🌱 First Electric F-150 Arrives + HPD Back-to-School Drive Starts

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Huntsville Daily. Come along for the most important things happening in town these days.

• First electric Ford F-150 arrived in Huntsville
• HPD Back-To-School Drive
• Ferrell runs to remain on HCS Board

The manhunt to capture Austin Hall, accused of shooting two Bibb County Deputies, one of whom has since passed away, is over and he has been caught.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a thunderstorm. High: 88 Low: 72.

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Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. The first electric Ford F-150 has arrived in the Rocket City, and there’s already a 200 person waiting list at Woody Anderson. There’s no timeline prediction on how the supply of the trucks will go, but if you’re looking at purchasing one here, just know it looks like it could be a little while. You can go test drive the truck at Woody Anderson through July 8. (WZDX)
2. UAH’s Space Hardware Club has been busy bringing attention to the school! I just wrote yesterday about their placements in the CanSat competition, and now I'm back with how they did in their first University Rover Challenge. They placed third in the U.S. and sixth in the overalls of the competition. Congrats to the members of the team on all of their success lately! (Patch)
3. Elisa Ferrell has announced her candidacy to remain as the District Three representative on the Huntsville City School Board. This will be her third term serving, after being elected in 2014 and running in 2018 unopposed. (WHNT)
4. The Huntsville Police Department has partnered with Huntsville City Schools to kick off their Back-to-School Supply Drive starting today. You can drop school supplies to city hall or one of four HPD buildings. (WHNT)
5. Huntsville’s Summit 7 Systems has been named the 2022 Microsoft US Compliance Partner of the Year. Summit 7 is a security and compliance provider in the Rocket City. (Yellowhammer News)

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Today in Huntsville:

• Independence Day Weekend @ MidCity (All Day)
• Pop Up Picnic in the Park - 5 Love Languages @ the Botanical Garden (10:00 AM)
• Cocktails and Cosmos - Alabama Skies (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congrats to the cast of Theatre Huntsville’s production of "God of Carnage!" (Details)
• Check out everything the Huntsville Museum of Art has planned for this weekend here!

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Amy Young

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Huntsville Daily? Contact me at huntsville@patch.com