News & Updates
Huntsville Music Office to host quarterly meetup, recap record-breaking year
November 6, 2025
Huntsville’s music ecosystem continues to command national attention, and the community that helped make it possible is invited to celebrate another milestone year at its final Quarterly Music Meetup of 2025 on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6-8 p.m. The free meetup will be held at the newly opened Vesper Sky Lounge at the Trilogy Hotel, 707 Monroe St. SW, and will bring together artists, venue owners, creative professionals, industry supporters and [more]
Read MoreRegistration for Huntsville Parks & Recreation winter break camps opens Nov. 17
November 6, 2025
The holiday rush is on its way and Huntsville Parks & Recreation has the perfect way for Huntsville City School students to chill out and have fun during winter break. Parks & Recreation will offer winter break camps at Cavalry Hill Community Center and Mark Russell Recreation Center from Dec. 22-24. Camps will run from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 22-23 and from 8 a.m. until noon on Dec. [more]
Read MoreAnimal Services, H.A.W.S. to host free pet food drive-thru event on Nov. 16
November 5, 2025
To help pet owners affected by the ongoing government shutdown, Huntsville Animal Services is partnering with H.A.W.S. (Helping Animals Without Shelter) to host a free pet food drive-thru event on Sunday, Nov. 16. The free, rain-or-shine event will be held from 1-4 p.m. at Tractor Supply, 3240c Memorial Parkway NW. During the event, volunteers and staff will distribute free pet food, no questions asked and no restrictions, to ensure local families can [more]
Read MoreHuntsville homicide suspect captured in Wisconsin after multi-agency search
November 4, 2025
A Huntsville man wanted in connection with a September homicide was taken into custody in Milwaukee after a coordinated effort between the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) and U.S. Marshals. HPD obtained warrants for 23-year-old Tyshaun Dominique Darnell Hampton of Huntsville, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, for murder and first-degree assault in connection with the Sept. 16 shooting on Binford Drive. After the warrants were issued, HPD requested assistance from the U.S. Marshals [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Parks & Recreation collects warm coats for Cozy Care Holiday Drive
November 4, 2025
The Parks & Recreation department, in collaboration with Christmas Charities Year Round, is hosting the Cozy Care Holiday Drive from now to Dec. 8. The initiative provides coats and gloves to those in need for the chilly seasons. Those wishing to donate should place their clean and wearable coats, hats and gloves in designated boxes conveniently located in the lobby of Huntsville recreation centers. All sizes are accepted. Please refrain from leaving [more]
Read MoreHuntsville breaks ground on dramatic expansion of U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum
November 4, 2025
Just a week before Veterans Day, the City of Huntsville formally broke ground on the expansion of the U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum in John Hunt Park. At approximately 35,000 square feet, the museum expansion is almost the length of a football field, significantly expanding its footprint and providing more space for the display of memorabilia dating back to the American Revolution. At the ceremony, the Redstone-Huntsville Chapter of AUSA presented the museum [more]
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