Huntsville’s St. Patrick’s Day parade returns bigger than ever for 49th year
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Downtown Huntsville turned green Saturday as crowds lined the streets for the 49th annual Ellen McAnelly Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade, a beloved community tradition celebrating Irish heritage with bands, floats, and festive energy. The parade honors Ellen McAnelly, founder of Finnegan's Pub,...
Girls Garage program returns to Huntsville with hands-on car care lessons
A popular hands-on program designed to teach basic car maintenance skills is returning this spring through the City of Huntsville Parks & Recreation Department. The Girls Garage program will again […] The post Girls Garage program returns to Huntsville with hands-on car care lessons appeared first on 256 Today .
Tomahawk missile producer completes $115 million expansion in Alabama
A defense contractor has completed a major expansion in north Alabama. Raytheon announced it has finished the $115 million expansion of the Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility. The company added 26,000 square feet to the Huntsville plant to increase its missile integration and delivery capacity by at least...
Mae Jemison 15-year-old OL attracting SEC attention
Samuel Bailey is expected to see his recruitment pick up in the near future. Bailey is a product of Mae Jemison High School in Huntsville, Alabama, and he is a member of the 2028 recruiting class. His offer list includes offers from Georgia, Mississippi State and others, despite him being only 15 years old.
Guntersville city councilman Jason Jones announces plans to resign
A Guntersville city councilman announced plans to resign earlier this week.
Update: North Alabama placed under a tornado watch until 3 a.m. Monday
At 11:47 p.m. on Sunday, the National Weather Service released an updated tornado watch in effect until Monday at 3 a.m. for Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan counties.
Freeze Warning issued for North Alabama counties
The National Weather Service in Huntsville (HUN) has upgraded the previous Freeze Watch to a Freeze Warning for several North Alabama counties, including Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan. The warning is in effect from 8:00 PM CDT on March 16...
48 First Alert Weather: Weekend AM Forecast
48 First Alert Weather Meteorologist Jeff Desnoyers talks about sunny, warm conditions on Saturday; Sunday evening, strong, severe storms are expected.
Kennesaw State upsets Sam Houston to reach CUSA championship game
Sixth-seeded Kennesaw State advanced to the Conference USA championship, upsetting second-seeded Sam Houston 79-73 on Friday in the semifinals of the conference tournament at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama. Down six at halftime, Kennesaw State (20-13) rallied to take lead before a cold spell allowed Sam Houston...
New parking lot in the works near Von Braun Center
Parking downtown has become increasingly difficult in recent years, so the City of Huntsville voted to approve a contract to build a surface parking lot near the Von Braun Center. The contract was awarded to Grayson Carter & Son Contracting. Read more below, and make sure to subscribe to our...
