Accidental Inmate Release + UAH Lab COVID Research

Happy Monday, Huntsville! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today. In today's Daily, we'll look at an inmate released by accident, NASA grants given to colleges in the area, a lab at UAH fighting COVID-19.

First, today's weather:

Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. Alabama State and Drake State have been selected as two of six colleges in the country to receive minority grants from NASA. The grants will be used to expand minority engineering and research. (WHNT)
2. Five institutions, including the Baudry Lab at UAH, have been chosen to receive research funding. They will be working to find drug therapies to target COVID-19. (Yellowhammer News)
3. UAH has released their list of Employee Service Recognition Awards. These awards are to reward faculty and staff when they reach employment milestones. (Patch)
4. An inmate was mistakenly released from Madison County Saturday after allegedly posing as another inmate, but turned himself in Sunday. An internal investigation is underway to find out how the release happened. (AL.com)
5. UAH is offering $20 to any student that gets vaccinated. If a student updates their vaccination record online or gets their vaccine on campus by September 1, they will receive $20 in dining dollars. (WZDX)

Today in Huntsville

• Meet the Pack-time in description - Riverton Intermediate (Various Times)
• New Hope Knitters - Huntsville Madison County Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Ribbon Cutting: Computer Troubleshooters celebrate 20 Years! (11:00 AM)
• WMS Meet and Greet - Williams Middle School (3:00 PM)
• DMS Open House - Discovery Middle School (4:00 PM)
• Industrial Development Board - City of Madison - Special Purpose Boards and Committees Calendar (4:30 PM)
• Madison City Chess League - Huntsville Madison County Public Library (6:00 PM)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• Congrats to Huntsville Police Department’s Captain Juan Joyner on his retirement after 39 years with the department! (Details)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Amy Young

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