🌱Stolen Menorah in Huntsville + Huntsville City Schools Upgrades

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here are the most important things going on in Huntsville today, including:

• Huntsville City Schools upgrades
• Buc-ee's broke ground in Athens
• A stolen menorah in Huntsville

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First, today's weather:

Cooler with a few showers. High: 62 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Huntsville today:

1. The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education has approved over $7 million in upgrades to their facilities. Jemison will be getting $3.4 million for renovations to their sports complex, Highlands will receive $2.4 million for new HVAC units, and $1.8 million will go to Milton Frank Stadium for upgrades. (WZDX)
2. The Village of Promise is hosting their annual Thanksgiving feast to feed 3,000 people. Unlike last year’s drive-thru event, this year will be in-person at Big Spring! (WAAY)
3. The Athens Buc-ee’s has broken ground! This location will likely employ over 200 full-time workers and is hopeful to open by the end of next year. (WAAY)
4. The Chabad of Huntsville was robbed of a nine-foot-tall menorah this week. This is the same congregation that had their property vandalized last year, but as of now, the police don’t expect that the events are connected. (AL.com)
5. Calhoun's esports program is trying to expand their equipment, but that’s been hard with all of the technology shortages. Right now, the program has enough to use, but will soon need more. (WAAY)

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Today in Huntsville:

• Quarterly Luncheon- November 2021 - Madison Chamber of Commerce (11:30 AM)
• Lee vs Oakwood Academy - Basketball (4:30 PM)
• School Board Meeting - Madison City (5:00 PM)
• City Council Meeting - City of Huntsville (5:30 PM)
• Madison Planning Commission Meeting - City of Madison - Planning and Economic Development Calendar (5:30 PM)
• BOE Meeting - Madison County (5:30 PM)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• Get ready for a full moon partial lunar eclipse early Friday morning! This will be the longest partial lunar eclipse in 600 years and is supposed to be visible to us. (Details)
• The 2021 Tinsel Trail is opening at Big Spring November 26! (Details)
• The Botanical is currently in fourth place for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. There’s still time to vote, so make sure to support them daily! (Details)

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