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Huntsville Police Department earns ninth advanced CALEA reaccreditation

March 27, 2024 Click to view Huntsville Police Department earns ninth advanced CALEA reaccreditation

The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) received its ninth advanced reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), which reaffirms the department’s commitment to providing exemplary service to employees and citizens. To achieve advanced accreditation, an agency must demonstrate continued compliance with 460 law enforcement standards. The CALEA Board of Commissioners routinely re-evaluates these standards to help strengthen accountability within the agency and the community. “We know Huntsville has one [more]

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City of Huntsville announces Good Friday closures

March 26, 2024 Click to view City of Huntsville announces Good Friday closures

The City of Huntsville’s municipal offices and Municipal Court will close Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. City offices will reopen Monday, April 1, at 8 a.m. Because garbage collection occurs Monday-Thursday, there is no change to service. Huntsville Transit will operate a normal schedule on Friday for both Orbit fixed-route buses and Access paratransit services. Huntsville Parks & Recreation facilities will be closed Friday but will operate on a normal schedule Saturday. [more]

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Huntsville-area public safety agencies team up for career fair

March 26, 2024 Click to view Huntsville-area public safety agencies team up for career fair

If you have a heart for public service, a career in public safety might be for you. The Madison County Public Safety Career Fair will be held Saturday, April 6, from 2-6 p.m. at Butler Green at Campus No. 805, 2620 Clinton Ave. Law enforcement representatives from Huntsville and Madison County address the media at a Public Safety Career Fair announcement on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Huntsville-Madison County 911 [more]

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Green Team Volunteer Spotlight: Polaris drives litter-free on the clock

March 26, 2024 Click to view Green Team Volunteer Spotlight: Polaris drives litter-free on the clock

Traveling along Greenbrier Parkway, it’s hard not to notice the sprawling Polaris facility that’s just north of Interstate 565. But what you might not notice is something Polaris does to help keep Huntsville sparkling. Polaris employees conduct quarterly cleanups along Greenbrier as part of the City’s Green Team Adopt-a-Spot program. Polaris puts such an emphasis on the program that employees are on the clock when picking up litter along the road. Joseph [more]

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Kitten Season is coming – beat the heat by spaying and neutering your cat

March 21, 2024 Click to view Kitten Season is coming – beat the heat by spaying and neutering your cat

Every spring and summer, Huntsville Animal Services sees a dramatic increase in the number of kittens being dropped off at the shelter. It’s a challenge because multiple litters of young kittens require extra care and neonatal attention. Unfortunately, there are never enough homes or foster families for all the kittens born during the peak kitten season. Beat the Heat: Spay & Neuter To head off the late winter breeding cycle, there [more]

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Arts Huntsville Announces Panoply Arts Festival 2024 Highlights  

March 21, 2024 Click to view Arts Huntsville Announces Panoply Arts Festival 2024 Highlights  

Arts Huntsville invites the community to return to downtown Huntsville’s Big Spring Park April 26 through 28 to celebrate the 42nd Panoply Arts Festival. For more than four decades, Panoply Arts Festival has evolved into a premiere arts weekend showcasing Huntsville’s innovative spark through a three-day celebration of art, music and more. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle joined local artists and musicians along with Arts Huntsville’s board, volunteers and staff at the [more]

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Council Member Kling Seeks Community Feedback

March 20, 2024 Click to view Council Member Kling Seeks Community Feedback

Are you a District 4 resident with a question or concern? If so, Council Member Bill Kling would like to hear from you. Each March, Kling distributes comment cards to various locations in hopes residents will complete them and mail them in. Save a stamp and return them in person to the City Council office on the seventh floor of City Hall, 308 Fountain Circle, Huntsville. “This helps me to do a [more]

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All systems go: Huntsville’s first major music festival to launch in September

March 19, 2024 Click to view All systems go: Huntsville’s first major music festival to launch in September

Get ready, Huntsville! The newest music festival to sweep the Southeast is coming to Huntsville this September. C3 Presents Festival Director Ted Heinig addresses an enthusiastic crowd at the March 19 HSV Quarterly Music Meetup at Mars Music Hall. C3 Presents will produce a large-scale, two-day music festival in John Hunt Park in September. Representatives from C3 Presents confirmed they are planning a two-day, multi-genre festival for John Hunt Park. The name [more]

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Why Where Matters: Huntsville to host GeoResilience Summit on April 3

March 19, 2024 Click to view Why Where Matters: Huntsville to host GeoResilience Summit on April 3

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and GEOHuntsville will co-host the GeoResilience Summit, “Why Where Matters,” on Wednesday, April 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Jackson Center. The summit is an opportunity for participants to engage in discussions with experts from government, industry and academia about the impact of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) on national security and the explosion of technological innovations in Huntsville’s growing geospatial ecosystem. “In Huntsville, where the aerospace, [more]

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Huntsville approves design contract for Big Spring Park expansion

March 14, 2024 Click to view Huntsville approves design contract for Big Spring Park expansion

As work nears completion on the new City Hall, leaders are making plans for the expansion of Big Spring Park. The current Administration Building on Fountain Circle will be demolished following the transition to the new City Hall and the building site will be added to the park. The City approved a contract with Bostick Landscape Architects to design the implementation of the site into the park. Mayor Tommy Battle said the [more]

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