Decatur News

Growing up as a teenager in North Alabama an often-told joke reverberated about the snail pace of local politics.

A call to police about an unwanted guest led to a Decatur man's arrest on drug charges Monday, Decatur police said.

The Decatur City Schools board voted today to non-renew the contracts of 26 employees, while another 50 employees resigned.

Judy Street and her husband, Kevin, have installed four new HVAC systems, six air compressors and watched their average utility bill spike to $466 a month since moving to their 31-year-old Huntsville home 23 years ago.

Gary Cosby Jr./The Decatur Daily Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County dedicated a new home for Amy Kilgore, her daughter Kylee Kilgore and son Brett Corum Sunday on Sheraton St.

Former Decatur Mayor Bill Dukes at the second Annual Bill J. Dukes 7k Run/1 Mile Fun Run/Walk at Point Mallard in August.

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The Morgan County probate office issued the following marriage licenses May 8-15: Johnathon Drew Snipes, Decatur, to Rachel Lauren Culpepper, Decatur.

Fifty-nine balloonists will take to the air this weekend during the 36th annual Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic at Point Mallard Park.

Dishing out Pancake Day funds Kiwanis Club of Decatur gave grants to 14 nonprofit groups and three students during its meeting at Decatur Country Club.

The person hired for the position of Control Systems Engineer will primarily be responsible for providing engineering expertise and technical assistance in the area of control systems with a focus on installing, maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing PLC's, Drives and HMI's. Roles and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the ... (more)

Triston Oneal Banks, son of Preston and Terri Banks of Decatur, celebrates his fifth birthday today.

Changes to address the intersection of U.S. 31 and Alabama 20 in Decatur are on the fast track and could be completed by the end of the year.

Today3rd Friday Downtown: Decatur is going to the dogs during this month's 3rd Friday block party, featuring music, car shows and a homemade goods marketplace from 5-8 p.m. The featured event, This item is available in full to subscribers.

It does not matter if you grew up poor, he could have said. It does not matter that you are a black child in a city still struggling with a racist legacy.

DECATUR, Alabama - Decatur police arrested a man Thursday morning in connection to a debit card theft reported two months ago.

Decatur paddleboarder to arrive at Rhodes Ferry Park On May 11, Sean Miller slid his paddleboard into the Tennessee River in Chattanooga for a 250-mile journey to raise awareness about the a This item is available in full to subscribers.

Decatur firefighters extinguished a blaze today caused by metal shavings igniting at the Steel Technologies plant on Red Hat Road.

Tourism officials in the state of Alabama have issued a list of the "100 Places to Hear Live Music in Alabama". There are many music venues from the Huntsville / North Alabama area that have made this list.

Jon Adam Gilliam, 28, and Jessica Lynn Jones, 34, were arrested after police say they received complaints about heroin was being sold throughout the city.