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Friday, July 18th, 2025

Huntsville City Schools launched a survey Tuesday asking residents to help choose the start date for the 2026‑2027 school year. The survey—posted on Facebook—offers two options: start on August 5 with 84 school days in semester 1 and 96 in semester 2, or begin on July 30 with 90 days in each semester, and it remains open until August 1.

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Huntsville Hospital said it is asking the state to approve a plan to add extra emergency services—building two free-standing emergency departments in Hampton Cove and north Huntsville and expanding Madison Hospital’s emergency center with six new beds to boost capacity by 25 percent. The hospital submitted a letter of intent, will apply for a Certificate of Need later this summer, plans to finish design this winter, and will start construction in spring.

Friday, July 18th, 2025

A man was arrested after he was pulled over on a stolen moped on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Huntsville — officers found a stolen handgun and drugs in his bag, and he was charged with possession of a controlled substance and receiving stolen property while being held on a $50,000 bond.