Mark McCarter

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Huntsville hosting #TBEX is a big deal. Here’s why.

The forecast: Widely scattered flurries of the #iHeartHsv and #TBEX hashtags sweeping the globe. More than 600 travel bloggers, journalists...
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35 things to know about #Panoply2017

It’s some little-known Huntsville lore, how its biggest-known arts event got its unique moniker. The original co-chairs, Carla King and...
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Life as a duck in Huntsville’s Big Spring Park

Not a bad life, you have to figure. Nice big pool to splash around in, surrounded by lots of friends...
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My views on leadership – Joy McKee

Name: Joy McKee Title: Director of Landscape Management, Green Team and Cemeteries Family:  Husband Tim, children Dean, Jared and Kristen,...
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Falling in love…with the Lombardo building

Though I’ve driven past hundreds of times, suddenly my attention was stolen by the bone-colored block letters on the brick...
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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,...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...