Month: February 2017

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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...
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Poised for continued success – the state of our schools

By Mayor Tommy Battle On Wednesday morning, I left the annual State of the Schools breakfast at the Jackson Center...
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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...
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Redstone and Huntsville launch Joint Land Use Study

For its 75 years’ existence and through its various evolutions, Redstone Arsenal has lived a productive, synergistic co-existence with Huntsville...
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My views on leadership – Steve Ivey

‘My views on leadership’ is a regular CityBlog series. Get to know a new City of Huntsville Department Head and...
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Why “#iHeartHsv”

Every February, the team at the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), encourages us to answer the question, “Just...
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Economic Development: It takes a team

Since 2009, and as of this writing, Mayor Battle has announced 17,228 new jobs and nearly $2B in capital investment...
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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...
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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,...
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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...