The Huntsville Rotary Club donated a portion of WineQuest 2020’s funds amounting to $9,500 to Arise2Read of Walker County and the Good Shepherd Mission last week. The donations were expedited to assist in immediate needs due to the COVID-19 crisis.

A deal is almost done that could change the way the city’s hotel tax is collected through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to local officials.

Gov. Greg Abbott said during a Friday news conference he was confident that Texas has enough hospital bed capacity to respond to COVID-19 as it continues to spread across the state. 

As many across the country, particularly seniors, are restricted to their homes, it should be no surprise that the need for food and food delivery is on the rise. 

Several known suspects are accused of stealing a vehicle from their friend early Friday morning from a Huntsville apartment complex.

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It’s been nearly two weeks since First Baptist Church Huntsville released its first online-only sermon recording due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Girl Scouts USA has extended their cookie season and launched an online sales platform in an effort to bring the community together and support our local heroes. 

The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witnessed, and economists warn unemployment could reach levels not seen since the Depression, as the economic damage piles up around the world.

Governor Greg Abbott's essential-services only order allows for Texas churches to continue to hold in-person services. He says religious freedom and its protection under the First Amendment are the reasons why gatherings of this nature are still allowed during the coronavirus pandemic, but m…

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In the wake of closing its doors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Old Town Theatre in Huntsville has announced a live stream concert series featuring a performance from the 2016 winner of NBC’s “The Voice.”

Business has been slower at many restaurants, but Chicken Express employees stayed busy on Wednesday by serving up some help to area senior citizens. 

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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the supply of protective face masks were running low, leaving family, friends and essential employees on the front line of the virus potentially exposed and unprotected. For local seamstress Misty Sandlin Dowdell, it was her family that inspired her …

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday sought to get Texans to stay at home for the next month to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, issuing an order that says they must "minimize" social gatherings and in-person contact with people outside their homes unless they are taking part in "essential" se…

At a time when people are being urged to stay home to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, not everyone feels safe there. In fact, studies have shown that domestic violence rates increase during periods of economic hardship and stress. But while businesses are closing their doors, S…

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A local retirement home was able to bring smiles to its quarantined residents unable to see their families. 

Millions of people around the world are in self-isolation during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Despite museums, sport venues and theatres closing their doors, lovers of art are still finding creative ways to inspire and entertain.

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With two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Walker County, Huntsville and New Waverly Independent School Districts remain confident in their ability to provide for their students until school resumes its regular schedule, tentatively on April 6.

It’s a complicated time in American politics. 

On Thursday, Harris County indicated that it would be issuing more citations for low-level offenses rather than arrests to prevent exposure to COVID-19 in the jail, and even release low-level offenders from the jail. Will Walker County do the same? 

It all started with a mother’s single question, “were we made as humans to be reliant on medication, or were we made to be able to heal our own bodies?”

At a time where uncertainty is at its highest, Harold Hurst, Purdy Mobility COO for North American operations, says one thing is certain: “we will not be terminating or laying off any of our associates as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.” 

While the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections continues to grow in urban areas, residents in rural parts of the country are not immune to its spread. Just this week, officials confirmed the first case in Walker County, a male in his 20s, followed by a second confirmed case of a female in…

As more people hunker down at home to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 coronavirus, domestic violence victims may be stuck with their abusers. 

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