Headlines for Tuesday, July 21st...

Police are looking for a Tennessee schoolteacher who went missing during the weekend. Marian D. Armour arrived in Decatur Wednesday to visit Calvary Assembly Church on the Beltline. She was last seen Thursday, although hotel records indicate she checked out Friday at 1 p.m. She was driving an off white 2004 Toyota with a Tennessee "Children First" license plate. If you see anything then you should call the Decatur Police Department.
Huntsville Times Blog

In an effort to control the weeds in Lake Guntersville…they will spray herbicides this week through Friday at Big Spring Creek, Brown’s Creek & a few other areas.
Huntsville Times Blog

Construction of the Parkway overpass at Whitesburg Drive and Weatherly Road reached a benchmark Monday when workers poured the last bridge deck. The entire project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Huntsville Times Online

Headlines for Monday, July 20th...

A hometown guy does well in the British Open…winning his first major golf title. Stewart Cink was born in Huntsville & lived in Florence before moving to Georgia. He even beat legendary Tom Watson.
Huntsville Times Blog

Madison County Deputies will serve as school resource officers in four more schools. They will be in Hazel Green, Buckhorn, Sparkman High & the Program for Alternative & Career Education School.
Huntsville Times Blog

The sister of one of the six victims killed over the weekend is trying to make sense of everything. She lost her sister along with three other relatives & now she’s faced with trying to figure out how to pay the burial costs because nobody had life insurance. The guy being charged was her sister’s husband & they were getting a divorce.
WHNT 19 News

Headlines for Thursday, July 16th...

Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division plans to eliminate about 1,000 jobs because of Pentagon budget cuts but we’re not sure if that will affect us in Huntsville. More about the numbers and locations of the job reductions would be available as plans are finalized and after the company shares further information with employees.
Huntsville Times Blog

Operation Making a Difference will have their first fund-raising ball Friday night to benefit at-risk youth. Their goal is to prevent & eliminate drug and alcohol abuse, low self-esteem, criminal behavior, and dropping out of school.
Huntsville Times Blog

Two driving instructors started a program called Surviving Driving & classes will start July 27th. It’s supposed to sharpen reflexes, increase situational awareness on the road & builds on knowledge learned in drivers ed…they hope this will help train young drivers to prevent wrecks.
Huntsville Times Blog

Headlines for Wednesday, July 15th...

For the second time this summer Madison County voters chose a Republican to replace a Democrat. Yesterday Phil Williams won the House District 6 seat by 60 percent.
Huntsville Times Blog

Leadership Live is collecting school supplies for kids of military families called “Military Operation School Supplies.” They will be distributed the first week of August & the deadline for the collection is July 27th.
Huntsville Times Blog

The Martin Road widening project is one step closer to approval with a vote in Congress. If approved it will be 5-lanes outside of Gate 7 of the Arseonal. Other possible road improvements will be Holmes Avenue, 72 in Athens & the Huntsville International Airport.
Huntsville Times Blog

Headlines for Tuesday, July 14th...

CNN Money magazine has selected Madison as one of the top 100 best places to live in 2009. They picked the towns on the basis of "great schools, affordable homes, low crime" and general appeal.
Huntsville Times Blog

The planned interior renovations to the VBC Concert Hall will not happen until at least the summer of 2010. It's turned into a two-year project instead of one & they’re going to do the outside portion this year and then do the inside portion after next season.
Huntsville Times Online

People who are homeless in Huntsville will soon have a new program to help them get back on their feet. It's an adult GED program that's being offered at the new downtown rescue mission. The downtown rescue mission offers food, shelter and security, and soon an education.
WAFF 48 News

Headlines for Monday, July 13th...

