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Mild temperatures and calm winds allowed hot-air balloons to soar over Point Mallard Park on Saturday morning during the 46th annual Alabama Jubilee.
A Decatur man died after a rollover wreck Friday night on Danville Road, police said.
Local residents enjoyed splashing, diving, swimming and relaxing Saturday at Point Mallard Aquatic Center as it opened for the 2023 season.
Not all the balloons will have a teardrop design at the Alabama Jubilee on Saturday and Sunday at Point Mallard Park. Several uniquely shaped balloons, including a UFO, an armadillo sheriff and a firefighting Dalmatian, known as “fire dog,” will float in the air during the event, which start…
The Oak Lea subdivision gets a splash of red, white and blue around the patriotic holidays through the efforts of Marine Corps veteran Jacob Cevallos, who puts out more than 800 U.S. stick flags in honor of veterans and those who serve in the military.
Mayor Tab Bowling, in a letter sent Wednesday, demanded a meeting with Decatur Youth Services Director Brandon Watkins about “serious concerns” over job performance and attendance that may put his employment "at risk.”
United Launch Alliance isn’t taking any chances with its new Decatur-assembled Vulcan Centaur rocket, opting to stand down Thursday from a planned hot fire test, continuing the potential delays before its debut mission dubbed Certification-1.
A resident of Sterrs Homes in Decatur faces multiple drug charges after execution of a search warrant revealed large quantities of fentanyl and marijuana, according to Decatur police.
A chorus of goodbyes filled the hallways at Oak Park and Eastwood elementary schools as students hugged their teachers and headed for the buses on Thursday.
The pandemic has faded, but its repercussions continue to be felt both in Decatur Morgan Hospital staffing and in the mental health impact on staff and patients, according to local health care officials.
The Carrie Matthews swimming pool will open Saturday with a full summer schedule for the first time in four years, and the Point Mallard Aquatic Center also will begin its season but faces challenges with staffing, especially for lifeguards.
Boaters venturing out on crowded waterways this Memorial Day weekend should make sure their boat works before launching, drive defensively, wear life jackets and stay sober, local boating experts said.
A Calhoun Community College program that helped train the majority of Decatur Utilities' electrical lineworkers will be part of a $100,000 scholarship initiative aimed at reducing a shortage of lineworkers in the region.
The Decatur City Board of Education approved a $1,647,000 bid from Limestone Building Group on Thursday.
Austin Junior High will have a new principal effective July 1 after the Decatur Board of Education on Thursday approved the transfer of the current principal to the central office.
A Decatur woman out on bond for allegedly shooting her mother was charged with another felony Wednesday after investigators found her in possession of about 500 fentanyl pills, according to Decatur police.
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