Articles Posted in the Local News Category
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Council Approves Applying for SAFER Grant for More Firefighters
At last night’s regular City Council session, councilmembers approved applying for a grant that would eventually put four new, much-needed firefighters on the staff of the Huntsville Fire Department. City Manager Bill Baine filled councilmembers…
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Cell Phone Ordinance Signs Going Up
In December, the Huntsville City Council approved an ordinance prohibiting cell phone use in active school zones when students are arriving and leaving during mornings and afternoons. All signs will soon be in place. The…
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Police News
In Huntsville Police news, on the day shift Friday police were dispatched to 100 Memorial Hospital Drive where a victim reported being sexually assaulted by an known suspect. On Friday’s night shift, in the 1300…
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Accident at Huntsville Food Mart on Highway 30
Huntsville resident Earnest Cooper received serious injury in an accident at the Huntsville Food Mart on Highway 30 East around noon Tuesday. Cooper was sitting in his jeep while getting gas when a truck jumped…
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Tornado Drill Today
This morning at ten Walker County Emergency Management will be conducting a tornado drill. NOAA will be putting on an alert through NOAA weather radios. Local schools will also be conducting a drill.
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Patrick Buzbee Dies in Rollover Accident in Porter
Montgomery County’s director of Environmental Health Services, Patrick Buzbee, died Monday afternoon in a rollover vehicle accident on FM 1314 in Porter. Sixty-six-year-old Busbee was a resident of Huntsville. According to reports, Buzbee’s 4-Runner Toyota…
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City Council Meets Tonight at Six
The Huntsville City Council meets at six tonight at City Hall. Tonight’s “Consent Agenda” includes approval of the purchase of recycle carts and replacement carts from Toter for $36,500 dollars, and an authorization for the…
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Local EOC in Operation During Severe Weather Awareness Week
Through the 25th of February, it is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas. In Huntsville, on Wednesday the 22nd, local Emergency Management will be doing a tornado drill at 10 AM. We asked Walker County…
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Chamber Trade Expo & Taste of Huntsville Planned
On Thursday, March 1st, the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Trade Expo and Taste of Huntsville from 4 to 8 PM out at the Walker County Fairgrounds.…
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Program on Diabetes and Hypertension Tonight
A grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services has been received which will provide nutrition education, fitness training, and self-care management services to Walker County residents that have been diagnosed with diabetes or…
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