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Blast off into Huntsville Music Month with LAUNCHPAD on Sept. 5-7
August 7, 2025
Enjoy three nights of free live music in Big Spring Park Huntsville Music Month is preparing to blast off with the annual, free LAUNCHPAD concert series on Sept. 5-7 in Big Spring Park West. LAUNCHPAD is the official kickoff event to Huntsville Music Month, a celebration of Huntsville’s diverse and dynamic music scene throughout the entire month of September. Now in its third year, the series features three nights of high-powered performances [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Police close investigation in deadly Retlaw Street fire
August 6, 2025
A joint investigation into a deadly house fire in the 1100 block of Retlaw Street determined the incident is a murder-suicide involving a father and his child. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, just before 3 p.m., Huntsville Police officers responded to 1115 Retlaw St. to assist Huntsville Fire & Rescue (HFR) with a residential fire. Firefighters discovered the bodies of a 21-year-old man and a 23-month-old child, in a bedroom. HFR’s Fire Marshal, [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Music Officer joins Gov. Ivey at signing of landmark entertainment industry bill
August 4, 2025
Huntsville Music Officer Matt Mandrella joined Gov. Kay Ivey, Alabama Film Officer Meghann Bridgeman and legislative leaders in Montgomery on Thursday, July 31, for the ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 177, a landmark update to Alabama’s Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009. The new law, which takes effect October 1, 2025, expands Alabama’s support of creative industries by officially including music albums as qualified productions under the state’s entertainment rebate program. The [more]
Read MoreBiodiversity at Elgie’s Walk Greenway
August 1, 2025
By Lauren Linder Secretary for the Wild Ones, North Alabama Chapter Elgie’s Walk Greenway opened in 2020 along Haysland Road in the Hays Farm development in south Huntsville, a two-mile paved trail from Grissom High School to Bell Mountain Park. The greenway was named after the grandfather of John Hays, one of the Hays Farm developers. The Hays Family gifted Elgie’s Walk to the City of Huntsville as part of their commitment [more]
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