The Huntsville Times
Encyclopedia
The Huntsville Times is the daily morning newspaper
published in Huntsville, Alabama
, and also serves the surrounding areas of north Alabama's Tennessee Valley
region. The Times formerly operated as an afternoon paper, but moved to mornings after The Huntsville News ceased publication. It is published by The Huntsville Times Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Advance Publications
, Inc. The paper was first acquired by Advance's founder, Samuel Newhouse, Sr., in 1955. The Times is a sister paper to two other Advance-owned publications within Alabama, The Birmingham News
and the (Mobile) Press-Register
. Together with them, the Times provides daily news and sports content to Advance Internet's website, al.com.
Of the 25 daily newspapers published in Alabama, the Times has the third highest daily circulation.
Because Huntsville is the home to NASA
's Marshall Space Flight Center
and the Army's Redstone Arsenal
, the Times maintains a special desk for science, aerospace and military matters. It also maintains bureaus in towns near Huntsville, within its service area.
The Times has received numerous awards over the years from the Alabama Press Association and other trade groups.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published in Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
, and also serves the surrounding areas of north Alabama's Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Valley
The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina...
region. The Times formerly operated as an afternoon paper, but moved to mornings after The Huntsville News ceased publication. It is published by The Huntsville Times Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Advance Publications
Advance Publications
Advance Publications, Inc., is an American media company owned by the descendants of S.I. Newhouse Sr., Donald Newhouse and S.I. Newhouse, Jr. It is named after the Staten Island Advance, the first newspaper owned by the Newhouse family...
, Inc. The paper was first acquired by Advance's founder, Samuel Newhouse, Sr., in 1955. The Times is a sister paper to two other Advance-owned publications within Alabama, The Birmingham News
The Birmingham News
The Birmingham News is the principal daily newspaper for Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and the largest newspaper in Alabama. The paper is owned by Advance Publications...
and the (Mobile) Press-Register
Press-Register
The Press-Register is a daily newspaper serving the southwest Alabama counties of Mobile and Baldwin. The newspaper is a descendant of one founded in 1813, making the Press-Register Alabama's oldest newspaper...
. Together with them, the Times provides daily news and sports content to Advance Internet's website, al.com.
Of the 25 daily newspapers published in Alabama, the Times has the third highest daily circulation.
Because Huntsville is the home to NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center. The largest center of NASA, MSFC's first mission was developing the Saturn launch vehicles for the Apollo moon program...
and the Army's Redstone Arsenal
Redstone Arsenal
Redstone Arsenal is a United States Army base and a census-designated place adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area...
, the Times maintains a special desk for science, aerospace and military matters. It also maintains bureaus in towns near Huntsville, within its service area.
The Times has received numerous awards over the years from the Alabama Press Association and other trade groups.