News & Updates
Civil Rights Leader Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Honored in Huntsville Ceremony
September 14, 2016
City of Huntsville and area community leaders gathered today to honor Dr. Joseph E. Lowery at a ceremony to formally dedicate the new downtown gateway, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. “This honor belongs also to the men and women who went through the cauldron of political conflict and challenge to make this possible,” Dr. Lowery said. “They have forged new avenues of being for Huntsville and now Lowery Boulevard will be [more]
Read MoreMayor Battle Statement on Resignation of Superintendent Dr. Casey Wardynski
September 14, 2016
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle released the following statement today on the resignation of Huntsville City School Superintendent Dr. Casey Wardynski. “Over the past five years, Dr. Wardynski has had several great accomplishments in the Huntsville City School system. We thank him for his work and express confidence in the Huntsville City School Board’s continued ‘search for excellence’ with our school system. I have confidence in their choice of an interim superintendent [more]
Read More‘Big White Tent’ Pet Adoption Event This Weekend at PetSmart on Carl T. Jones Drive
September 14, 2016
Huntsville Animal Services is participating in this weekend’s ‘Big White Tent’ Pet Adoption event sponsored by PetSmart Charities and A New Leash on Life, a local animal rescue group. Other surrounding county animal shelters are also participating. The event will include a large selection of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens available for adoption. The adoption fees range from $10 to $95. The event starts on Friday, September 16, from 1 p.m. to [more]
Read MoreSTAC Agents Seize Large Amount of Edible Marijuana “Candy”
September 13, 2016
Agents with the Madison-Morgan County HIDTA Drug Task Force (STAC) have charged 32 year old David Scott of Huntsville with drug trafficking. The arrest was the result of a search warrant served on September 7 in the 200 block of Mountain View Drive. It was the culmination of a lengthy investigation involving the trafficking of large amounts of high-grade marijuana in the Huntsville/Madison County area. The search warrant resulted in [more]
Read MoreMayor Battle Introduces FY 2017 Budget to City Council
September 9, 2016
The City of Huntsville’s FY 2017 – Proposed Budget was introduced to the City Council tonight by Mayor Tommy Battle and his administrative team. The Mayor presented a balanced, $398 million budget that includes $197 million in the general fund and $85.8 million in capital projects. “This year’s budget offers modest growth tempered by increased expenses, which is essentially the cost of doing City business,” said Mayor Battle. “There is room for [more]
Read MoreNew Swim Team – the Sea Dragons – Debuts in North Huntsville
September 7, 2016
This summer an exciting program started at the Dr. Richard Showers, Sr. Center’s indoor pool. With the help up the Huntsville Swim Association (HSA) and their President Curt Worshek, the Showers Pool now has a swim team for boys and girls ages 5 to 17 years old. On September 3rd, the Showers Sea Dragons started their fall season with practice on Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m. (it’s not too late to [more]
Read MoreMorland Pointe Murder Suspect Charged with Additional Crimes
September 7, 2016
Huntsville Police Department Major Crimes Investigators have charged capital murder suspect, Warren Hardy, with six additional crimes related to the August 26th crime spree in which 72 year old Kathleen Lundy was murdered. Hardy was extradited back to Huntsville Tuesday on the charge of Capital Murder, and investigators today charged him with two counts of Kidnapping 1st degree, as well as one count each of Attempted Kidnapping, Domestic Violence 1st degree, [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Police Release Name of Victim Struck by U-Haul Truck
September 7, 2016
Huntsville Police have released the name of the victim struck and killed by a vehicle in the parking lot of 4710 University Drive yesterday. The victim, 33 year old Jamie Varvell of Athens, died as a result of injuries sustained when she was struck by a U-Haul truck. The accident is still under investigation and no charges have been filed against the driver of the truck at this time.
Read MoreSTAC Agents Make Heroin Trafficking Arrest
September 6, 2016
Agents with the Madison-Morgan County HIDTA Drug Task Force (STAC) have charged 44 year old Markee Bennett of Huntsville with drug trafficking. The arrest was the result of a search warrant served in the 2800 block of Governors Drive following a lengthy investigation involving the distribution of heroin in the area. The search warrant resulted in the seizure of 48.2 grams of black tar heroin and 20 grams of marijuana. [more]
Read MoreGEOHuntsville, Inc. Announces Jorge Garcia as New Executive Director
September 5, 2016
GEOHuntsville, Inc. announced today that Jorge Garcia will succeed Chris Johnson as Executive Director. As Executive Director, Garcia will serve as GEOHuntsville’s senior leader in guiding continued economic growth for the region’s public and private institutions engaged in geospatial services and technologies. Garcia recently retired from the FBI as Assistant Director, responsible for the Directorate of Intelligence, which oversees the Bureau’s intelligence functions, including its geospatial capabilities. Prior to that [more]
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