Decatur is your city, and this is your blog. From departmental updates to events around town, we’ll make sure that you stay in the loop. You’ll hear from Mayor Bowling, city officials, and residents on what makes Decatur great. Stay tuned, The City of Opportunity is working for you.
Gutters are Great! They are built along the edge of our streets to carry surface water into our storm-water system. Some things to consider. When you are out and about, save those wrappers, bags and bottles until you arrive at your destination and can dispose of them...
Decatur Fire and Rescue has responded to 922 calls for service since May 1st, 2018. DFR responded to 39 fire calls, 624 Emergency Medical calls (79 of these were motor vehicle accidents with injury), 82 Service calls (40 to assist invalid persons), 44 Good Intent...
The Planning Department is currently working on amending the definition of Restaurant to make some adjustments to the food to alcohol ratio in our downtown in particular. We are working through this with the Planning Commission prior to making a recommendation to the City Council. We...
Spring Ave. Widening: Pre-construction meeting was held Thursday May 3. Construction signs and erosion control are being placed. The beginning of construction will follow closely behind. The project is slated to last 18 months. Resurfacing: We have completed 9 of our 18 approved roads for this year. We...
June 11 … Concerts by the River w/ Papa Rox (Rhodes Ferry @ 6:00pm) June 16-17 … River City Rivalry LaCrosse Tournament (Jack Allen) June 16-23 … Boy Scouts Day Camp (Point Mallard) June 16 … Cook’s Pest Control Tournament (Wilson Morgan) June 18 … Concerts by the River...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2018 Second Chance Job Fair to be Held in Birmingham Event Targeted at Those with Barriers to Employment; Workshops Also Offered BIRMINGHAM - The Alabama Career Center System / Alabama Department of Labor, in partnership with the City of Birmingham, the Alabama Department...
The Decatur Public Library in joint sponsorship with the Department of Historic Resources of the City of Decatur, the Morgan County Archives, the Morgan County Historical Society, the Hartselle Historical Society, the Delano Park Conservancy, the Alabama Trail of Tears Association, the Board of Celebrating...
Spring Ave. Widening: Pre-construction meeting was held Thursday May 3. Construction signs and erosion control will be going up within the next 3 weeks. The beginning of construction will follow closely behind. The project is slated to last 18 months. Resurfacing: We have completed 9 of our 18...