Decatur News

Alabama corrections officials say a work release inmate who escaped from the Decatur center has been found in Tennessee but is refusing to sign an extradition waiver.

ATHENS - When Ricky Butler went to sleep on a rural, East Tennessee roadside, he didn't have to worry about comfort but apparently he was feeling insecure.

Four Southeast Tennessee industries have received state grants for worker training, according to news releases.

Homestead Produce Market in Decatur is hosting its annual Fall Celebration this Saturday, Oct.

Photo by Richard Edwards Elwood Bryant of Meigs County was honored this week by American Legion Post 79 and the Ladies Auxiliary for his service to his country and to the American Legion Post.

A mullet wig and a hat weren't enough to disguise a Decatur man described as "one of East Tennessee's most wanted" after he was taken into custody on Congress Parkway following a dramatic foot chase.

Police are searching for an Athens man who is wanted on robbery, burglary and kidnapping charges following an incident that occurred Tuesday morning at an Athens motel.

The date for the Meigs County-Decatur Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet has been changed to Nov.

Last Saturday, Thomas and I took Rhiannon and Riley for outings to Bark in the Park and the Decatur Fall Festival to enjoy a day of sunshine.

A Decatur man is dead following a fiery weekend crash in Meigs County. Hank Myers, 44, of Decatur, was pronounced dead on the scene of the single-vehicle accident on Lamontville Road in Meigs County Saturday evening.

Fall is a time for change ... and boy, things sure are changing fast! The rapid switch in temperature from preheated-oven levels to cooler days and nights is a welcome change, but I'm astounded by how quickly it occurred.

Photo by Anthony Dake Lori Maddorn of South East Bank Trust goes over donut sale plans with United Way's Stephanie Linkous and Amy Sewell.

Decatur's 3rd Annual Fall Festival is coming this Saturday, Oct. 3. The event will be held at the Meigs County High School football stadium from noon to 7:30 p.m. A variety of craft and food vendors will be set up during the festival, and musicians will provide entertainment throughout the festival.

DECATUR - After attending her father's funeral and graveside service, an East Tennessee woman was taken to jail, charged in his fatal shooting.

MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. a ' Two McMinn County residents have been arrest for the murder of a Meigs County man.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today, along with the Meigs County Sheriff's Office and the 9th Judicial District Attorney General's office, made an arrest in the weekend shooting death of a Decatur, Tenn man.

DECATUR, Tenn. a 'A An Athens, Tenn., resident has been charged in connection with the death last week of Grady Nichols Jr., 57, whose body was found on his back porch on Brickell Road.

Athens Mayor Dan Williams has joined Decatur 's mayor in opposing an effort to build a fuel-storage depot near Decatur that could harm area water supplies if it leaked into the Tennessee River.

Investigation by the Traffic Unit of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office determined Mr.

A Birchwood man died at Erlanger hospital Monday night from injuries he received in a two-vehicle crash on Sept.