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Going Green with Fall Leaves

Fall leaves can be a gardener’s delight or a sewer maintenance nightmare. Too often, the City experiences the latter, especially...

COVID-19 and Thanksgiving: How to stay safe this holiday season

With COVID-19 spreading in our community, Thanksgiving this year may not be the Norman Rockwell affair you were expecting. But...

Huntsville residents make their home-buying dreams a reality – and so can you

Jim Donaldson built a house in Hazel Green over 30 years ago and only lived in it for five years...

Meet John Meredith, Huntsville’s new District 5 Council Member

As the son of civil rights figure James Meredith, the first African American student admitted to the University of Mississippi...

First look: Conceptual exterior photos of the new Huntsville City Hall

The much-anticipated new City Hall building is one step closer to becoming a reality. Goodwyn Mills Cawood, the architectural firm...

Tree City USA, aka Huntsville, celebrates all things arbor with Tree Planting Day

“I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.” – Joyce Kilmer They tower above us,...

Huntsville’s homeless: how to help this holiday season

On a single night in January 2019, 17 out of every 10,000 people living in the U.S. were homeless. Those...

City proposes new road names honoring leaders in John Hunt Park

If you’ve ever traveled to another town, looking for a sports complex for your kid’s tournament and your GPS did...

Behind the Badge: Getting to know Lt. Jesse Sumlin, HPD’s new Public Information Officer

Lieutenant Jesse Sumlin remembers the exchange like it was yesterday. In the late 90s and with a few years under...

How to safely celebrate Halloween during COVID-19

It’s October, which means the weather is getting cooler, leaves are falling and the countdown to Halloween has officially begun....