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A kitchen fire damaged a Southeast Decatur home Thursday at 9:23 p.m. more

11/20/09 | 234 views

Hartselle woman, Ryan teacher dies in wreck

A Ryan School teacher was killed Thursday night in two-vehicle wreck on Alabama 36, a half mile west of Somerville. more

11/20/09 | 518 views | 1 comment

Grilling for a good cause

People gathered around a hot dog stand Thursday at the Morgan County Courthouse, where cooks and servers were county commissioners and employees. After getting their hot dogs, they went to a stand … more

By Sheryl Marsh
Staff Writer | 11/20/09 | 755 views | 1 comment

4 trucks scour Decatur for leaves

Decatur Public Works continued this week vacuuming raked leaves from local curbsides. Public Works Coordinator Julia Chenault said the city is running four vacuum trucks this fall to deal with the … more

By Evan Belanger
Staff Writer | 11/20/09 | 238 views | 1 comment

Fuel depot plan axed

TEPPCO, which planned to build a 14-million-gallon fuel depot a half mile upstream of Decatur Utilities’ sole water intake, has canceled its plans. Spokesman Rick Rainey said public opposition, … more

By Eric Fleischauer
Staff Writer | 11/20/09 | 589 views | 7 comments

No cash award after ATV wreck

MOULTON — A Lawrence County jury took about an hour Thursday to decide not to award any money to two boys who crashed into the back of a parked county dump truck. Jason Yearout, the … more

By Nancy Glasscock
Staff Writer | 11/20/09 | 459 views | 4 comments

Council holds parade vote; 2 can’t attend

The Decatur City Council’s second attempt to avert a scheduling conflict with the city’s annual Christmas parade succeeded Thursday. In a special meeting, the council voted 3-0 to reschedule … more

By Evan Belanger
Staff Writer | 11/20/09 | 451 views | 5 comments

Board OKs aide to mayor

The Personnel Board unanimously approved a reorganization chart that could provide an assistant for Decatur Mayor Don Stanford. The City Council must approve the new organizational structure and … more

By Deangelo McDaniel
Staff Writer | 11/20/09 | 548 views | 10 comments

Woodmeade surprises volunteer with party to mark her 90th birthday

Woodmeade Elementary School teacher’s aide Ellease Miller doesn’t attend school assemblies because her 89-year-old knees ache. But kindergarten teacher Peggy Tedford was insistent. “You’ll … more

By Bayne Hughes
Staff Writer | 11/20/09 | 484 views | 3 comments

4 arrested in Lacey’s Spring meth lab bust

Morgan County jailers handcuff Sandra Hightower, 22, after drug agents discovered a methamphetamine lab at her River Loop Road home in Lacey’s Spring on Wednesday night, authorities said. … more

11/20/09 | 581 views | 2 comments