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Huntsville, bring on the buses y’all
By Lee Roop This is an opinion column Huntsville had buses when I was a child living downtown. My mother and I rode them from our rented house on Stevens Avenue to shop at stores like […]
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Huntsville man sentenced to federal prison for role in $54 million bribery, kickback scheme
By Howard Koplowitz A Huntsville man who is part-owner of a Florida-based pharmacy was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for his role in a $54 million bribery and kickback scheme that targeted […]
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Huntsville cemetery added to National Register of Historic Places
By Scott Turner Huntsville’s oldest surviving African American cemetery has been added to the U.S. Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. Glenwood Cemetery, located at 2300 Hall Ave., is the city’s 75th addition to the federal […]
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Unique hotel concept planned to overlook Huntsville’s Joe Davis Stadium
By Paul Gattis Updated Nov. 16, 2023 at 6:34 p.m.: The Huntsville city council unanimously approved the project. Shane Davis, the city’s director of urban and economic development, said the $100,000 annual lease payment for the land […]
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Huntsville Envisions $400 Million Transformation: Downtown Neighborhood Makeover Set to Begin
Compiled by Speakin’ Out News In a bold initiative, Huntsville’s city leaders, in collaboration with the Huntsville Housing Authority, are set to reshape the distressed Butler Terrace and Johnson Towers neighborhoods near the downtown core. […]
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Anticipating a Housing Market Shift in Huntsville: Lower Interest Rates May Reignite Frenzy
Compiled by Speakin’ Out News Huntsville’s housing market could witness a return to the frenzy of quick sales and above-asking prices, according to Kurtis Krueger, the new CEO of the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors. […]
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16-year-old Jaiden DeJarnett’s grandfathers want Decatur police to answer for his and Steve Perkins’ deaths
By Bayne Hughes The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS)& Tribune Media Services Complaints about the fatal Decatur police shooting of Steve Perkins merged with questions by two grandfathers about the department’s role in the September death of […]
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Rep. Juandalynn Givan joins race in Alabama’s new 2nd Congressional District
By Mike Cason State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, who has represented a Birmingham district in the Alabama House since 2010, qualified on Friday to run for Congress in Alabama’s redrawn 2nd District. Givan, 53, an attorney, announced […]
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Huntsville’s Hispanic community looks for opportunity and inclusion
By Scott Turner Andrea Borbon admits to feeling alone at times since moving to Huntsville two years ago. From Colombia, she is among the better educated members of the city’s growing Hispanic population, which Huntsville officials […]
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OPERATION GREEN LIGHT: OF 3-YEAR-OLD Madison County Shines a Beacon of Gratitude for Veterans Day
NEWS RELEASE HUNTSVILLE, ALA- BAMA — As Halloween decorations come down, a green glow decorates porches across Madison County. Operation Green Light cranks to full beam as the nation prepares for Veterans Day. Operation Green […]