Madison City Schools Fundraiser + New Huntsville Restaurants

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in Huntsville today, including updates on:

• New restaurants in the area
• How the Huntsville Police Department was able to honor Sgt. Risner
• What Madison City Schools is doing to help some of their students

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First, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 84 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. The Huntsville Police Honor Guard chose to honor Sgt. Risner with a rifle salute yesterday. They were able to do this at his private burial ceremony, and they collected the used cartridges to present to the family. (WAAY)
2. New restaurants are finding their way to the Rocket City! Clift Farm welcomed Jonathan’s Grille earlier in the month, and Moe’s Original BBQ is now at Town Madison for all of your Trash Pandas pre-game, post-game, and mid-game needs! (themadisonrecord.com)
3. On October 22, St. John Paul II Catholic High School will start celebrating their 25th anniversary year off big! They will host a Feast Day Mass and festival that will be free to past, present, and future students, as well as the entire community. (themadisonrecord.com)
4. Boeing has donated $3.5 million to the Space and Rocket Center. This was made for the new Space Camp center that is under construction! The new center will have space for signing in for camp, graduation, and classrooms! (AL.com)
5. Madison City Schools is hosting a fundraiser 5K for their special education program! Over 1,400 students are in some form of special education in the school system and will be affected by the money raised. The Tootsie Roll 5K will be November 6. (themadisonrecord.com)

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Today in Huntsville:

• Gayle Henley Memorial Pet Wellness Clinic (9:00 AM)
• A Lucky Dog Howl'oween Walk N' Wag - Greater Huntsville Humane Society (10:00 AM)
• Cross Country Dew It On The Trails - Virgil Grissom High School (All Day)
• Circus @ MidCity (1 and 4 p.m.)
• South Huntsville BBQ and Bluegrass Festival (12 p.m.)

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