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September 14th, 2017

Here’s what you can do in the event of flooding

The recent hurricanes that struck Texas and Florida were reminders of the powerful force of Mother Nature and her crippling [Read More]

September 13th, 2017

How municipal regulations and planning can help minimize flood catastrophes

The recent hurricanes that struck Texas and Florida were reminders of the powerful force of Mother Nature and the crippling [Read More]

September 12th, 2017

Growing the Bench: Huntsville Municipal Court to get additional judge

The City of Huntsville’s Municipal Court, located in the Public Safety Complex, is not the courtroom of network dramas, of [Read More]

September 11th, 2017

Huntsville firefighters step it up to honor memory of brethren lost on 9/11

Twenty-one firefighters from Huntsville Fire & Rescue (along with one each from Decatur and Madison) participated Sunday in the 8th [Read More]

September 8th, 2017

My views on leadership – Shane Cook

Name: Shane Cook  Age: 44  Title: Director of Water Pollution Control  Family: Wife Emily, daughters Savannah (16), Ava (13), Elainah (8)  Education: Bibb Graves High in Clay [Read More]

September 7th, 2017

Keeping Huntsville ‘Green’ is team effort between City and volunteers

A Realtor is conducting a dizzying, confusing tour through Huntsville with future residents. Yes, Highway 53 becomes Jordan which becomes [Read More]

September 7th, 2017

Gaining ground in the lucrative tourism and hospitality market

When visitors arrive in Huntsville, we expect them to look up in awe under the Saturn V rocket at the U.S. [Read More]

September 5th, 2017

Promising the Moon: how a former council member inspired service

On Aug. 10, 2017, Council voted to name the redevelopment project at the site of the old Grissom High School [Read More]

September 4th, 2017

Building a Cyber Alabama

Mayor Battle offered his vision for a cyber Alabama during his address to the annual conference of  Government Managed Information [Read More]

September 1st, 2017

Having a heart attack and living to tell about it – Council Member Mark Russell

Less than a week after crumbling to the turf while officiating a high school football game, Huntsville City Council Member [Read More]