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Area Info
North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, generally thought to include these 12 counties: Cherokee, Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston, with a combined population of 937,059.
The anchor city of this region of the state is Huntsville, but other cities of notable size include (in order of population): Decatur, Florence (along with its sister cities Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia), Madison, and Athens.
Decatur is considered a quasi anchor city for western North Alabama, being the largest economic center north of Birmingham, and west of Huntsville.
Locals tend to refer to this area as the "Tennessee Valley" in reference to the Tennessee River, which flows through the northernmost part of the state. A section of East Tennessee shares the "Tennessee Valley" moniker.
Articles
Local News from The Huntsville Times via Yahoo! News
Madison County circuit clerk's office searched in probe of state court computer breach
Mar 13, 2010 4:15 pm
Someone entered supposedly secure state court administration computers
Redstone Federal 'works around the clock,' and members' money is back
Mar 13, 2010 2:45 pm
Procedures in place to prevent snafu from happening again
Red Cross volunteer Gunner Wallis: It feels good to know ... you made someone feel better
Mar 13, 2010 2:30 pm
"You can only play so much golf," Wallis says, so why not volunteer
Gov. Bob Riley signs TIF law, paving the way for $1 billion office park at Redstone Arsenal
Mar 13, 2010 2:15 pm
Col. Bob Pastorelli likened the quest for a new office park on Redstone Arsenal to a football game Friday, where all kinds of team members - mayors, legislators, military officials - worked the ball d...
Filling up gas tank for beach trip will cost more this year
Mar 13, 2010 1:00 pm
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Huntsville Friday was 87 cents more than a year ago.
Madison County Commission approves tests for possible landfill expansion
Mar 13, 2010 12:45 pm
The Madison County Commisison hired OMI to conduct groundwater tests on 16 acres next to the existing inert landfill off Homer Nance Road.
Redstone Federal spends harried Friday chasing e-payroll deposits
Mar 13, 2010 12:15 pm
A representative said the problem would, hopefully, be fixed by midnight.
David Blair to run for Huntsville school board
Mar 13, 2010 1:30 am
David Blair, who represented west Huntsville on the board from 2000 to 2004, confirmed Friday he would seek another term.
Intergraph, Bentley case returned by state Supreme Court, Again
Mar 13, 2010 12:15 am
MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Supreme Court Friday returned to the Madison County Circuit Court for a second time a complex lawsuit involving Intergraph Corp., and Pennsylvania-based Bentley Systems Inc.
Pool for new district judge narrowed to three candidates
Mar 12, 2010 5:30 pm
Gov. Bob Riley will select a veteran civil litigator, an assistant U.S. attorney or an attorney with extensive experience handling juvenile cases to serve as the next Madison County District judge. Ro...
