall Break with a new Pet from the Animal Shelter!
September 30, 2018
Huntsville Animal Services will be open throughout Fall Break with a $10 adoption special for dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. The special fee includes a rabies vaccination, city license, microchip, and spay or neuter surgery. Special exceptions may apply to specific pets. For every adoption, new pet owners will receive a free bag of pet food, while supplies last. It’s the season to visit the shelter and ‘Fall In Love’ with a new furry friend to take home. The Huntsville [ more ]
Read MoreMayor Battle Statement on United Launch Alliance Contract Announcement
September 27, 2018
Mayor Tommy Battle congratulates United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin on ULA’s selection of Blue Origin to build the advanced booster engine for the Vulcan Centaur rocket system. “Congratulations to United Launch Alliance and to Blue Origin! After a lengthy due diligence period by ULA, today’s announcement marks the beginning of U.S. independence for a variety of space travel missions to include future deep space voyages. Huntsville is proud that both [ more ]
Read MoreGreen Cove Road Investigation
September 27, 2018
Huntsville Police have been notified that the persons of interest in the murder of Tiffany Kelley were taken into custody on separate charges by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department. The Huntsville Police Department has been working closely with Clarke County Sheriff Ray Norris since Tuesday, sharing information that was critical in bringing this to a safe resolution. The victim’s vehicle was also located in Clarke County, which is the home [ more ]
Read MoreMerrimac Manor Arrests
September 25, 2018
Huntsville Police have made three arrests surrounding the murders of twenty-two year old Shawntia Jackson and twenty-four year old Dajun Hardy-Sellers that occurred September 21st, 2018 in the Merrimac Manor community. The arrests were made in Huntsville on twenty-two year-old Tyree Castile and two juveniles, whose information cannot be released, which were all seen as complicit in this murder. All three suspects have been charged with Capital Murder and are [ more ]
Read MoreRAIN CANCELLATION: Healthy Huntsville and Furry Friends Take a Hike in the Huntsville Botanical Garden
September 24, 2018
This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Mayor Tommy Battle and Healthy Huntsville are excited to kick-off the fall with a walk around the Huntsville Botanical Garden on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. This walk is a partnership with the Garden’s “Fidos After Five,” so feel free to bring your leashed furry friend to enjoy the exercise and ambience of the Huntsville Botanical Garden! Also joining us will be [ more ]
Read MoreNational Complete Streets Coalition selects Huntsville to join the Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy
September 19, 2018
Huntsville’s work to make streets safer and the region more livable and equitable has now won the city a competitive national award. The National Complete Streets Coalition, a program of Smart Growth America, announced Tuesday that the cities of Huntsville, AL, Durham, NC, and Pittsburgh, PA have been selected to participate in the Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy. Through the Academy, a team of 10 staff from Huntsville will hone their skills [ more ]
Read MoreSenator Shelby Announces $29.1 Million Grant for Huntsville Airport
September 18, 2018
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority will benefit from a $29.115 million federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The funding will be used for the construction of a new taxiway at the Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field. “The city of Huntsville is growing at a rapid pace,” said Senator Shelby. “This new taxiway will allow for increased [ more ]
Read MoreWestlake Investigation
September 18, 2018
Huntsville Police received a 911 call at approximately 2245 hours Sunday September 16, 2018. The caller advised that they heard gunshots near their apartment and when they went outside a body was discovered between the buildings. HEMSI responded and the victim, Corvell Goodlow 22YOA from Detroit, Mi., was determined to be deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. Major Crimes Investigators responded and are currently conducting a homicide investigation.
Read MoreBlossomwood Elementary Investigation
September 18, 2018
An arrest warrant was obtained and served today on Letroy Cole Jr. The investigation stemmed from the accidental discharge yesterday at Blossomwood Elementary. The investigation led HPD investigators to obtain evidence that the firearm was originally possessed by the student’s father, Letroy Cole Jr. He is being charged with Receiving Stolen Property 4th ( Al. code: 13A-8-19) and Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Pistol (Al. code: 13A-11-72). The Certain [ more ]
Read MoreBudget Inn Arrests
September 17, 2018
Huntsville Police have issued murder warrants for two suspects surrounding the murder of forty-year old Ryan Baker that occurred July 13th, 2018 at the Budegt Inn on University Dr. The warrants are for twenty-three year old Atimothy Devonte Pullen and twenty-seven year old Shaquan Laray Horton, which have both been seen as complicit in this murder. Shaquan Horton’s warrant was served today as he was booked into the Madison [ more ]
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