Madison County News

Asphalt crews on Monday began laying the base layer of pavement on the Blake Bottom bridge project, getting the key commuter route closer to re-opening.

Karla Gaye Chapman during jury selection in the opening day of her murder trial.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Travelers spent $997 million on hotels, restaurants, retail purchases and transportation in 2013, resulting in 14,255 jobs in Madison County.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Welcome to Hall Pass, a weekly roundup of local, school-related and student-friendly happenings in our area.

Cynthia Davis will be the new principal of Moores Mill Intermediate School located on Walker Lane starting in July.

The Madison County school board joined Madison City Schools and Huntsville City Schools in passing a resolution in support of Common Core education standards during Thursday's special session.

Huntsville/Madison County area residential sales in February improved 6.1 percent from the prior month.

The state intervention team in Selma says there is now evidence of test scores being manipulated and covered at the elementary school level, not just the high school level.

This year's Bunny Brunch & Easter Egg Hunt will be April 12, 2014 at EarlyWorks Museum and the Alabama Constitution Village.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A domestic argument turned violent in north Huntsville Thursday night and ended with one in the hospital and the other in jail.

Thursday, The Arts Council, Inc. unveiled the poster artwork by local artist Heather Legge-Click and announced new activities and featured performers for the 32nd annual Panoply Arts Festival, to be held April 25 27, 2014 in downtown Huntsville's Big Spring Park.

By studying the universe, we are also often learning about important physics here on Earth - and vice versa."

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A Hazel Green woman is set to go on trial for murder Monday in the 2010 stabbing death of her husband during an apparent argument.

The Visitor Center, operated by the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, is located at 500 Church St. The daylong celebration on Saturday, March 15, will include food trucks, vacation giveaways, activities for children, a sidewalk art contest and more.

Madison-Morgan County Strategic Counterdrug Team seized more than 3/4 a kilo of cocaine and stolen rifle, along with two other guns and $125,000 in cash on Feb. 26, 2014.

Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County, Washington Update Breakfast featuring U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions at the Von Braun Center Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A Huntsville man charged with capital murder is set to be in court Thursday, seeking to be released on bond.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - High school students from Madison County will join others from around the state in testing their technique Thursday at the 4th Annual Skills Extravaganza at the Aerospace Training Center on Calhoun Community College's Decatur campus.

At least three Madison County deputy cars, a SWAT team unit, a quarantine unit and a crime scene unit were at the house on the 6900 block of Moores Mill Road.

Huntsville Police will reveal details of recent drug arrests Wednesday. Police have called a press conference for Wednesday afternoon, at which they say they will outline the work of Madison County Strategic Counter Drug Team along with local DEA offices, which worked in collaboration to make these arrests.