News & Updates
Council certifies municipal election results – declares District 5 runoff election on Oct. 6
August 31, 2020
The Huntsville City Council canvassed and certified the results of the August 25 municipal election and declared the following candidates re-elected for a term to begin on November 2, 2020: Tommy Battle – Mayor Devyn Keith – District 1 City Council Member Michelle Watkins – District 1 School Board Member Carlos Matthews – District 5 School Board Member In a separate action, having opened and counted provisional ballots with City Clerk-Treasurer Ken Benion, the Council [more]
Read MoreHPD Swearing-In of New Officers
August 28, 2020
Huntsville Police welcomes several new officers today. Retired HPD Officer Chet Berry will be a part of our part-time officer program and three other officers are now part of our Lateral Entry Program. The lateral Officers, Corey Cochran, Garret Crumby and Anthony McClendon come from other departments around the state to include Decatur, Tuscaloosa and Dothan. All of them bring a total of 44 years of LE experience and 20 [more]
Read MoreHPD Captain JesHenry Malone Retirement
August 28, 2020
Huntsville Police is having a retirement ceremony for Captain Malone at the Public Safety Academy at 1pm today in the Auditorium. The Public Safety Academy is off Winchester Rd. If you’re going westbound from Memorial Parkway look for the detour signs just east of Cecil Fain Drive. The auditorium is located on the second floor of the Public Safety Academy and is accessible from the main lobby entrance.
Read MoreHuntsville takes protective measures in Remington Arms bankruptcy case
August 27, 2020
The Huntsville City Council passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Tommy Battle, the City Attorney and Clerk-Treasurer to take whatever legal actions are needed in the Remington Arms bankruptcy case. The City of Huntsville entered into a development agreement with Remington Arms in 2014 which contained a package of local incentives. Part of those incentives included the transfer and conveyance of 114.9 acres of property near the airport together with an 843,715-square-foot [more]
Read MoreShooting Investigation
August 27, 2020
Huntsville Police received a call about a shooting victim on August 24th at approximately 5:30pm on the 2000 Block of Griffith Dr. near Atkins Dr. When Officers arrived they found 23 yr old Brandon Moore suffering from gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced deceased. If anyone has information regarding the death of Moore please call Huntsville Police at 256-213-4532.
Read MoreShooting Investigation
August 26, 2020
Huntsville Police received a call about a shooting victim on August 24th at approximately 5:30 p.m. on the 2000 Block of Griffith Dr. near Atkins Dr. When Officers arrived they found 23 yr old Brandon Moore suffering from gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced deceased. If anyone has information regarding the death of Moore please call Huntsville Police at 256-213-4532.
Read MorePolice Citizens Advisory Council to hold second public listening session
August 26, 2020
The Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council (HPCAC) continues the fact finding stage of its review of protest events that occurred in Huntsville from May 30, 2020 to June 5, 2020. The HPCAC will hold its second public listening session to hear public testimony on Friday, August 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Huntsville City Council Chambers. The public can view the hearing via HSV TV (Comcast 16 and Wow 42), or livestream on the City of Huntsville website and HPCAC Facebook page. To ensure a time that was [more]
Read MoreCity of Huntsville District 5 runoff election to be determined by provisional ballot count
August 26, 2020
The Madison County Board of Registrars will begin validating provisional ballots from the August 25 Municipal Election and the outcome will determine the need for a runoff in the District 5 City Council race. Preliminary results show a runoff election between Will Culver and John Meredith. Culver, the incumbent, received 2,470 votes (49.65%), Meredith 1,887 votes (37.93%) and Tom Hopf 618 votes (12.42%). Culver must receive 50% of the vote plus [more]
Read MoreConstruction is complete – Cecil Ashburn Drive opens 4 lanes of traffic
August 20, 2020
Cecil Ashburn Drive opened four lanes of traffic today, resetting a 3.4-mile transportation corridor that will support commuter growth in Huntsville’s southeastern sector. The $18.1 million project was part of Mayor Tommy Battle’s 2012 “Restore our Roads” initiative that jointly funded more than $250 million in major road improvements with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). Construction began on Cecil Ashburn in January 2019 when Carcel & G Construction shut down the [more]
Read MoreNot your average recreation center – Johnson Legacy Center opens August 15
August 14, 2020
August 15 Grand Opening celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. offers tours, demonstrations, memberships A facility of firsts, the 41,695-square foot Johnson Legacy Center (JLC) will be the first membership-based recreation center in the City of Huntsville, the first City-managed facility with an indoor rock climbing wall and the first to offer multi-use courts that can be adjusted to meet the demands of both volleyball and futsal. The $5.3 million facility [more]
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