Mayor Robert Tharp plans to retire in mid-January as he and his wife are expecting to move out of the city next month.

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The Decatur City Council voted to approve support for an expansion at the Cook Museum of Natural Science during a special-called meeting on Monday. The expansion, which will ...

RESIDENTS OPPOSE GAS STATION — A proposed gas station near the Wise County Fairgrounds in Decatur has drawn opposition from local residents.

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Decatur city council president Jacob Ladner fought back tears on his final voting day at city hall as the head of District 5 and as the city council president. In his farewell, ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The Decatur City Council approved a nearly $200,000 contract to hire an architect for renovations at the Carrie Matthews Recreational Center. It was supposed to be used as a ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - During Tuesday’s Decatur City Council meeting, councilmembers voted to rename a street for Steve Perkins. Steve Perkins was shot and killed outside of his home on Ryan Drive in ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — On the final day of qualification, Decatur activist Sarah French announced that she is running for the city council seat in District 4. “It was just in my heart that this is ...

After a strategic pause to reevaluate construction costs, the City is moving forward with Option B — which officials deemed ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Decatur’s City Manager said the “ongoing actions” by a council member breached his employment agreement, leading to his resignation. WCIA obtained Tim Gleason’s letter of ...