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The Final Countdown...Nick & Sarah's Engagement

Monday, September 17th, 2012, 2:29pm

The Final Countdown...Nick & Sarah's Engagement

Nick walked into my classroom on March 2, 2011, and I never once thought that the guest speaker for my class would turn out to be my future husband. It was Dr. Suess’s birthday, and my school librarian had contacted Nick to speak to our students about the importance of reading. I’ll never forget the frustrating amusement of Nick telling a group of 7th graders, “If it’s a good book, they’ll make a movie out of it.” He’ll never live that down. He left his number after class , and several text messages later we decided to meet up for dinner.

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DA provides evidence to Bishop Anderson defense team

Submitted by Amanda Jarrett, Community Producer

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012, 11:29am

DA provides evidence to Bishop Anderson defense team

The Madison County District Attorney's office filed documents stating they have provided defense council with all discoverable evidence in the Amy Bishop Anderson case.

The document includes a detailed list of the evidence provided by prosecutors. That list includes:

Two-hand delivered audio copies of phone calls made by Bishop Anderson from the Madison County Metro Jail
Hand-delivered copy of incident report by Madison County Sheriff's Office
Hand-delivered copy of crime scene photos
Hand-delivered copy of student grievance against Bishop Anderson
Hand-delivered copy of video of crime scene walk-through
Hand-delivered copy of Bishop Anderson's jail file

Bishop Anderson is charged with capital murder and attempted murder for the shootings on the UAH Campus in February of 2010.

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Case dismissed against former officer

Submitted by Amanda Jarrett, Community Producer

Thursday, August 30th, 2012, 1:53pm

Charges are dropped against a former Huntsville Police Officer accused of illegal weapons possession. Wesley Little was preparing for a retrial when the case was dismissed.

A Madison County jury convicted Little back in 2009. That case was overturned on appeal because the judge incorrectly instructed jurors before deliberations. This spring prosecutors asked the court to dismiss this case. A judge granted that request this week. Court records show the case was dismissed with conditions. We are working to find out the specifics about the conditions. Little's attorney, Bruce Gardner, tells WAFF 48 his client will not try to get his job back at HPD.

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St. Joseph Catholic Church hosts milestone celebration

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012, 3:16pm

St. Joseph Catholic Church hosts milestone celebration

Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Huntsville will host a huge celebration September 9, 2012 to mark two major milestones. Saint Joseph is celebrating its 60th Anniversary and the Knights of Peter Claver is celebrating its 25th Anniversary.

The celebration will start at 3:00 with a Mass of Thanksgiving at Saint Joseph Catholic Church. The celebrant and homilist for the Mass is Most Reverend Martin D. Holley, D.D. Holly, a native of Pensacola and the Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, D.C. He also serves as the National Chaplain of the Knights of Peter Claver.

Saint Joseph Catholic Church was founded in 1952 by the Salvatorians as a mission to the black community of Huntsville, Alabama. In 1979 Saint Joseph Mission was established as a canonical parish of the Birmingham Diocese and was renamed Saint Joseph Catholic Church.

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UAH fraternity receives True Merit award

Submitted by Mary Howard, Web producer

Thursday, August 16th, 2012, 9:46am

UAH fraternity receives True Merit award

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity’s Theta Pi chapter at UAH received the 2012 True Merit Award.

The award was presented at the 80th Biennial Congress of ATO on August 4 in St. Louis.

The award emphasizes commitment to ATO’s mission, including positive community and campus involvement.

The chapter also received the Gold Communication Award recognizing the chapter’s over communication efforts.

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Students named best in nation at FBLA competition

Submitted by Mary Howard, Web producer

Sunday, July 8th, 2012, 8:53am

Twelve students attended the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, TX on June 28 through July 3.

Over 8,000 students participated in the competitions. Students from Huntsville High School earned the right to compete at the national conference by placing in either first or second place at the State Leadership Conference that was held in April.

Students competed in a variety of events such as Business Communication, Video Production, Personal Finance, Computer Game Programming, Business Presentation, Digital Design, and Networking Concepts. Of the twelve students competing, five walked away with first place honors.

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Teledyne Brown selects John Horack to lead space growth

Submitted by Mary Howard, Web producer

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012, 1:40pm

Teledyne Brown selects John Horack to lead space growth

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. announced that John M. Horack, PhD, a highly-accomplished veteran of the aerospace industry, has been appointed Vice President of its Space Systems group with responsibility for expanding the company’s space business.

Horack was selected for the position based on his achievements in private industry, leadership at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and experience in academic research. In addition, Dr. Horack gained recognition for his ability to strategically impact an organization.

“John’s profile and credentials are second to none in the space community,” said Rex Geveden, president, Teledyne Brown Engineering. “We are excited and fortunate to have someone of John’s caliber as part of our team.”

Before joining Teledyne Brown, Horack served as Vice President of Research for the University of Alabama in Huntsville where he had oversight of the university’s 14 research centers and laboratories.

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