Arsenal Reading Program + 19th Amendment

Up and at 'em, Huntsville! In today's Daily, we're going to take a look at what the City of Huntsville is doing about Ben Darby, the Arsenal's reading program, and what Huntsville has done to celebrate the 19th Amendment!

First, today's weather:

Today will be sunny with a few clouds in the sky and a high of 85 and a low of 61.

Here are the top five stories in Huntsville today:

1. The City of Huntsville has been tight-lipped about how much longer Ben Darby will be on the payroll as a police officer after his on-the-job murder conviction. They must go through a disciplinary process that is necessary for terminating someone, but have said no date has been set for that hearing. The city has not responded to WHNT’s Brian Lawson’s questions on if Chief McMurray has requested Darby’s termination or whether the city was waiting for Darby’s appeals process to end. (WHNT)
2. A man was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly drunk driving and crashing into the back of a police SUV while the officer was conducting a traffic stop. The SUV was forced into the back of the second patrol SUV. One of the police vehicles was severely damaged and there was an officer in the other who suffered minor injuries. (WAFF)
3. City officials in Huntsville have dedicated a historic marker to celebrate the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. According to Kelly Kennedy, the marker can be found downtown on Greene Street. (WZDX)
4. UAH has selected their first two Honors College Prevost Scholars. Tiffany Dinh and Michael Sorrell are two of the top students in the Honors College and have highly sought after internships. (WHNT)
5. Anyone with access to the Arsenal can compete in their summer reading program this year. The program runs from May 18- July 24, and because it had to be cancelled last year, there will be double the prizes this year! The goal is to read as many hours as you can, whether that is being read to, listening to audio books, or old fashioned reading to yourself, the individuals with the most hours logged will be given prizes, according to Emily Strickland. (RedstoneRocket)

Today in Huntsville

• Hops and Pops- Join Huntsville’s only British-style brass band to celebrate the safe return to live music at Stovehouse! (7 p.m.)
• Fly the Fortress and Friends in Huntsville, AL- Fly on “Texas Raiders,” the “Little Raider,” the SNJ Texan, or take ground tours at the Huntsville Executive Airport. Proceeds go to keeping these historic planes running! (10 a.m.)
• Disney on Ice: Mickey’s Search Party @ the Von Braun Center (7 p.m.)
• $5 After 5 p.m. @ the Huntsville Museum of Art! (5 p.m.)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• June Lawniczak has been selected as Staff Member of the Year at James Clemons! Congrats Nurse Lawniczak!
• A new gourmet biscuit restaurant called Biscuit Belly is coming to Huntsville and Madison! (Details)
• Bank Independent’s Shelter Share Drive is running through tomorrow to collect supplies and donations for local shelters! (Details)
• Madison City Schools will have two device return dates if you are unable to return it prior to the end of the school year: May 28 and June 15. (Details)

You're in the loop for today! I'll see you in your inbox tomorrow to get you ready for the weekend.

-Amy