News & Updates
Registration for Huntsville Parks & Recreation Spring Break Camps opens Feb. 5
January 31, 2024
Calling all parents and guardians – registration for Huntsville Parks & Recreation’s Spring Break Camps will open Monday, Feb. 5, and run through Friday, March 1. Parks & Recreation is offering the option of full-day or half-day Specialty camps. The camps, which run March 11-15, are open exclusively to Huntsville students in grades 1-6. Registration links can be found on the respective Day Camp and Specialty Camp pages. Designed to provide an enriching [more]
Read More#LitterFreeHSV: Two chances to ‘keep Huntsville beautiful’ this weekend
January 31, 2024
Keep Huntsville beautiful and green! Volunteers are encouraged to pitch in Saturday, Feb. 3, at two cleanup opportunities hosted by Green Team. Events will be held for the Archer Park and Terry Heights communities. Both cleanups last from 9-11 a.m. Those attending the Terry Heights Cleanup Day should meet at Meadow Drive Baptist Church, 1000 Meadow Drive. “We need a whole village to create a litter free community,” said Green Team [more]
Read MoreUnveiling tree service abuses: Insights from Huntsville’s Arborist
January 28, 2024
There are always unscrupulous characters who seek to take advantage of homeowners, but Huntsville’s Arborist Marc Byers said he’s heard it all. By alerting residents to potential scams, Byers strives to foster a community well-informed about proper tree care, ensuring the preservation of Huntsville’s urban canopy, and discouraging unethical competition to hard-working legitimate tree services. To that end, he’s sharing insights into frequently encountered scenarios related to tree services. Byers aims to [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Animal Services waiving fees on most adult pets ahead of annual Ground Dog Day
January 26, 2024
Huntsville Animal Services is again gearing up for Ground Dog Day, an annual event held in conjunction with Groundhog Day on Friday, Feb 2. There’s no prognosticating groundhog in Huntsville to see a shadow, so Huntsville Animal Services relies on the forecasting skills of Cosmo, a mixed-breed male available for adoption. Using his keen nose, Cosmo will accurately predict the seasonal forecast by choosing either the “early spring” bowl of kibble [more]
Read MoreFriends of Trees help grow Huntsville’s Tree Canopy
January 26, 2024
The next time you’re walking along the Aldridge Creek Greenway and you notice some newly-planted trees, think about the City of Huntsville’s Green Team and the Friends of Trees organization. Because when they teamed up for a tree planting in December, they were thinking about the people walking along the greenway. Green Team and Friends of Trees worked together to plant 80 trees on the greenway in December in a continuing [more]
Read MoreCity leaders preview upcoming Alabama legislative session with Madison County delegation
January 25, 2024
Members of Madison County’s state legislative delegation gave a preview of the 2024 session that will begin next month during a luncheon Monday at the Jackson Center. Senators Arthur Orr and Steve Livingston as well as Representative Rex Reynolds addressed the audience of business and community leaders that also included Mayor Tommy Battle and Madison County Commission Chair Mac McCutcheon. “We are very fortunate to have such quality representation in Montgomery and [more]
Read MoreGrowing services for Hispanic and Latino community
January 25, 2024
The City of Huntsville’s Hispanic Latino Advisory Council has big plans as it prepares for its first meeting of 2024. Launched in 2021 as part of the City’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the new leadership of the HLAC is striving to be advocates with City leaders for their community. “Our mission is to be the eyes and ears for the Mayor and City Council as it pertains to the needs [more]
Read MoreCreating and maintaining a clean and beautiful city through Green Team’s Adopt-a-Spot
January 25, 2024
How can you make Huntsville a better and more beautiful place? All you need is a willing spirit, a little time and the City’s Green Team will guide you from there. You’ve heard of the Adopt-a-Mile program, an organized effort by volunteers to pick up litter in designated areas that are typically about a mile in length. The Green Team, however, is broadening the program in Huntsville as Adopt-a-Spot to help [more]
Read MoreSpace & Rocket Center outlines plans for 2024
January 25, 2024
Add Miss America 2024 to the list of testimonials about Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC). During her annual update to community leaders, Dr. Kimberly Robinson, the rocket center’s CEO and Executive Director, outlined past achievements as well as a bold vision for new building plans at the Huntsville campus. Mayor Tommy Battle attended the update breakfast in a continuing show of the City’s support of the [more]
Read MoreRecreation Center Construction Nears
January 24, 2024
Plans are moving forward on District 5’s first recreation center. The facility will be on Martin Road, just west of Zierdt Road. The project is expected to go out for bid in February after receiving design approval from the Huntsville Planning Commission. The center will be similar to the Mark Russell Recreation Center on Taylor Road. Covering approximately 27,000 square feet, the facility will house two full-size gymnasiums as well as [more]
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