🌱 City Chosen to Host 2025 NCAA Championship + After-School Program

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this warm morning to get you updated on everything you need to know about what's happening in Huntsville. Here's what you can find in today's Daily update:

• Huntsville selected for NCAA Division One South Regional Championship
• Independent Musical Production this weekend
• Parks and Recreation after-school program

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 95 Low: 74.

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Here are the top stories in Huntsville today:

1. Huntsville has been selected as the location of the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Division One South Regional Championship. John Hunt Park has been the site of the NCAA Regional Championship and is set to be the South Regional host this year. (AL.com)
2. The Independent Musical Productions run of “Pippin” is this weekend! Make sure you don’t miss the chance to see this show. There are showings today and tomorrow at 2 and 7:30 p.m. You can get tickets here! (WAFF)
3. The Huntsville Parks and Recreation Department is going to start offering an after-school program starting August 8! The program will be for grades 1-6 and will cost $20 for the first child and $10 per sibling. They will be following Huntsville City School’s calendar. Registration will open Monday, July 25. (WAFF)
4. Local barbers will be at the Hibbett on Sparkman Drive to give kids free haircuts from noon to 4 p.m. The local Cutz for Kids will help get kids ready for the year and provide some fun and refreshments for the whole family! (WHNT News 19)

Today in Huntsville:

• Popsicles and Pups @ Campus 805 Butler Green (10:00 AM)
• Book Reading and Signing @ the Botanical Garden with author Carissa Lovelorn (10:00 AM)
• Cutz for Kids (12:00 PM)
• Trash Pandas vs Birmingham Barons (6:35 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congrats to Jackson Mitchell of Athens for winning the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship in golf! (Details)
• Get ready for the first ever Art Tour of Homes - The Western Edition next month! (Details)

You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Amy Young

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