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Locust Street Southeast, between Somerville Road and 14th Avenue, was renamed Red Raider Drive Southeast this morning by the Decatur City Council.

ATHENS — A Limestone County jury found a Madison man guilty of murder, according to court documents.

The Decatur City Council voted this morning to accept a $300,000 grant from the Alabama Tourism Department for a new soccer facility at Point Mallard Park.

HATTON — A Hartselle man died in a one-vehicle accident late Saturday afternoon, according to Alabama State Troopers.

Two Decatur men face felony drug charges after officers found more than 6 grams of methamphetamine in a Decatur home, according to police.

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in the search for a Morgan County Jail inmate who escaped while on a work detail Friday night, authorities said.

Brewer basketball player McCarley Northway announced over the weekend that she will continue her basketball career at Montevallo University.

Limestone County employment topped 41,000 workers for the first time in July, continuing a steady increase in the number of residents with jobs, according to Alabama Department of Labor statistics.

The nonprofit organization that oversees Head Start, Meals on Wheels, weatherization and energy assistance programs and reaches more than 7,000 children, seniors and families in need each year will get a new executive director next month.

MOULTON — A new Asian cuisine buffet should be open in Moulton by the middle of November, one of its owners said.