Monte Sano Arts Festival + City Employee Accident Update

Happy Wednesday, Huntsville! Here's everything you need to know today in Huntsville. Read on to find out about:

• The countdown for the Monte Sano Arts Festival
• An update on the accident that involved three city employees
• Information from Clift Farms

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 86 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. The City of Huntsville has said that the accident that resulted in the death of a city employee is being investigated by an outside group. No details have been released about the investigation or who is doing it. (WAFF)
2. American Legion Post 229 and the Bob Jones JROTC are teaming up for a yard sale at Bob Jones High School September 25. They are accepting donations from the public and vendor spaces require a $10 reservation fee. (themadisonrecord.com)
3. The State of Alabama has filed a motion against Mike Blakely’s request for a new trial. Blakely filed a request on August 30 arguing that his trial was not fair and cited several reasons that the state has attempted to dispute in their motion. (WAFF)
4. As of September 7, an error that left out the 3% development fee at Clift Farms has been fixed. Breland Companies decided to charge this in lieu of incentives for the development. (WZDX)
5. Huntsville Hospital is opening a pediatric COVID-19 testing clinic TODAY! If you have someone under 18 that needs to be tested, they can go to this clinic and be tested without an appointment. There will not be a doctor on-site. (WHNT)

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Today in Huntsville:

• Scholastic Book Fair - Challenger Elementary School (All Day)
• Picture Day - McDonnell Elementary School (8:30 AM)
• Outings Team Meeting - Sierra Club - Alabama Chapter (12:00 PM)
• Construction Board of Appeals - City of Madison - Special Purpose Boards and Committees Calendar (2:00 PM)
• Ribbon Cutting: Teledyne Brown Engineering (2:00 PM)
• MSE Spirit Night at Melt - Monte Sano Elementary School (5:00 PM)
• Challenger Middle vs Whitesburg - Volleyball (5:00 PM)
• District 1 Community Meeting - City of Huntsville (5:30 PM)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• Now through October 22, Movies in the Park returns for Fall Fridays with Downtown Huntsville, Inc! (Details)
• We are TEN days away from the Monte Sano Arts Festival!!! (Details)
• HAS has waived adoption fees through Saturday! (Details)
• Arts Huntsville’s Public Artist Workshop Series starts next Thursday! (Details)
• If you have a child in Decatur City Schools, you can expect a progress report to come home today! (Details)

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— Amy Young

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