🌱 A&M Band at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade + Ditto Landing Cleanup

Good day, people of Huntsville! Amy Young here with the latest Huntsville Daily. Here's the latest and greatest in the Rocket City, including:

• Alabama A&M Band selected for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2023
• NCAA Golf Regionals 2026 to be held in Huntsville
• Bob Jones Air Force JROTC wins big at Nationals

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Partly sunny. High: 78 Low: 55.

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Here are the top stories in Huntsville today:

1. The Alabama A&M Marching Maroon and White Band has announced that they were picked for the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! They were selected as one of three university marching bands in the country to perform. A $10,000 donation was presented to kick off the donation drive to get the band to NYC. (WHNT)
2. Huntsville has been selected to host the NCAA Women’s Golf Regionals for 2026 at the Highlands Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Hampton Cove. The competition is expected to have an economic impact of nearly $800,000. (WAAY)
3. The Bob Jones Blue Knights Air Force JROTC competed in the Daytona High School Drill Nationals. They earned several awards, including their Color Guard being named National Champions for the second year in a row! (themadisonrecord.com)
4. Ditto Landing is hosting a clean-up day next month as part of the YMCA’s Togetherness Initiative. The clean-up will be May 7 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (WHNT)

Today in Huntsville:

• Huntsville Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale (8:00 AM)
• CASA Gardens Spruce Up Day - City of Huntsville - Green Team (5:00 PM)
• $5 After 5 @ the Huntsville Museum of Art (5:00 PM)
• BOE Meeting - Madison County (5:30 PM)
• 2022 Champagne Buffet @ Burritt on the Mountain (6:00 PM)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Amy Young