Joe Davis Stadium + Sparkman Middle School

Rise and shine, Huntsville! Get ready to catch up on the latest news in the city over your morning coffee! In today's Daily, we're going to take a look at ACT scores in the area, Sparkman Middle School's latest honor, and the city's announcement about the fate of Joe Davis Stadium.

First, today's weather:

Today will be partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. High: 80 Low: 66

Here are the top five stories in Huntsville today:

1. ACT scores in Morgan County (except for math), Lawrence County, and Limestone County have declined in the benchmark scores. The only school system to show improvement in this area is Hartselle City Schools. This data is compiled from 2015-2020 by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama. (Yahoo)
2. Sparkman Middle School has been recognized as Alabama’s first Model Professional Learning Community at Work. They join only two other schools in the state to be selected as a PLC school. (WHNT)
3. Huntsville City Councilmembers Frances Akridge and Bill Klinghas asked the City Administrator to present a written plan to the Council at a public forum. The plan would be from the Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council and be a written plan to spell out what was talked about at the April 28 meeting and go through recommendations for the police department. (WHNT)
4. Julie Kink of Madison has been working to connect the families of veterans lost in the Vietnam War with someone that trained or flew with that family member. It took her years to be able to connect with her brother’s commanding officer and learn more about what her brother did in his short time, according to Tiffany Thompson. (WAFF)
5. Huntsville has unveiled plans to update the Joe Davis Stadium, which used to be the home of the Huntsville Stars Minor League Baseball team. The city plans to make the stadium useful for turf sports, such as high school football games, but they also hope it can be the home to a professional soccer team in the future. (ALDailyNews)

Today in Huntsville

• Broadway Theatre League is announcing their season lineup today on Facebook Live! (3 p.m.)
• Adult Art Class at the Calvary Hills Community Center- Bring your own canvas, everything else will be supplied. (11 a.m.)
• Pickleball at Brahan Springs Recreation Center (10 a.m.)
• Trivia Night @ The Camp (6 p.m.)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• VUTEQ, a Mazda Toyota manufacturing supplier in Limestone County, is hiring for various positions. (Details)
• The Trash Pandas beat the Chattanooga Lookouts 6-1 in Tuesday night’s game!
• The Madison County Rental Assistance application is now open. (Details)
• Opera Huntsville is celebrating Juneteenth with a live-streamed concert on June 15. (Details)
• Rocket City Pride has several events planned this month to celebrate Pride Month. (Details)

You're in the loop for today! I'll be back tomorrow to catch you up!

-Amy