Storms forced NASA to call off the launch of shuttle Endeavour again for the fourth time. They will try again today to spite more bad weather in the forecast.
Huntsville Times Blog

A revised parking code will bring more parking but skinnier spaces in Huntsville. They will double the minimum of parking requirements for new or expanding businesses outside of downtown. However narrower parking spots will be allowed in busy shopping areas like University, Jordan Lane, Governors & 431 in Hampton Cove.
Huntsville Times Online

Rough roads in Huntsville will soon be fixed later this summer. Money has been set aside to pave & widen Church Street & Meridian Street.
WAFF 48 News

Headlines for Friday, July 10th...

Ashlyn Henson of Huntsville is one step closer to appearing on "America's Next Top Model." She was at the audition this past Wednesday at Merrimack Hall with 80 other women. She will advance to at least one more round of auditioning for the chance to appear on the reality show hosted by Tyra Banks.
Huntsville Times Blog

The TVA will spray the aquatic weeds along Lake Guntersville next week. You know…it would be nice to go fishing & catch something besides weeds.
Huntsville Times Blog

Several downtown streets will be closed for much of the day Saturday for the Downtown Summerfest street festival. The streets will close at 1 p.m. Saturday and reopen at 2 a.m. Sunday.
Huntsville Times Online

Headlines for Thursday, July 9th...

The Brewers assistant GM warned Huntsville that we could lose the Stars. He was talking about the lack of fan support & said we’ll be sorry in a couple of years when we don’t have baseball.
Huntsville Times BLOG

The guy accused of causing the wreck that killed two Huntsville teenagers has filed a civil suit against the Madison County Sheriff's Office, demanding his immediate release from jail. The lawsuit is claiming he didn't have his first appearance in court within 72 hours of his arrest & that he didn’t receive a separate hearing within the required 21 days.
WAFF 48 News

The Madison City School system hopes to get a loan of $40 million of stimulus money to help build a new high school but several schools in Alabama are trying to get a portion too. They’re hoping BRAC will factor into the decision & it would also save tax payers $38 million.
Huntsville Times Online

Headlines for Wednesday, July 8th...

If you’re a huge American Idol fan then you may want to know that Diana DeGarmo of Birmingham, a finalist from season 3, will be at the VBC Friday night. They’re having their Songwriter Showcase at the VBC Playhouse starting at 6:30pm.
Huntsville Times BLOG

The Bridge Street Concert Series has been a big hit…in fact they decided to extend it through July 28th. They are Tuesday nights at 6pm in the Westin courtyard.
Huntsville Times BLOG

You wouldn’t think what happens in Honduras would affect us in the Valley but it sorta did. Asbury Church was planning a mission trip but decided to postpone after last week’s overthrow of the Honduran president.
Huntsville Times Online

Headlines for Tuesday, July 7th...

Alabama State Troopers stayed busy over the weekend…they made 152 DUI arrest & wrote a little over 3,000 speeding tickets over the 4th of July weekend.
WAFF 48 News

The Marine Police stayed busy over the weekend too. They responded to one drowning and one boating accident. They were also called to nine firework calls, and had four DUIs. Plus they gave out 81 citations and 177 warnings.
WAFF 48 News

"Cash for Clunkers" will help get older less fuel efficient vehicles off the road and you into a new more fuel efficient car. But the program hasn’t started yet so make sure you’re on the watch out for scams.
WAFF 48 News

Headlines for Monday, July 6th...

The new elementary school in Big Cove finally has a name…Goldsmith Schiffman Elementary School…named after the wildlife sanctuary near the school.
Huntsville Times Blog

Between the price of asphalt going up & the April hail storm…shingles are a hard thing to come by. The higher demand also means higher prices.
Huntsville Times Online

Many assumed the slow economy would have an affect on the sale of fireworks but it was just the opposite. Sales were definitely up this year & most were sold in neighborhood…so it seems.
WAFF 48 News

If you went to Bridge Street on the 4th of July then you were there with thousands of others. The parking lots were completely full & Huntsville Police had to turn people around if they didn’t get there early enough.

Lake Guntersville had the biggest on-water fireworks in the Valley as they were fired off a barge in the middle of the lake.
WAFF 48 News