It was a full house at the Von Braun Center Friday as Sen. Doug Jones held his first Washington Update for the local community. Read more...
Vintage baseball team turns back clock
No gloves, no helmets, no scoreboards, just America’s pastime in its purest form. Read more...
Run changing treatment landscape, one step at a time
A positive diagnosis for cancer. While a deceptively simple statement, it is one that immediately and irrevocably changes a person’s reality. Madison resident Mary Burcham was on the receiving end of that diagnosis in 2015 after a routine checkup. While a mammogram was to be part of her annual appointment, Burcham made one significant change from previous visits. Burcham, whose mother is a 20-year breast cancer survivor, instead opted for 3-dimensional imaging utilizing Huntsville Hospital Breast Center’s new digital tomosynthesis machine. That 3D mammogram detected the Stage II breast cancer that would shake her world. Read more...
Child advocate provides voice to the voiceless
Human trafficking is a $150 billion enterprise worldwide. And Huntsville is one of its hubs. Read more...
First responder organization helps the helpers
Imagine a first responder answering the call to a house fire, only to realize that the fire was at his own home. Read more...
(After this story published, the Hoopers were contacted by a business that wanted to hold a fundraiser benefit for First Line Support. That was so gratifying and a big part of why I write for the Rocket.)
Cyber camp introduces kids to technology
One million jobs -- unfilled. Read more...
Local school sending packages to troops
Part of what makes the holidays a special time of year is spending time with loved ones.
But deployed service members don’t have that luxury. There are no holiday breaks, no Christmas vacations. There are no presents under the tree – and more often than not, no tree. This was the case for a deployed Army unit serving overseas in the Middle East. Read more...
A top-tier education system can often mean the difference between a community that is flourishing and one that is dying on the vine. Read more...
Big three school systems prepare for year
While the temperature still says summer, it is indeed time for kids to head back to school in Madison County. The three public school systems that surround Redstone are gearing up for another successful year, with new personnel, new buildings and new programs planned for 2015-16. Read more...
Madison educators run to help children’s hospital
For Madison City Schools educators, the St. Jude Memphis Marathon is not just another fundraiser, it is personal.
Every school in the district has a current or former student who has been a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. For the past 12 years, the school system has made raising money for the children’s hospital their signature fundraising event. Read more...
