Tag: The Huntsville Times

Callahan makes it 3 for Madison mayoral race!

MADISON – Mike Callahan says Madison politics and the things he saw while serving on the city’s Planning Commission made him decide to join the mayor’s race – on the final day to file qualifying papers. Callahan made it a three-man race for the mayor’s job on Tuesday. He will challenge Mayor Sandy Kirkindall and [...]

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Griffith, Parker race

Griffith, Parker race likely to be closeVoters may think more strategically this electionThursday, July 17, 2008By PATRICIA C. McCARTERTimes Staff Writer, patricia.mccarter@htimes.com The morning after his Republican opponent was chosen for the 5th District congressional race, state Sen. Parker Griffith held a press conference to present a $5,000 state grant to the Madison County Veterans [...]

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We’ll be jammin’ with old, new stars

We’ll be jammin’ with old, new stars

We’ll be jammin’ with old, new starsKenny Rogers, Gretchen Wilson, Styx among actsThursday, July 17, 2008By JON BUSDEKERTimes Arts Writer, jon.busdeker@htimes.com Question: What do you get when you cross The Gambler, a redneck woman and Mr. Roboto? Answer: Big Spring Jam XVI. Today, Big Spring Jam officials announce the acts for this year’s three-day annual [...]

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Still in the game

Still in the gameWednesday, July 16, 2008None VW would have been nice, but we’re not in the poor house just yet A choice had to be made. Volkswagen looked at Huntsville, and it looked at Chattanooga. In the end, it chose Chattanooga over Huntsville for the construction of a $1 billion auto assembly plant that [...]

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The race in the 5th

The race in the 5thThursday, July 17, 2008Huntsville Times Griffith, Parker square off in a contest with national implications In most congressional districts, picking a member of the House of Representatives in November won’t be one of the hot political races. For better or worse, incumbents, by virtue of name recognition, money and the fact [...]

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