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Alabama public schools suffer most significant loss of students in decades

Alabama public schools suffer most significant loss of students in decades ...Statewide enrollment fell by about 5,800 students this year according to their yearly audit of enrollment, which runs from October to October each year. Alabama State Superintendent, Eric Mackey, said more than 3,000 students left the public school system for private or home schooling through the state's new CHOOSE Act . However, roughly 2,100 students are currently unaccounted for... Reference: www.waaytv.com
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Your Tax Dollars at Work | Hutsville Police Are Protecting Our Children

Citations more than double as HPD cracks down on school zone safety The Huntsville Police Department’s (HPD) Zero in the Zone initiative, launched to boost school zone enforcement during the first month of the 2025-2026 school year, led to a significant increase in traffic stops and more than twice the number of citations compared to last year. Reference: Official Website of the City of Huntsville
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U.S. Space Command officials meet with North Alabama leaders

U.S. Space Command officials meet with North Alabama leaders The top brass from U.S. Space Command ... Commander General Stephen Whiting and Chief Master Sergeant Jacob Simmons ... talked about key infrastructure projects that could help lighten the load when thousands of new residents come to town. They also discussed the current state of schools and potential expansions Reference: www.waff.com
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Rocket City takes Command: U.S. Space Command Headquarters coming to Alabama

Rocket City takes Command: U.S. Space Command Headquarters coming to Alabama REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) — It’s official. Redstone Arsenal will be home to U.S. Space Command, President Donald Trump announced. The president made the announcement on September 2. ... The Rocket City was named a finalist for USSPACECOM in November 2020 ... A report from the DOD Office of the Inspector General, reviewing the 2023 decision, was released on April 15. It stated that, in multiple reviews, Redstone Arsenal was consistently found to be the preferred choice for a permanent headquarters for Space Command. Reference: whnt.com
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Huntsville Apartment Oversupply | Are there too many apartments in Huntsville? New report looks at the boom

Are there too many apartments in Huntsville? New report looks at the boom Huntsville’s apartment boom has led to an oversupply of units in the fast-growing metro area, according to a recent report. We got ahead of ourselves. ...“Huntsville is currently overbuilt with apartments, and until that excess supply is absorbed, we’re going to see a slowdown in new multifamily construction,” Realtor Matt Curtis added. “ We’re seeing the effects of oversupply — one to two months of free rent incentives, declining rents, and higher vacancy rates. That’s not a climate where developers are eager to build. ...“Occupancies are down, values are down, expenses are up,” Wilson said ” Reference: www.al.com
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Rocket City Marathon 2022 -- December 9-11, 2022

Rocket City Marathon 2022 The Huntsville Track Club and the Huntsville Sports Commission proudly present the Rocket City Marathon, one of the premiere races in the south for over 45 years. Our new course debuts this year, and while it retains many of the same key components of previous years, it also incorporates exciting new ones as well, including a new start line in front of the VBC, longer straightaways, through the campus of the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) and more visibility of the Saturn V. And, just like before, you run through the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, the Huntsville Botanical Gardens, and glide back downtown for an exciting finish inside the Von Braun Center South Hall. RCM serves as a Boston qualifying race REGISTER HERE! Reference: https://rocketcitymarathon.run/
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