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Mayors of Huntsville, Houston unite to urge Obama to save NASA jobs
(From release) Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Houston Mayor Annise Parker have formally asked the Obama Administration to help facilitate quick finalization of all aspects of the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV). The request is included in a letter (attached) to President Obama in which the mayors, reiterate the [...]
Huntsville gets AAA credit rating from Moody’s, S&P
(From release) For the third year in a row, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle received historic financial news from two of the nation’s top credit rating agencies. Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investor Service assigned The City of Huntsville their highest credit ratings.
S & P awarded Huntsville a rating of “AAA” and Moody’s Investor [...]
Three HPD officers to be honored for life-saving efforts
The Huntsville Police Department will honor three officers this week for helping save the lives of three suicidal individuals.
According to a release, the medals will be awarded at Thursday’s city council meeting. Officers Chad Bryant and Kevin Lawson will each receive the Lifesaving Medal and Officer Trista Kinsey will receive the Meritorious Service Medal.
The following [...]
Agenda for next Huntsville council meeting released
The agenda for the next regular meeting if the Huntsville City Council has been released. The meeting is set for Thursday at 6 p.m. at city hall.
Click below to read/download the agenda:
2011-10-27Council Agenda
Battle proclaims October as Cyber Security Month
(From release) The most serious economic and national security challenges are cyber threats, according to Mayor Tommy Battle. Proclaiming October as “Cyber Security Awareness Month,” Mayor Battle believes Huntsville’s reliance on the security of banking, power grids, heath care, transportation, and defense are at risk from electronic strikes in future computer-based conflict.
“The April 27th tornadoes [...]
City to employ feeders to control goose population, poop in Big Spring Park
(From release) The picturesque Canadian geese in Big Spring Park are the darlings of families and visitors who enjoy regular feeding pilgrimages. The abundant supply of bread, popcorn, and snacks attract the geese on their annual migration south. In turn, the geese have dramatically increased in numbers, moved out most of the native ducks, and [...]
Agenda for Huntsville council meeting released
The agenda for the next regular meeting of the Huntsville city council has been released.
The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at city hall.
Click below to read/download the agenda:
2011-10-13 Council Agenda-final
Army cancels vehicle registration, decals for Redstone
(From release) Team Redstone officials have announced that effective immediately, installation motor vehicle registration and the display of vehicle decal, is no longer required for Redstone Arsenal access.
The rules for proper identification have not changed. All current forms of identification are still required to access the post.
The Arsenal’s action aligns with a recent All Army [...]
New guard helicopters to fill skies over Madison County during training
(From release) The LUH Product Office is conducting New Equipment Training on the new Security and Support Mission equipped UH-72As beginning this week. These aircraft will be flown from the plant in Columbus, MS to the Madison County Executive Airport for training. Four states including Mississippi, Lousiana, North Carolina, and Florida will be participating in [...]
Madison Chamber names Susie Masotti as Executive Director
(From release) The Madison Chamber of Commerce is please to announce Mrs. Susie Masotti as it’s new Executive Director. Mrs. Masotti comes to us with extensive experience in corporate event planning, project management and fundraising experience most recently as Vice President of the Nashville Prediators where she was member of a 15-person start-up team that [...]
