Chauvin Trial Reaction - Decatur Boy on Oscars Commercial

Rise and shine, Rocket City! We made it to the weekend! Get caught up in five minutes or less so you have your weekend free to enjoy all the fun! In today’s Daily, Mayor Battle has already taken a step to work on the community, Huntsville Hospital has given new guidelines to help with COVID-19 vaccine scheduling, and a Decatur boy is making his television debut.

First, today’s weather:
Today is starting out stormy, but that should taper off during the afternoon and evening. High: 74 Low: 50 - Sunday is set to be partly cloudy and dry. High: 75 Low: 47

Here are the top five stories in Huntsville today:

1. Mayor Battle will be meeting with protesters and community activists in the coming weeks to talk about how to go forward as a united community, according to reporter Grace Campbell. This comes after the 248- page report from the Huntsville Police Advisory Council (HPAC) was released Thursday night. (WAAYTV)
2. Activists from all over the state marched to the Madison County Courthouse from Big Spring Park yesterday. According to Keneisha Deas, the goal was to celebrate the outcome of the Chauvin Trial, but also call attention to the issues we have in Huntsville. (WZDX)
3. Yulista was awarded a contract for almost $8.5 million to provide certain services to maintain certain F-16 operations and enhance their survivability against electromagnetic threats. The work will be done in Huntsville. (ClearanceJobs)
4. Huntsville Police Chief Mark McMurray did not have any specific comments after the HPAC report was released so he would have time to read it before he talked about the recommendations. However, a former Huntsville police chief said that while he was in charge, they had riot and protest training every year. Plans to move forward will be discussed at the city council meeting on April 28. (WAAYTV)
5. If you are signed up for your COVID-19 vaccine through Huntsville Hospital and have not received one, visit the new self-scheduler on the website. However, if you have gotten your vaccine somewhere else and get an email from Huntsville Hospital, you do not need to do anything to forfeit your spot. (WZDX)

Today in Huntsville

• Taste of Panoply continues all weekend! There is no cost, but a $10 donation is suggested for adults. (10 a.m.)
• Turnip and Joletta’s Family Game Night @ Shenanigans Comedy Theatre- Games and fun for all ages! (7 p.m.)
• Brahan Spring Park Cleanup Day- Join Operation Green Team to clean up Brahan Spring Park and Spring Branch Creek (10 a.m.)
• Medication Take Back- Bring your old prescription medicine to be safely disposed of at the Huntsville Public Safety Complex, Madison City Hall, or CVS in Meridianville (9 a.m.)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• The Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament has been moved to Toyota Field from May 19-23. (Details)
• Ethan LyBrand, a Muscular Dystrophy ambassador from Decatur, will be in a Verizon commercial that will air during the Oscars Sunday at 7 p.m. (Details)
• UAH has partnered with Christmas Charities Year Round to allow students to donate their old clothes and get some new pieces, so that the rest can be donated to the charity for their mobile closet.
• The robotics team at Limestone County Technical Center took a trip down to Florida to watch the SpaceX launch Friday morning.
• The Yard Milkshake Bar is now open in Madison! (Details)

You’re in the loop for this weekend! I’ll be back in your inbox bright and early Monday morning to catch you up.

-Amy