Bud McLaughlin

3 days ago | 256today.com | Bud McLaughlin

MADISON — A section of Slaughter Road will be closed Thursday night for water main installation, Huntsville Utilities announced. Beginning 9 p.m. Thursday, Huntsville Utilities Water Operations will close Slaughter Road between Old Madison Pike and Madison Boulevard/Alabama 20 for the project. Motorists should avoid this area and use Shelton Road and Governors West during the project, which is expected to last until 5 a.m.

4 days ago | 256today.com | Bud McLaughlin

MADISON – Margi Daly, a resident of Madison for 21 years, has announced her candidacy for mayor. In a news release, Daly said her platform emphasizes the implementation of transparency, fiscal responsibility, proactive infrastructure development and a community-centric City Hall. The founder of MCWatchdogs, Daly said she is dedicated educating the community about the “potential for authoritarianism within the city manager’s role,” the release said. Qualifying for Madison city offices is June 10-24.

4 days ago | 256today.com | Bud McLaughlin

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville sweet home. Not only did Titomic open a facility in Huntsville, company decided to make the Rocket City its global headquarters. A manufacturer of advanced metal additive manufacturing systems, Titomic cited the proximity to its U.S. customers in the aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors. “Our customers include aerospace and defense suppliers such as Boeing and Airbus.

4 days ago | 256today.com | Bud McLaughlin

— It’s amazing what a little paint and a new name can do. But, in the case of the former Atlanta Motor Speedway, the venerable facility is still there but the name has changed. Speedway Motorsports and EchoPark Automotive introduced the new identity of Georgia’s only NASCAR track today: the iconic, 66-year-old facility in Hampton is now EchoPark Speedway.

4 days ago | yellowhammernews.com | Bud McLaughlin

A former pool contractor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after defrauding customers for more than $600,000, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today. Gregory Kirk of Muscle Shoals pleaded guilty in a case involving multiple property crimes, according to a statement from Marshall. Pursuant to a plea agreement with the state, Madison County Circuit Judge Ruth Ann Hall sentenced Kirk to a total term of 20 years’ imprisonment.