🌱 City Council Approves Budget + Tanner HS Band Receives Superiors

Hello, hello! I'm here right on time with your Monday edition of the Huntsville Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's going on locally. In today's briefing, you'll find these stories and more:

• City Council approved this year's budget
• HudsonAlpha researchers helping change neuromuscular disorder diagnosis
• Construction contract approved for new transit transfer station

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Sunny and pleasant. High: 78 Low: 47.

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Here are the top stories in Huntsville today:

1. The Huntsville City Council has approved the proposed budget. This year’s budget has a 7.1% increase from last year’s, making it the largest budget in city history. Councilman Keith proposed an amendment to the budget that would give each district $75,000 in discretionary funds, but it was not approved. (WHNT News 19)
2. A construction contract to build the new transit transfer station has been approved! The new station will be on Pratt Avenue. According to the contract, construction will start within 10 days of the company receiving the notice to proceed, and will be completed within one year of starting. (Patch Press Release Desk)
3. Limestone County’s marketing video, “Pick Your Pace - Limestone County, Alabama,” has received state and regional awards for public relations! They won an Award of Merit through the Public Relations Council of Alabama Medallion Awards, as well as an Award of Excellence from the Southern Public Relations Federation’s Lantern’s Awards. (The Quad-Cities Daily)
4. Two HudsonAlpha researchers have received a grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to refine techniques used to diagnose Muscular Dystrophy and other neuromuscular disorders. The nearly $300,000 grant will help fund this project for three years to look at genome sequencing and if long-read sequencing is more accurate in diagnosis than short-read sequencing. (Alabama NewsCenter)
5. The Tanner High School Band has received all superior ratings in competition at the Northeast Alabama Marching Invitational! They also received Best in Class Percussion and ranked second out of eight bands in their band classification. (News Courier)

Today in Huntsville:

• Huntsville Photographic Society Competition Night - Night/Low Light (7:00 AM)
• Madison City Council regular meeting (6:00 PM)
• District 3 Drop-in - City of Huntsville (6:30 PM)
• Lee vs. Mae Jemison - Football (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Madison Street Festival will be on October 1 this year! Make sure to save the date to enjoy the fun. (Details)
• Huntsville Museum of Art exhibit updates:
  • They currently has a mixed-media exhibit using domestic materials that have been transformed called "Encounters: Vadis Turner." It is open through November 27. (Details)
  • Their exhibit, "A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard" will close on October 9, so make sure if you’ve been wanting to check it out, you go soon! (Details)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be back in your inbox soon with a new update.

— Amy Young

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