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North Huntsville clinic aims to expand access to primary care

Physician Care North Huntsville officially opens to patients June 15.

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Huntsville Hospital is opening its latest primary care clinic just a stone&#x27;s throw from, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="and in partnership with" data-vars-click-url="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/new-faciltiy-expands-access-to-health-care-though-aamu-huntsville-hospital-partnership.html" data-vars-content-id="bc116d34-b0e1-4630-a92e-c2b183bea5c8" data-vars-headline="North Huntsville clinic aims to expand access to primary care" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/new-faciltiy-expands-access-to-health-care-though-aamu-huntsville-hospital-partnership.html" target="_blank">and in partnership with</a>, Alabama A&amp;M in North Huntsville. Why it matters: The new clinic expands access to health care in a rapidly-growing area of Huntsville that has historically been underserved.

TVA says reservoirs are ready for summer despite drought

Drought or not, reservoirs are at full summer pool levels.

The Tennessee Valley Authority says reservoirs are at full summer pool levels despite an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ongoing drought" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2026/05/01/drought-persists" data-vars-content-id="8e55122c-06b4-494e-a548-8421fb7a8fda" data-vars-headline="TVA says reservoirs are ready for summer despite drought" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2026/05/01/drought-persists" target="_self">ongoing drought</a>.Why it matters: Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season, and in North Alabama that means getting out on the Tennessee River.<ul><li>Recreation across the watershed generates nearly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$12 billion annually" data-vars-click-url="https://www.tva.com/the-powerhouse/stories/Valley-Lakes-Worth-Billions" data-vars-content-id="8e55122c-06b4-494e-a548-8421fb7a8fda" data-vars-headline="TVA says reservoirs are ready for summer despite drought" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.tva.com/the-powerhouse/stories/Valley-Lakes-Worth-Billions" target="_blank">$12 billion annually</a> — about $1 million per shoreline mile.</li></ul>

Huntsville biotech boom draws national security focus

The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology and other agencies took a close look at HudsonAlpha on the 20th stop of NSCEB's national roadshow.

Environment

Huntsville is big on defense in more ways than aerospace.Why it matters: The workforce and research engine created by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology" data-vars-click-url="https://www.hudsonalpha.org/" data-vars-content-id="bb8dd234-fd0e-4260-bc13-4734ba48f275" data-vars-headline="Huntsville biotech boom draws national security focus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.hudsonalpha.org/" target="_blank">HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology</a> doesn&#x27;t only drive economic development such as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Eli Lilly&#x27;s new plant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2025/12/10/eli-lilly-alabama-6-billion-huntsville-plant-drug-manufacturing" data-vars-content-id="bb8dd234-fd0e-4260-bc13-4734ba48f275" data-vars-headline="Huntsville biotech boom draws national security focus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2025/12/10/eli-lilly-alabama-6-billion-huntsville-plant-drug-manufacturing" target="_self">Eli Lilly&#x27;s new plant</a>, it&#x27;s key to national security.

Get ready for the winter storm hitting North Alabama this weekend

"It is going to be impactful," NWS meteorologist Katie Magee said.

Climate

North Alabama — and a huge swath of the Southeast — is bracing for a significant winter storm expected to blow in Friday and last through the weekend.Why it matters: Get ready to hunker down for a few days.

Huntsville researchers challenge hottest temperature record

Researchers say the hottest temp may have been closer to 120, instead of 134 degrees in 1913.

Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are calling for the invalidation of the hottest near-surface temperature ever recorded: 134 degrees in Death Valley, Calif., in 1913.Why it matters: Climate monitoring depends on accurate long-term historical data, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new UAH research paper" data-vars-click-url="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/aop/BAMS-D-24-0313.1/BAMS-D-24-0313.1.pdf" data-vars-content-id="bec8d3b6-232a-473f-a955-47b4315e688e" data-vars-headline="Huntsville researchers challenge hottest temperature record" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/aop/BAMS-D-24-0313.1/BAMS-D-24-0313.1.pdf" target="_blank">new UAH research paper</a>.

AI camera proposal raises native lawn worries

Some advocates for native lawns say they fear the proposed AI-enabled cameras will wrongly flag lawns that are in compliance.

Huntsville&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="proposal to monitor" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2025/07/24/huntsville-ai-garbage-truck-cameras-code-enforcement-city-detect" data-vars-content-id="228d142c-9bd2-4085-97ff-51b56039e8e7" data-vars-headline="AI camera proposal raises native lawn worries" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2025/07/24/huntsville-ai-garbage-truck-cameras-code-enforcement-city-detect" target="_self">proposal to monitor</a> overgrown grass and other code issues using garbage-truck-mounted, AI-enabled cameras has sparked debate over what the city allows and how enforcement may change.Why it matters: Some homeowners want to ditch traditional turf lawns in favor of native plants that support threatened local ecosystems — but they could face code violations for doing so.

Catching up with NASA engineer John Blevins

"The most exciting thing today is the Artemis II mission," Blevins told Axios Huntsville. "For the first time in over 50 years, four people are going beyond the moon."

John Blevins, chief engineer for NASA&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Space Launch System" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space-launch-system/" data-vars-content-id="1e3620c5-406c-4c49-b5fb-6aba992eb6e9" data-vars-headline="Catching up with NASA engineer John Blevins" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space-launch-system/" target="_blank">Space Launch System</a>, was recently <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="awarded" data-vars-click-url="https://www.themadisonrecord.com/2025/07/24/dr-john-blevins-receives-samuel-j-heyman-service-america-medal-premier-award-career-federal-employees/" data-vars-content-id="1e3620c5-406c-4c49-b5fb-6aba992eb6e9" data-vars-headline="Catching up with NASA engineer John Blevins" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.themadisonrecord.com/2025/07/24/dr-john-blevins-receives-samuel-j-heyman-service-america-medal-premier-award-career-federal-employees/" target="_blank">awarded</a> the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, the highest honor a civilian federal employee can earn. Why it matters: NASA is an integral part of Huntsville&#x27;s character, and people like Blevins and his team are a big part of what makes NASA the premier space program on the planet.

Huntsville-led research aims to transform manufacturing with grass

By mixing grass fiber with other products, and by using chemicals derived from the grass, manufacturers can create plastic replacements.

Grass sprouting across Alabama and Tennessee may soon be used to make everything from car parts to asphalt, thanks to research underway in Huntsville. Why it matters: Using under-productive farmland to grow grass as a sustainable raw material for manufacturers could bring billions in future-ready economic development to rural areas.

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TVA says reservoirs are ready for summer despite drought

Huntsville biotech boom draws national security focus

Get ready for the winter storm hitting North Alabama this weekend

Huntsville researchers challenge hottest temperature record

AI camera proposal raises native lawn worries