Richard Fowler ran his own lawn-care service and was a long-time Huntsville firefighter. But his focus was making his city look good. He lived the final years of his life caring for Wellman Park in Five Points. Now, after his death in April, his wife, Nancy, is continuing to care for the park.

The house at 206 Boulton Court in the Cambridge at Heritage Plantation subdivision in Madison was big news in November 2007, when a sinkhole appeared on the northwest corner of the lot. The house has been vacant since then. Now, workers are repairing the house and preparing to sell it.

Harvey Cotten is the chief horticulturist at The Huntsville Botanical Garden. Since 2002, he's also appeared in The Huntsville Times each Saturday, giving tips about gardening. He considers the Botanical Garden his 'big garden.' Find out about his own garden.

For 30 years, since his first meeting with Clarence Norris, Dr. Kwando Kinshasa, a professor from New York City, has had a strong attachment to the 'Scottsboro Boys' case. But until Thursday, he had never been inside the Jackson County Courthouse, site of the first of the infamous trials. On Saturday, he will speak at the Juneteenth celebration at the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center.

About eight years ago, Dennis Charles of Albertville created a helium-filled balloon that was supposed to look and fly like a UFO. Now, he's created another one, and he's ready to show it at an invention show in Pittsburgh. He calls it 'Free Bird.'