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Hello Huntsville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a pre-dawn blaze displaced 16 south Huntsville apartments overnight.
  • How Huntsville's job boom is squeezing already scarce childcare options.
  • New high-tech navigation manufacturing hub is coming to Huntsville.

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fire burns 16 apartments in south Huntsville (waff.com) — An early-morning fire in a south Huntsville apartment building destroyed 16 units, displacing residents but fortunately causing no injuries. Huntsville firefighters shifted to a defensive attack after confirming no one was inside, while the Red Cross and local nonprofit Shower Up are on scene providing hot showers, toiletries, and basic supplies as investigators work to determine the cause.
   

2. Huntsville's growth boom intensifies childcare shortage (waff.com) — Families in Huntsville are struggling to find affordable childcare as the city's rapid growth, fueled by U.S. Space Command, FBI expansion, and Eli Lilly's new plant, brings thousands of jobs. Local providers and the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber say demand already far exceeds available spots, warning the shortage could worsen without more in-home and center-based options.
   

3. Advanced Navigation Builds U.S. PNT Manufacturing Hub in Huntsville (insidegnss.com) — Huntsville will host Advanced Navigation America's new Positioning, Navigation and Timing Center of Excellence, adding a U.S. manufacturing hub for high-end navigation tech used in defense and heavy industry. Company leaders say the city's deep engineering talent and proximity to Redstone Arsenal and NASA will help grow local jobs while supporting sensitive U.S. military programs.
   

4. Colorado Springs, Huntsville Team Up on Golden Dome (payloadspace.com) — Huntsville leaders are partnering with Colorado Springs officials to support the Golden Dome missile-defense program, shifting from years of rivalry over U.S. Space Command headquarters to collaboration. With Redstone Arsenal, the Missile Defense Agency, and future Space Command HQ here, Huntsville is positioned as the place that will "stop the threat," potentially bringing thousands of high-tech jobs and long-term defense work to the area.
   

5. VERIFY: Is your pet on the menu for a wild fox near your home? (rocketcitynow.com) — After a red fox was spotted on Bonita Drive in Huntsville, residents are wondering how worried they should be about their pets. Wildlife experts say foxes mainly hunt small animals but can occasionally prey on very small dogs and cats, so they recommend bringing pets and food dishes inside and never approaching or feeding foxes you see in the neighborhood.
   

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  • Looking for some help here… any suggestions for cycling styrofoam coolers locally?
    RANA will not take them. I have searched Google and found no local recycling centers that will take them. It was suggested that shipping services… (Nextdoor Blossomwood)
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    I have searched high and low and just can't find her. She doesn't go outside and is very timid. She is wearing a bell on her collar, is chipped,… (Nextdoor Stone Hill Estates)
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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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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