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Former Guntersville City Schools superintendent dies
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (79+ words) MARSHALL CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A former superintendent of Guntersville City Schools has died. Dr. Dale Edwards served as superintendent from 1991 until his retirement in 2015. He also previously worked as the principal of Carlisle Park Middle School and Guntersville High School....
Scottsboro High School wins appeal to maintain 4A athletic classification
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (216+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Scottsboro High School will remain in Class 4A athletic competition through 2028 after the Alabama High School Athletic Association reversed its earlier reclassification decision. The AHSAA Board of Control voted to keep Scottsboro in its current classification level after…...
Madison County School parents have seen the spike in illnesses and say the E-Learning Day is warranted
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (298+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - All Madison County School students will be learning online tomorrow due to widespread illnesses hitting all 30 campuses. One Madison County parent says more of the E-Learning days were needed sooner. All 30 Madison County Campuses will be closed…...
The legacy of Rosenwald Schools in Alabama
1+ week, 1+ day ago (541+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - In 1911, businessman Julius Rosenwald, owner of Sears, Roebuck and Co., met Booker T. Washington, president of what was then called the Tuskegee Institute. The two men developed a friendship and a shared vision that would become one of…...
Madison firefighters working under new schedule
1+ week, 1+ day ago (287+ words) MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - The Madison Fire department announced a recent change in firefighter schedules, with the goal of increasing firefighter physical and mental wellbeing. The previous schedule had firefighters work for 24 hours before being off for 48 hours. Under the new…...
Madison County Schools moving to e-learning on Friday due to widespread illness
1+ week, 2+ day ago (630+ words) MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - The Madison County Schools System is moving to e-learning on Friday, February 13, and students will not report to campus due to widespread illness. According to a Madison County Schools spokesperson, this decision was made with students…...
Schools in Madison County moving to e-learning on Friday due to widespread illness
1+ week, 2+ day ago (319+ words) MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - Schools in Madison County are moving to e-learning on Friday, February 13, and students will not report to campus due to widespread illness. According to a Madison County Schools Spokesperson, this decision was made with students" and…...
Huntsville City Schools administrator testifies before the U.S. House appropriations subcommittee
1+ week, 2+ day ago (74+ words) Huntsville City Schools administrator testifies before the U.S. House appropriations subcommittee'WAFF Huntsville City Schools administrator testifies before the U.S. House appropriations subcommittee Attempted murder trial continues in a Lauderdale Co. courtroom Mother of Teen Killed in Police Chase Testifies for New Accountability…...
Get an inside look at multiple construction projects underway at Madison County Schools
1+ week, 2+ day ago (339+ words) MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) -Madison County Schools is in the midst of significant expansion to accommodate rising student enrollment. The district's largest initiatives include two brand new schools, Sparkman Intermediate and Hazel Green Middle School. Along with 12 new classrooms at…...
Huntsville City Schools administrator testifies before the United States House appropriations subcommittee
1+ week, 2+ day ago (159+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville City Schools was represented on Capitol Hill after an administrator testified before the United States House appropriations subcommittee. Larry Saulsberry, Jr., the district's Director of Teaching and Learning for K12 Literacy, testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee…...