Old Huntsville Magazine

08/29/2024

The September issue is on the stands and that means cooler weather coming soon. Check out our new website www.oldhuntsville.com – you’ll find some older issues that you can click on and read, and you will also be able to order subscriptions online now with credit/debit cards. This issue has some amazing stories that you will read more than once! Get your copy before they’re gone.

03/27/2024

SO happy warm weather is here! That means the April issue is out on the stands and full of stories you won’t forget. Remembering Montgomery Ward when it was here in Huntsville, Tony Mason and Charlie Daniels, what it was like to work at the Huntsville Arsenal before it became Redstone Arsenal and much more. Pick up your copy before they’re gone!

03/05/2024

One of the funniest stories!

History and stories of the Tennessee Valley.

02/25/2024

How lucky are we to have a neighborhood grocery store in our area for 80 years!
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02/14/2024

Happy Valentine's Day to my beautiful daughter Steph! I love you!

12/01/2023

The December issues are being distributed right now and by Saturday they will all be out.

11/28/2023

Here is the December column to enjoy until the actual magazine is ready!

If you looked on p. 28 of the November issue on the Metro Painting ad, you found my hidden turkey! See it now right side of the roof? Our first caller to ID it was Jeannie Worthey who lives downtown. Jeannie has lived in the Russel Erskine building for 11 years now, and currently on the 12th floor for the best view in town. Jeannie had a birthday in November and turned 54 years old so Happy Birthday to you! Then Norma Ricketts of Jackson Way Styling Salon was our winner for the photo of the month. The little guy in the photo was Mike Kaylor, whom so many remember as the best restaurant reviewer in town. Readers of the Huntsville News and Times looked forward to his honest reviews. Norma is a hair stylist at the Salon and has been working there for 34 years. She has lived in Huntsville for 52 years so she's seen lots of change for sure! Congratulations to both ladies for winning a year's subscription to Old Huntsville magazine.

Also I have hidden a very teeny candy cane in the December issue. It will be VERY difficult to find. So if you think you've discovered it, call the office and you might be the winner!

Catherine Cameron just had a birthday on Nov. 22 and she turned 90! She loves reading and history. Her sweet daughter Gail Zeigler arranged a celebration at the Kennemer Cove Trading Post in Woodville, Al and her friends and family were there celebrating. Happy happy birthday to Catherine and here's to 20 more!

There are so many events happening in Huntsville during December. Grandma's column a few pages earlier in this issue listed quite a few of them but there are so many! No one can get bored here in Huntsville. If nothing else, put on some good walking shoes and travel around the historic districts - Old Town and Twickenham really go all out to decorate and driving around at night in this area is a treat as well. It has been proven that walking and staying busy will help with depression and feeling down, it works. Luminaries this year are happening on Dec. 9, Saturday.

Joann and Ron Copeland of Huntsville recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary, on Oct. llth. That is impossible to believe as Joann looks like she might be 70. Married at 5! Happy Anniversary to the lovebirds.

Here's a tip I found out myself by accident, if you have a cell phone who responds to you with Siri or Hey Google. Mine is Siri and he's an Australian gentleman. One night I needed some light to see down a dark hallway and had my phone, I said "Hey Siri - turn on the flashlight”. In a second my phone flashlight was on! I was amazed. Then I told him to Turn Off Flashlight and he did! Very helpful for some of us folks who can't find the flashlight icon and need the light in a hurry. My Siri actually calls it a torch, not a flashlight.

Happy Birthday to our dear friend Oscar Llerena, Huntsville High Class of 1966, who has a Dec. 24th birthday! He was the best present his parents could have wished for! Oscar currently lives in Miami but likes to visit Huntsville and see old friends and schoolmates on occasion - come see us soon!

Special greetings full of love to Ianthia Bridges, whose family has lots of important December dates! Her Aunt Marie celebrates her birthday on Dec. 12th; Aunt Yolanda and her cousin Cedric have Dec. 17th birthdays; Dec. 25th is the special wedding anniversary of her Uncle Mark and Aunt Tammy. Her brother Carl and sis-in-law Tammy have a Dec. 23rd wedding anniversary and Tammy also celebrates her birthday on Dec. 24th. Ianthia's family has non-stop parties in December!

A special Merry Christmas to all the folks who work at Truist Bank on Church Street and make you feel like you're their only customer!

Our recent story written by Giles HoIIingsworth about growing up in Redstone Park got tons of responses. Giles would love to hear from you and your experiences living there, and many of our readers would too. If you lived there and have memories you'd like to share please reach us by email at [email protected] and maybe see them published! Or just to share with Giles - we sure hope to hear from you.

We wish you a Merry Christmas no matter how you celebrate and please remember that many have sad memories around the holidays and not all feel as joyous as we're supposed to be. Just try to make every day the best day you can.

11/04/2023

The November issue is in Hampton Cove now at Walgreens, Mapco, and Mandarin!

07/03/2023

This picture was run in the Nov. 2007 issue of Old Huntsville magazine - dated 1966 just after the courthouse was torn down.

06/29/2023

It’s that time of month again and the latest issue of Old Huntsville magazine is one you won’t want to miss. Remembering Aunt Eunice and her restaurant, Cecil Ashburn building roads, memories from years ago and stories that you will remember. Stories from Lawrence Hillis, Iolanda Hicks, Rufus Crowl. Oh, and recipes too! Pick up your July issue before they’re gone!

06/16/2023

A young Oak tree planted today by Sam Keith to help beautify Pratt Avenue in the 1300 block - with the help of Tim Payment - more people need to do that and add shade and beauty to their neighborhood!

06/04/2023

For those who have tried to order subscriptions both print and digital using the Old Huntsville website - It's NOT working! My apologies for the inconvenience and we're working to fix it. In the meantime call me directly at 256.534.0502 and we can do it over the phone. Thank you much for your support!

05/05/2023

04/20/2023

From Huntsville native, Jim McBride.

On May 15th, “Chattahoochee” will be 30 years old. The song Alan and I wrote together that is. The Chattahoochee River is a great deal older. This is the cover of the current Atlanta magazine. It’s the waterways edition and I was interviewed about the song Alan made famous. Sarah Carter, a wonderful writer at the Country Music Hall of Fame, conducted the interview for Atlanta and wrote the
wrote the story. I am very pleased with how it turned out. It’s a pretty cool article you can go on line and read. Jeanne and I bought 2 copies at Barnes and Noble ‘cause that’s how we roll. This ole guy is having an extra good year so far. Thanks for your time and attention. Jim

04/10/2023

It's nice to see squirrels and line workers put their differences aside. 🤣

The supervisor of our mutual aid crew in Florence says a tree trimming team found this squirrel, and the people who lived at the house gave it some water and nuts.

From that point on, they had a new best friend! He would run up to our line workers and stand at their feet until they picked him up. If they didn't, he would run up their pants leg and into their arms!

A nice moment of joy in what has been a long, hard week for all the utility teams out there.

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