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Morning Huntsville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How $10 million in road work will change your Huntsville commute
  • Looking for a church, mosque, or temple near Madison and Huntsville?
  • Huntsville pastor steps into a major regional leadership role

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warmer with plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 56.
  • Wednesday: Very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Huntsville spending $10 million to improve busy intersection, new traffic signals coming (al.com) — Huntsville is investing nearly $10 million to add new traffic signals, turn lanes, and drainage upgrades at the busy Northern Bypass and North Memorial Parkway intersection, supporting major new retail and medical projects there. City Council also advanced road design work in Huntsville-annexed Limestone County, including improvements near Mazda Toyota and other major employers, with completion timelines stretching into 2027 and 2028.
   

2. Finding Your Faith Community in Madison, Alabama (themadisonmemo.com) — If you're in Madison or nearby Huntsville and looking for a spiritual home, this guide rounds up a wide range of congregations from Baptist and Catholic to Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, and more. It highlights local options like Madison churches plus Huntsville's Islamic Center and Jewish congregations, and encourages residents to explore beliefs, programs, and accessibility before settling on a community.
   

3. Southern Union Names Paul Goodridge Associate Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (nadadventist.org) — Huntsville residents who know Pastor Paul Goodridge from Mt. Calvary Church and Oakwood University will soon see him step into a wider leadership role. The Southern Union Conference has appointed him associate director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, drawing on his years of ministry and advocacy experience while he transitions from his current Huntsville pastorate.
   

4. Democrats call out Republican's arrest as ALGOP chair says transgender candidates have 'mental disorders' (al.com) — Voters in the Huntsville and Madison area's House District 25 are seeing their race pulled into a broader statewide fight over transgender rights and political rhetoric. After Alabama's GOP chair called two transgender Democratic candidates mentally ill, one of them, Allison Montgomery, is pushing back, arguing local residents care more about affordability, education, and healthcare than culture-war attacks.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Dr Mitchell found uveal melanoma in my eye at a cataract consult when an optometrist elsewhere had misdiagnosed it and sent me for a consult.
    Dr Mitchell had me in an oncology ophthalmologist's chair two business days later. He was wonderful. He later performed cataract surgery on both… (Nextdoor Tannahill)
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Ok Huntsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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