
In a special-called meeting on Monday, the Decatur City Council voted in favor of a resolution backing a statewide lawsuit arguing for changes to Alabama's current simplified sellers use tax (SSUT).

On Thursday morning, the Decatur City Council held a special meeting to address a proposed multi-million dollar 'investment' into a major country music festival coming to The Fields at Decatur, just outside the North Alabama city's limits.

Following a runoff to decide the successor of District 4 city councilman Hunter Pepper, local business owner Pamela Werstler has been elected to fill the seat.

A woman running for the Decatur City Council allegedly lied to voters about having a felony on record in an attempt to mislead them in the days leading up to municipal elections.

The Decatur City Council approved a measure to rename a street in honor of Steve Perkins, who was shot and killed outside of his home in September 2023.

A Decatur administrative police officer is accused of calling the incoming police chief's former employer and posing as a member of human resources to obtain "the good and the bad."