News & Updates
Healthy Huntsville Kicks off 2019 with Scale Back Alabama
January 14, 2019
Mayor Tommy Battle joined fellow Healthy Huntsville partners at the Madison County Department of Public Health today to officially kick off Scale Back Alabama. Representatives from the founding members of Healthy Huntsville were in attendance including Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Public Outreach Coordinator Jennifer Carden, Madison County Department of Public Health Administrator Judy Smith and Huntsville City Schools Director of Community Engagement Rena Anderson. “Using the momentum [ more ]
Read MoreDistrict 1 Text Notifications
January 14, 2019
There’s a new way to stay updated on District 1 Town Halls and important information impacting our community. Simply text “Join District1” to 30890 to opt-in to receive these updates via text messages directly to your cell phone. Questions about how to sign up? Contact the Office of the City Council by calling 256.427.5011 or e-mailing hsvcitycouncil@huntsvilleal.gov.
Read MoreDecember 2018 – Monthly Development Review
January 11, 2019
Initial work on the Mazda-Toyota plant in Limestone County were among the non-residential building permits issued in December. Residential permits increased year-over-year. Residential Permits (new construction) in Huntsville city limits: In December, 77 housing units were permitted, all single-family. The top tract for building permits last month was 113 (Green Mountain/Owens Cross Roads), where 14 units were permitted. This is a 10% increase over December 2017, when 70 housing units (all single-family) were permitted. [ more ]
Read MoreSouth Huntsville Library Progress Report – Demolition Complete
January 7, 2019
By Melanie Thornton, Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Progress is underway on the northern end of the old Grissom High School. The demolition has been completed and debris is scheduled to be removed by the end of January. Current plans call for the library project to go out on bid in early March 2019. Construction of the new facility is set to begin after Huntsville City Council approval of the bid package [ more ]
Read MoreHPD Arrest – Club 3208 Investigation
January 3, 2019
The Huntsville Police Department booked 33 yr old Samuel Demario Williams early this morning after being released from the hospital. He is charged with shooting into an unoccupied vehicle (felony), certain persons forbidden to carry (felony), menacing (misd.) and reckless endangerment (misd). Williams was involved in a shooting on Dec 31st, 2018 just after midnight at ‘Club 3208’ on Long Ave. He was subsequently shot by an armed security guard [ more ]
Read MoreStatement on the death of Lonnie S. McMillian, Jr.
January 2, 2019
The City of Huntsville is mourning the loss of one of the community’s civic giants, Lonnie S. McMillian, Jr. Mayor Tommy Battle issued the following statement on McMillian’s death at age 90 on December 30. “It is hard to begin the New Year without the visionary Lonnie S. McMillian Jr., one of Huntsville’s greatest business leaders and philanthropists. Intelligent, curious, and passionate, Lonnie was a rare serial entrepreneur. His ideas and new [ more ]
Read MoreFinding A Way To A New Home
January 1, 2019
Just like the upcoming movie, A Dog’s Way Home, Huntsville’s Shelter pets are looking to find their way into a new home. From January 2 – 12, the Shelter is offering an adoption promotion to help homeless pets find a home and loving family for as little as $20. All adoptions offer the same special package: rabies vaccination, city license, microchip for pet identification, and spay or neuter surgery. New pet [ more ]
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