John Hunt Park Clinic + Madison County Schools Update

Happy Thursday, Huntsville! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today. Find out why some people experienced a power outage this morning, what's new at John Hunt Park's vaccination clinic, and an update from Madison County Schools.

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First, today's weather:

Rain until evening. High: 83 Low: 70.

Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. The COVID-19 vaccine booster will be available to immunocompromised individuals starting Monday, and you can get it at the John Hunt Park clinic! It will be available to the general population between late September and early November. (WAAY)
2. Madison County Schools has republished their COVID-19 dashboard, which provides their positive case number within the system. There are currently over 500 positive cases, which is about 2.5% of the school system’s population. (WHNT)
3. If you’re in the Moores Mill area, you may have experienced a power outage around 5 this morning. It was planned by Huntsville Utilities and it was expected to last until 6 a.m. (WHNT)
4. Huntsville is leading the country’s metro areas in economic recovery! They also made the list for being a “magnet for millennials” (4th) and a tech hub for growth potential (6th). (AL.com)
5. A senior at James Clemons has been named a 2021 National Cyber Scholar. Alex King was one of 5,000 selected out of 50,000 to compete in a cyber challenge and managed to complete the challenge successfully! (themadisonrecord.com)

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Today in Huntsville

• Plants in Our Food!? | Nature Academy (12:00 PM)
• Open House Ribbon Cutting - First National Bank/Town Madison (2:00 PM)
• Virgil Grissom vs. Bob Jones vs. Huntsville High - Volleyball game (4:00 PM)
• STEAM Club - Huntsville Madison County Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Crazy 8s Math Club - Huntsville Madison County Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Jemison Vs Lee - JV and varsity Volleyball (4:30 PM)
• Introduction to 3D Printing - Huntsville Madison County Public Library (5:00 PM)
• Madison Planning Commission Meeting - City of Madison (5:30 PM)
• BOE Meeting - Madison County (5:30 PM)
• One Way Ticket Downtown Mystery Book Club (5:30 PM)
• Third Grade Curriculum Night - Weatherly Heights Elementary School (5:30 PM)
• Open House - Ronald McNair 7-8 (6:00 PM)
• Arts and Crafts Corner - Huntsville Madison County Public Library (6:00 PM)
• District 4 Town Hall - Redistricting (6:00 PM)
• Cahaba Group, Sierra Club Monthly Zoom Call (speaker TBD) (7:00 PM)
• Grissom vs. Cullman - Varsity football (7:00 PM)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• Darden Restaurants, Team Pense, and Feeding America teamed up to get Food Banks of North Alabama a new truck! (Facebook)
• If you had tickets to last night’s Night Bloom at the Botanical Garden, your ticket can be refunded or rescheduled at your request! (Details)

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— Amy Young

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