The high energy, 1980’s dance show “Footloose” is kickin’ its way to Sam Houston State University’s Department of Theatre and Musical Theatre April 24-27. 

As the end of the year rolls around and prom draws nearer, the age-old question comes back to haunt the senior class once again: How will enough money be raised for prom to be successful? 

Gas prices continue to tick up across the state with the current statewide average of $2.58 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is four cents more than this day last week and is six cents more per gallon compared to this day last year. 

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Walker County home sales increased 9.7 percent in March while home prices rose, according to the Walker County housing market report released Wednesday by the Tall Pines Association of Realtors.

The city of Huntsville is looking to expand its footprint by nearly 32 percent into Walker County via seven annexation proposals that would account for more than 7,000 acres of land.

When 12 students and one teacher were killed at Columbine High School 20 years ago, it not only became what at the time was the worst high school shooting in U.S. history. It also marked when American society was first handed a script for a new form of violence in schools.

Vehicular burglaries continue to run rampant through Huntsville, with seven additional vehicles targeted Tuesday. 

BOSTON – Popular legislation to ban tackle football in Massachusetts for kids through seventh grade has stirred vigorous opposition from youth league players, coaches and parents.

Harold Pullins often reminisces about the decades he’s owned his 27 acres a few miles north of Huntsville — hunting with his son, spending holidays there with his family and watching cows and horses graze in his near five acre pasture. 

Huntsville has authorized a lawsuit against three contractors in a bid to recoup repair costs for structural issues at the hub for the city’s trash. 

On the path to earning a degree, Sam Houston State University students spend approximately $1300 a year on textbooks, and these prices have increased more than three times the rate of inflation for decades, leaving many Bearkats without the funds to access required materials.

The Texas Senate broke a logjam Monday that had paralyzed a piece of priority legislation for weeks — blunting a controversial provision in its property tax reform package and then advancing the bill, without having to deploy a procedural “nuclear option” to move it.

Structural issues at the city of Huntsville’s transfer station could be nearing a repair. 

As many as 10 vehicles were burglarized in Huntsville over the weekend. 

A Kinesiology Sport Management project at Sam Houston State University will become a reality with students hosting the first annual College of Health Sciences Spirit Color Run on April 26. The event is open to the community.

Nelson Mandela once said, “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” 

Three renowned authors will be visiting Huntsville this week for the National Book Awards Festival at Sam Houston State University. 

The city limits of Huntsville may be expanding. 

Thursday was scheduled to be property tax day in the Texas House. Then it was rumored to be property tax day in the Texas Senate. And finally, it proved to be neither.

Community members were treated to a birthday bash 200 years in the making on Thursday.

The National Institute of Mental Health recently awarded Anna Abate, graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, with funding for her research project titled, “The Effect of Stereotype Threat in Police Encounters on Behavioral and Affective Outcomes.”

The Walker County Commissioners Court approved a resolution in support of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas’ battle to keep Naskila Gaming open. 

The Roxie Douglas Learning Institute in Huntsville is continuing a tradition in an effort to honor a former resident.

City planners on Tuesday unveiled their ideas for changing how people get around Huntsville in the future that include new lanes dedicated to bicycles and more space devoted to cars.

Students at Sam Houston State University are taking a unique approach to help local special needs children. 

Walker County officials are moving forward to conduct an exterior assessment of the Walker County Courthouse. 

Margaret Lea Houston may have been Gen. Sam Houston’s third wife, but many contend that she was his most important wife.

In two weeks, two Texas executions have been stopped by the courts.

A city renowned for its historical leaders will honor another next week. 

Officials with the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce are heading back to the drawing board in the search for their new president.

An organization with a deep local connection has been recognized by state officials for its work in helping forgotten veterans.

BBQ and Bike Blessings, a local fundraiser geared towards taking the Gospel to bikers, is returning to Huntsville on Saturday.

Sexual assault is a horrendous crime that has been committed against almost 13 percent of the population of Texas.

The Texas House approved two new medical schools in Texas this week, one at Sam Houston State University and the other at the University of Houston, as reported by The Texas Tribune.

Gas prices continue to tick upwards across Texas. 

Growing up in a single-parent Hispanic household can be challenging. And while some, like Iris Martinez, have access to healthcare insurance and healthcare providers, others are not so fortunate.