🌱 Huntsville Fire Chief Honored + Reaction To Councilman Arrest

Rise and shine, Rocket City! Grab the coffee and get your Thursday morning started with everything you need to know going on around the city.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Reaction to councilman arrest.
• Huntsville Fire Chief gets statewide honor.
• "Let's Make A Deal" coming to Rocket City.

But first, today's weather: Occasional morning rain. High: 66 | Low: 42. 🌧

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to Huntsville Fire & Rescue Chief Howard McFarlen on receiving the award for Career Fire Chief of the Year from the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Huntsville 🗞

1. A Huntsville mother has decided to exhume her son's body to determine cause of death after more than a decade. (Claudia Peppenhorst, WAFF 48)
2. Here's what Huntsville residents have had to say following the second theft arrest of Huntsville City Councilman Devyn Keith. (Xavier Werry, WAAY 31)
3. The Huntsville Museum of Art is making a point to continue its special Black History Month programing during February. (John Few, Madison County Record)
4. Reports show a second Church of the Highlands campus is currently under construction in Huntsville and beginning to take shape. (William Thornton, AL.com)
5. The famous television game show "Let's Make a Deal" will soon feature Huntsville in an upcoming episode. (Michael Seale, Huntsville Blast)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Zoom with Caoline Decker for Wine Club (More)
• Winter Bike Night with Dalton Bush @ Furniture Factory downtown (More)
• Huntsville Madison County Chamber Business After Hours (More)
• Galentine's Day Party @ Tiramisu Paperie (More)
• Cheryl Llewelyn @ The Brewers Cooperative (More)
• Voices of Our Times with Alex Hitz @ Huntsville Museum of Art (More)
• Love to Run Fun Run @ Fleet Feet Huntsville (More)
• The Joker's Wild Comedy Open Mic @ Shenanigans Comedy Theatre (More)
• Betty Bolt @ Huntsville Elks Lodge #1648 (More)
• Astronomical Blues Society @ Shagnasty's Grubbery and Pour House (More)
• Yellowhammer Tap Takeover @ PaPPo's Pizzeria & Pub (More)
• Small Batch Trivia @ X-Golf Huntsville (More)

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• T-Mobile Tuesdays: Fresh Perks Every Week (February 14)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. I'll see you around!

— RP

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