🌱 Huntsville Local Chosen for TVA Board + Hottest July on Record

Good morning, Huntsville! I'm back with your Tuesday edition of the Huntsville Daily, with all the local information you need to know right now. Today's edition includes the latest on:

• A Huntsville local has been chosen for the Tennessee Valley Authority board
• July 2022 was the hottest July on record in Huntsville
• Alabama A&M will host biology labs with virtual reality

First, today's weather:

A t-storm; fog this morning. High: 93 Low: 70.

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Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. Huntsville local Joe R. Ritch has been announced as President Biden’s choice to be on the Tennessee Valley Authority. Ritch previously served on the Tennessee Valley Authority Board from 2013-2017, when the senate failed to confirm his reappointment. He was chairman of the board starting in 2014. If Ritch is confirmed, he will be filling a vacant term that ends in 2025. (Federal News Network)
2. Madison Area Lions Club made a donation to Madison City Schools. They collected supplies to help school nurses in the district stay stocked on supplies needed to help sick and injured students. (themadisonrecord.com)
3. July 2022 has been named the hottest July on record in Huntsville. Previously, the record was held by July 1930. There were only three days with a temperature below 92 degrees and we only had 1.62 inches of rain for the whole month. (WHNT News 19)
4. Biology labs at Alabama A&M University will be conducted using Meta Quest 2 virtual reality sets. Alabama A&M is one of 10 universities in the country to partner with VictoryXR and the Meta Immersive Learning technology. Each student in those labs will be given a headset to use during the course that will allow them to be in the classroom, take notes, and interact with the building like they would if they were there. (WHNT News 19)
5. There are currently around 50 road projects in Huntsville in the planning stages of the process. These projects together total around $700 million in costs. One project, to add interchanges at Moores Mill and Shields on 72, will cost around $121 million and would not be started until 2051. (AL.com)

Today in Huntsville:

• Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Soft Opening (11:00 AM)
• BOE Meeting - Madison County (5:30 PM)
• Trivia Tuesday @ Pourhouse (6:00 PM)
• Trash Pandas vs Tennessee Smokies (6:35 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Huntsville Police Department is hosting an obstacle course open house Saturday. (Details)
• You can still apply to vote absentee in the August 23 municipal elections until August 16 by mail and August 18 in person. (Details)
• The next Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council meeting is August 9. (Details)
• Monday’s Concert in the Park was canceled, but both artists will perform at the last Concert in the Park of the season next week. (Details)

You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— Amy Young

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