Athens City Council greenlights Olive Garden project
ATHENS, Ala. — The Athens City Council has approved a $6.5 million economic development project to bring an Olive Garden restaurant to the city. The restaurant will be located along Athens-Limestone Boulevard, near U.S. 72 and I-65. The project is expected to create 80 new jobs and generate an estimated $4.5 million...
Food Bank of North Alabama to assist furloughed workers with food distribution event
The Food Bank of North Alabama will be assisting furloughed employees who have been affected by the government shutdown.
Madison City Schools’ rezoning proposal draws parent concerns
MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - Parents in the Madison City School District voiced concerns Monday evening about proposed rezoning changes that could separate siblings and disrupt established school communities. Suzanne Kantmann, who has two children in the district, said the proposed changes would uproot families who have...
The ‘Special Ops’ of Huntsville Hospital: Trauma center marks 30 years of excellence
HUNTSVILLE – Thirty years ago, Huntsville Hospital launched a new kind of lifesaving mission, one that would come to define emergency care across North Alabama. What began in 1995 with […] The post The ‘Special Ops’ of Huntsville Hospital: Trauma center marks 30 years of excellence appeared first on 256 Today .
Jamaicans in Huntsville weigh in as Hurricane Melissa approaches
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Hurricane Melissa has grown to a Category 5 storm and is moving slowly toward the islands. Many Jamaicans in Huntsville are hoping and praying for their friends and families in the Caribbean right now. WAFF spoke to several Jamaicans in Huntsville who said they checked in...
Popular downtown bar offering all-day happy hour during government shutdown
Huntsville is, of course, feeling the effects of the now 27-day-long government shut down, with over 21% of residents being government employees. In true community fashion, one of downtown’s popular bars, Stella’s Elixir Lounge, made a pleasant announcement Friday afternoon: until the government shutdown is over,...
Suspects in Uniontown murder arrested in Huntsville
Two people have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a 21-year-old man in Uniontown last Sunday.
How are furloughed federal workers coping in Alabama? Many are ‘scrambling at this point’
Jeff Heller, a systems administrator with the U.S. Army, woke up as usual on Oct. 1 at about 6:30 a.m. to get ready to work at Redstone Arsenal. He normally begins work at 8:30 a.m. and finishes at 4:30 pm. But that day was different. “We went in and they...
One dead, one injured in Madison County wreck
Officials with HEMSI say one person is dead and another was taken to the hospital after a wreck in Madison County on Monday.
In custody: Man faces 3 murder charges years after deadly crash in Morgan County
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. — A 48-year-old man was taken into custody in Morgan County on Sunday, charges with three counts of murder. Records reviewed by FOX54 show the arrest comes three-and-a-half years after that suspect was indicted in connection with a deadly November 2020 crash. Adelaido Jimenez Barrientos, 48,...

















