🌱 Hwy 431 Bridge Reopens + HudsonAlpha Investment Accelerator Starts

Hey, everybody! It's me, Amy Young, your host of the Huntsville Daily — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town these days. Today you'll read about...

• Highway 431 bridge reopens
• HudsonAlpha Investment Accelerator
• Tammie Clark named Art Educator of the Year

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Mostly sunny and nice. High: 73 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. The bridge on Old Highway 431 has reopened! The bridge is part of a project that has taken nearly three years and $15 million. The road will still be under construction and will be closed again at some point for around four hours for permanent striping to be added. (WAFF)
2. The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, alongside gener8tor, has launched the HudsonAlpha AgTech Investment Accelerator’s first class. This program invests $100,000 in five different startups in agriculture technology. It lasts 12 weeks and is aimed at helping boost the state’s produce. (Yellowhammer News)
3. Tammie Clark has been named the Alabama Art Educator of the Year by the Alabama Art Education Association. Clark is the art teacher at Oak Park and Frances Nungester Elementary Schools in Decatur. (Decatur City Schools)

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Today in Huntsville:

• Whataburger Athens location opens (11:00 AM)
• Esports Online — Smash Ultimate - Columbia High School (4:00 PM)
• Your Life, Your Huntsville — Huntsville Housing Authority (4:00 PM)
• Discovery Middle vs Hartselle — Basketball (4:00 PM)
• BOE - Citizen Comments — Huntsville City (5:30 PM)
• District 1 Town Hall — Council Member Devyn Keith (5:30 PM)
• EXCEL Awards for Excellence in Education (5:30 PM)
• BOE - Work Session — Huntsville City (6:00 PM)
• 2022 Small Business Awards Gala — Huntsville Madison County Chamber (6:00 PM)
• District 3 Town Hall — Council Member Jennie Robinson (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Decatur City Schools is hosting a Winter Recruiting Fair on Dec. 6 from 4-7 p.m. at the Decatur Middle School gym. (Details)
• Registration has opened for Mayor Battle's 2022 State of the City Address. (Details)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new update!

— Amy Young

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