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Hi there, Huntsville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Huntsville's District 3 runoff is decided—here's who won and what's next
  • Huntsville city worker admits stealing from youth league—what happens next?
  • How you can help redesign safety along Huntsville's busy Governors Drive

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
  • Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Huntsville City Council certifies results of District 3 runoff (rocketcitynow.com) — Huntsville's District 3 council seat will remain with incumbent Jennie Robinson after she won the Sept. 22 runoff with just over 52% of the vote. With turnout under 20%, her victory joins previously certified District 2 and 4 results, and all newly elected city officials are set to be sworn in on Nov. 3.
   

2. Huntsville city employee guilty of stealing thousands from youth sports league (waff.com) — A Huntsville city employee has pleaded guilty to stealing $73,000 from the Huntsville Eastern League, a youth sports program partly funded by city stipends and taxpayer dollars. She must repay the money within a week and faces a suspended sentence with probation, while city officials review her employment status in the landscape management department.
   

3. Huntsville seeks public input on Governors Drive safety (rocketcitynow.com) — Huntsville is asking residents to help shape safety improvements along Governors Drive, from 14th Street to Caldwell Lane, through an ongoing traffic study and online survey open until Dec. 15. Planners are targeting safer walking, biking, driving, and transit access—especially around Huntsville Hospital and Lowe Mill—using public feedback to guide fixes like better sidewalks, lighting, crossings, and traffic controls.
   

4. Huntsville rocket maker gets $6 million defense contract (whnt.com) — A Huntsville-based L3Harris facility just landed a $6 million contract to ramp up production of propulsion systems for the THAAD missile defense program, with plans to build a new local facility and expand existing lines. The long-term deal with Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon could mean more high-tech defense jobs and investment tied directly to Huntsville's growing aerospace sector.
   

5. Strong support for NPR shown by Huntsville residents at Alabama public TV meeting (whnt.com) — Huntsville residents packed an Alabama Educational Television Commission meeting at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to protest the decision to cut NPR programming from local station WLRH. Speakers, including a former UAH professor and state Rep. Marilyn Lands, pressed commissioners on transparency, censorship concerns, and what programming will replace NPR, while a few attendees defended the move as seeking more ideological balance.
   

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