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Heated city council meeting as community calls for accountability following officers murder conviction Several people called for the police chief and mayor to resign. Posted: May 13, 2021 11:15 PM Posted By: Alex Torres-Perez It was a heated city council meeting Thursday night as people in the community called for accountability and a change in leadership. This comes after a Huntsville police officer William Darby was convicted of murder and then placed on paid administrative leave. "I feel ...

City leaders heard blistering comments over police issues at Thursday council meeting.

Huntsville City Council, Chief McMurray respond to protest report Huntsville Police Chief Mark McMurray responds to Huntsville Police Advisory report By Caroline Klapp and Kailey Schuyler | April 28, 2021 at 11:06 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 11:26 PM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -The city council wrapped up a three-hour meeting diving into a report on how Huntsville police officers responded during the June 2020 protests Wednesday night. One thing everyone can seem to agree on is there are...

Addressing public concerns following the June 2020 protests HPCAC’s independent review council released nearly 300 pages of findings Thursday evening HPCAC presents findings about June protests By Tiffany Thompson | April 23, 2021 at 7:15 AM CDT - Updated April 23 at 7:50 AM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - More training and better communication. These were two of the findings after an independent review of the Huntsville Police Department’s response to the June 2020 protests. The Hunts...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jaray Wilson and partner Devyn Keith opened Dark Side coffee in...

‘The world changed overnight’: Opening a business while Black in a pandemic isn’t easy Updated Mar 09, 2021; Posted Mar 09, 2021 Jaray Wilson, left, and partner Devyn Keith opened Dark Side coffee in a pandemic on a side of Huntsville, Ala., not known for coffee shops, Facebook Share But is wasn’t easy. “From the price of beans to the price of equipment to the price of people, every element was increased,” Keith said. “Nothing was cheaper. Our commitment to do it this year was w...

Huntsville Amphitheater leaders talk booking, food, Spinal Tap moment Updated Feb 28, 2021; Facebook Share When bigger media outlets cover North Alabama music, it’s usually something to do with Muscle Shoals. Either the Shoals’ incredible studio legacy or stars today going there to record in search of that country-soul mojo. Grammy winning folk and rock musician Jason Isbell, a former Shoals resident, has also put major media outlets back on the case. Elsewhere in the region, several years...

Mixed-use project with ‘big name’ retail planned for north Huntsville Updated Feb 26, 2021; Posted Feb 25, 2021 A preliminary layout of the 14-acre mixed-use development planned for Memorial Parkway at Max Luther Drive in north Huntsville at the Feb. 25, 2021 city council meeting. (City of Huntsville) Facebook Share The city of Huntsville on Thursday night announced plans for a mixed-use development potentially attracting some “big name” retailers to a large vacant space along Memoria...

Huntsville City Council offering school district $1M and free land for new site of central office The new location is a multi-million dollar redevelopment in the works right now. Posted: Feb 25, 2021 11:41 PM Posted By: Alexis Scott Huntsville City Schools central office could​ soon be relocated. Theres a proposal to move it from White Street to North Memorial Parkway at Max Luther Drive Thursday night, Huntsville City council members heard a first reading of the proposal for the school dist...

Honoring the life of Dulcina DeBerry Black History Month: Huntsville trailblazer who opened doors and turned pages for African Americans in the 1940s Black History Month: Honoring the life of Dulcina DeBerry By Kellie Miller | February 11, 2021 at 5:56 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 8:52 AM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - In the 1900s, educational resources for African Americans were scarce. But Dulcina DeBerry, educator and librarian, worked hard to fight those inequities and eventually opened...