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Get on the bus for Earth Day

Xantheia Watkins had a project due, an interest and experience in urban planning and a calendar. Earth Day was approaching,...

Becoming an officer: It’s starting to feel real

The Huntsville Police Department’s new Academy class is underway, with the 18-week process ending in July. We’ll regularly follow four...

Rocko and me: My Huntsville animal services adoption story

Recently, Ryan McDonald adopted a dog, Rocko, from Huntsville Animal Services. Later, he returned with a group of military personnel...

Hidden Hays: Discover the beauty, tranquility of the City’s largest public park

A cyclist climbing the inclined path to the bridge across Flint River. The duck carving aimless arcs across the pond....

Hot Line: The dedicated work of Fire & Rescue dispatchers

This is the third and final story in a series covering the function and service details of the Huntsville-Madison County...

Rocket City to Global Propulsion Capital

If there was any doubt Huntsville is the rocket capital of the U.S., those doubts shattered when Aerojet Rocketdyne recently...

What Huntsville’s downtown master plan means to you

You can’t surf through the TV channels without landing on some “makeover” sort of show, whether it’s a ground-up renovation...

A look at the pivotal role HPD dispatchers play at the 9-1-1 Center

This is the second story in a series covering the function and service details of the Huntsville-Madison County 9-1-1 Center....

Saving lives at 9-1-1 Center commands regional cooperation

This is the first story in a series covering the function and service details of the Huntsville-Madison County 9-1-1 Center....

Ridealong with HPD’s new Anti-Crime Team

Two suspects are sitting on a curb, one in handcuffs. Two others stand idly by, smoking cigarettes, as police search...