Past Issues
Step back in time and immerse yourself in the engaging stories and tales that define Huntsville’s colorful past.
Mistaken Identity
Mistaken IdentityClaudia Perkins stood on the front porch with her daughters and watched in shock as her husband was led off in handcuffs. She later said she felt as if she was living in some kind of a horrible nightmare. She knew beyond a shadow of doubt that her...
A Life Saved
A Life SavedElizabeth Hill was born, barely, in a farmhouse in Lincoln County, TN on a cold day in March of 1921. She was premature and only weighed 4 pounds and was not expected to live.Her mother, Loyd Hall Hill, had already lost twins in childbirth. Her aunt, Kate...
Top Secret Operation
Top Secret Operation:Huntsville in the 1960sThe night jailer at the MadisonCounty lockup eyed his prisoners carefully. They carried no identification and refused to give their names.For Huntsville in 1960 - where everybody knew everybody - this was in itself an...