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Respecting cemeteries through the holiday season

The holiday season is an important time for Huntsville’s cemeteries. From honoring our military heroes at Maple Hill and Glenwood...

Fighting for Animal Welfare

Huntsville Animal Services provides a safety net for lost and homeless pets and is committed to sustaining the City’s goal...

City to add more downtown parking with Greene Street deck

A new 490-space parking garage is coming to downtown Huntsville. The municipal garage will be built in 2019 on a...

Creating a better world through affordable housing

To afford fair market rent for a two-bedroom unit in Huntsville, a resident must bring home at least $13.79 per...

There’s a lot to love about Jemison’s tennis team

It’s a golden afternoon at the Huntsville Tennis Club and laughter rings out across the courts. For the Jemison varsity...

Bringing honor to Huntsville’s forgotten in Glenwood Cemetery

There is no place where I get a greater sense of Huntsville’s past than walking through Glenwood Cemetery. As Huntsville’s...

City – County collaboration pays dividends despite confusing geography

You know Venn diagrams. The tidy little graphics where circles intersect, where shared territory is noted and where they stand...

Keeping a watchful eye on crime

New crime-fighting technology is changing the way Huntsville police protect and serve the community. The Huntsville Police Department recently installed...

What’s going on at the Moon?

Construction is set to start in September to begin creating the Sandra Moon Community Complex – fondly dubbed as “The...

It’s a dog’s life for K9 cops in action

The sun beats down on the grassy fields at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and intermittent barking fills the air....