Tommy Battle

What Diversity, Equity and Inclusion means to Huntsville

The City of Huntsville’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) has a simple but critical mission: To make life...

Paris Air Show an opportunity to tell Huntsville’s story

Here in Huntsville, we like things that fly. Whether it has wings, rotors or a solid rocket booster, we’ve gained...

Stick to data-based decision on Space Command headquarters

For decades, Congress and each Administration insisted that Department of Defense decisions about the location of important military installations be...

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service and opportunity

Service and opportunity. Two words I believe have come to define Huntsville. Two words that symbolize the life of Dr....

The benefits of employing the disabled in the Huntsville workplace

One of my top priorities as Mayor is to ensure that all citizens of Huntsville who want a job have...

How city planning is like designing new missiles…and not because it’s a blast

One of the parts of my job as Mayor I enjoy most is getting out of the office and meeting...

Investing in play – the powerful magic of city parks

Investing in our city parks is an investment in us. Our parks are places where we make connections and memories,...

Huntsville – Future home of the U.S. Space Force?

Huntsville…home of the U.S. Space Force. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? The Trump administration recently challenged the...

Traveling to Japan deepens Huntsville-Mazda-Toyota connection

Mayor Tommy Battle and Chamber of Commerce CEO Chip Cherry returned from their 5th trip to Japan to meet with...

Looking ahead to a 2018 and more smart growth for Huntsville

The one sure prediction I have for 2018 is that it will be a year of growth for Huntsville, and...