🌱 Mill Creek Master Plan Is Under Way + HHS Students Heading To Texas

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But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very warm. High: 85 Low: 57.

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Here are the top three stories in Huntsville today:

1. A master plan for the $400 million Mill Creek neighborhood transformation is being finalized by the City of Huntsville and the Huntsville Housing Authority and may be unveiled later this month, according to Shane Davis, the city's director of Urban and Economic Development. The project, named the Choice Neighborhood Initiative, seeks to revitalize a 28-acre area and will be funded through a combination of federal grant money, local government funds, and private investments. Housing authority units located at this site have already been demolished due to high levels of radon in some buildings. (AL.com)
2. The man accused of fatally shooting Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby had his preliminary hearing rescheduled for next month. Juan Robert Laws, 24, has been charged with capital murder of a law enforcement officer. Laws also allegedly shot Officer Albert Morin, who was released from the hospital last Friday. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said that additional charges for Laws won't be known until the case has been turned over to the U.S. District Attorney's Office to investigate. (News 19)
3. Students with the Huntsville High School JRTOC are heading to Houston to compete for a national title in a space challenge competition. The Huntsville team, known as the Space Panthers, had the highest qualifying score in the country. They will be competing against other JRTOC teams in the StellarXplorers National Design Competition, which gives students the opportunity to tackle real-world problems involving system development and operations. (News 19)

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Today in Huntsville:

• Annual Spring Plant Sale At Huntsville Botanical Garden (8:00 AM)
• Admission $5 After 5 At Huntsville Museum Of Art (5:00 PM)
• Multimodal Safety Action Plan - Public Input Session At Morris School (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• This weekend is the last chance to check out the Youth Art Month Exhibition at the Huntsville Museum of Art. This annual exhibit features over 200 pieces of student artwork from kindergarteners through high school seniors. (Huntsville.org)
• An exhibit from the Smithsonian Museum called "The Bias Inside Us" is coming to Huntsville. The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library downtown branch will host the exhibit, which explores the psychology of implicit bias. (Downtown Huntsville, Inc. via Facebook)
• Kicks for Kids is a nonprofit organization that seeks to change children's lives with new pairs of shoes. To qualify for new shoes, applicants must be between the ages of 3 and 17 and be in a household with a total income that is equal to or less than federal poverty guidelines. To learn more about applying for shoes or supporting the organization, click here. (WAFF 48)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.