🌱 Patch AM: How Huntsville’s new 50,000-square-foot Boys & Girls Club will serve kids

Hello Huntsville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Huntsville’s new 50,000-square-foot Boys & Girls Club will serve kids
• Why a Huntsville-linked DoD worker faces a key plea decision Monday
• What did Huntsville Google most in 2025?

Also on today's calendar: Bridge Street Town Centre Announces New Addition to Management Team and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 61 and low of 34 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy with a shower or two, temps: high: 58, low: 23.
• Sunday: Sunny, breezy and much colder, with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. New Huntsville Boys & Girls Club aims to transform youth through leadership and support (waaytv.com) — A major new Boys & Girls Club campus is opening in North Huntsville on Jan. 5, bringing classrooms, STEM labs, game rooms, and expanded youth programs to local kids. Leaders say the 50,000-square-foot Frank J. Williams facility will focus on leadership, mentorship, homework help, and safe after-school hours, and they’re urging residents to support Huntsville’s youth with time or donations.
   

2. Department of Defense Civilian Scheduled for Change‑of‑Plea Hearing in Classified Documents Case (waff.com) — A Department of Defense civilian connected to Huntsville’s Missile Defense Agency is set for a change-of-plea hearing Monday, Dec. 15, in Birmingham on charges of taking top-secret documents home. She previously pleaded not guilty and remains free on bond, with any new plea potentially setting up sentencing and other federal proceedings.
   

3. 2025 in Review: What Huntsville Googled this Year (hvilleblast.com) — Huntsville residents’ 2025 Google habits ranged from Taylor Swift songs to NBA stars and regional attractions like Spring Valley Beach and Lake Winnepesaukah. A new breakdown highlights the music, slang, tickets, and jerseys locals searched most, offering a quirky snapshot of what caught Huntsville’s attention this year.
   

4. VERIFY: How do you get a medical cannabis recommendation legally in Alabama, and can any doctor issue it? (rocketcitynow.com) — If you’re in Huntsville and wondering about medical cannabis, Alabama has finally issued its first licenses, but strict rules still apply. Only specially certified in-state physicians can recommend cannabis, and only for specific conditions, after in-person visits. Patients will be limited to state-approved non-smokable products once sales begin.
   

5. Huntsville woman to lead Auburn College of Forestry's class of 2025, reflecting on conservation passion (rocketcitynow.com) — A Huntsville native, Grace Goldsby, has been selected to lead Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment class of 2025 at this weekend’s commencement. Her journey from exploring the outdoors as a child to conducting forest health research at Auburn highlights how local passion for nature can grow into a conservation-focused career and advanced study plans.
   

📸 Around Huntsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Huntsville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Peter Antoniou
  Huntsville Levity Live, 2012 Memorial Pkwy SW, Huntsville
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Bridge Street Town Centre Announces New Addition to Management Team
  Bridge Street Town Centre , 365 The Brg St NW , Huntsville
  10:00 am
• Creative Latte & Learn - Make Your Own Washi Tape
  Studio 127 - A Conservatory for Creativity , 7500 Memorial Pkwy SW , Huntsville
  2:00 pm
• Redstone Federal Credit Union Presents: Christkindlmarket
  The Orion Amphitheater , 701 Amphitheater Dr NW , Huntsville
  5:00 pm
• Huntsville Ballet presents The Nutcracker
  Mark C. Smith Concert Hall , 700 Monroe St SW , Huntsville
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Huntsville Ballet performs The Nutcracker
  Mark C. Smith Concert Hall , 700 Monroe St SW , Huntsville
  2:00 pm
• Christmas Concert at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library
  Huntsville-Madison County Public Library , 915 Monroe St SW , Huntsville
  6:30 pm
• The Nutcracker presented by Huntsville Ballet Company & Accompanied by Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
  Mark C. Smith Concert Hall , 700 Monroe St SW , Huntsville
  7:03 pm

Sunday December 14

• The Nutcracker performed by Huntsville Ballet Company with Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
  Mark C. Smith Concert Hall , 700 Monroe St SW , Huntsville
  1:00 pm
• Rocky Dale Davis
  Huntsville Levity Live , 2012 Memorial Pkwy SW , Huntsville
  6:00 pm
• An Evening with Peter Billingsley & A Christmas Story
  Mars Music Hall , 700 Monroe St SW , Huntsville
  6:30 pm

Monday December 15

• District 4 Public Office Hours with Council Member Bill Kling
  City of Huntsville , 915 Monroe St SW , Huntsville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This beautiful, sweet boy comes by every night.
  I worry about how cold he must be. I would love to keep him if he has been dumped or abandoned. Does anyone recognize him? He is not chipped, he is… (Nextdoor Hillwood Estates)
• On Monday I was on Highway 36 in Lacy Spring when traffic suddenly came to a halt!
  It was a dog in the road running back and forth. This poor baby was so skinny you could count his ribs. He was starving!! I couldn’t rescue him… (Nextdoor Abbington)

• HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Huntsville Police Department has released its car break-in statistics for the first week of December, giving residents... (X: whnt)
• Self-driving Waymo taxis have gone viral for negative reasons involving the death of a beloved San Francisco bodega cat and pulling an illegal U-turn... (X: waff48)

• Leidos posted a job opening for CNC Machinist 2nd shift in Huntsville. Apply here.
• Sprint Mart posted a job opening for Cashier/Team Member - Sprint Mart #2313 in Huntsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Huntsville here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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