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Traffic signals were out at several locations and at least two trees were down in Decatur after a thunderstorm swept through shortly before 4 p.m. today.

About 700 Decatur Utilities customers were without power this afternoon after a thunderstorm knocked a substation out of service near the Third Street Boys and Girls Club, Decatur Utilities said.

ATHENS — Retired Circuit Judge Jimmy Woodroof Jr. wants to complete by Oct. 1 several projects for the Limestone County Courthouse grounds including a display of the 1871 bronze bell that was part of the 1867 courthouse.

Three teens are charged with stealing merchandise from Walmart last week, according to Decatur police.

A portion of Pennylane Southeast in Decatur will be closed Tuesday for a drainage project, weather permitting, the city said.

Since taking over as executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County in December, Lauren Barrett hasn't hesitated to make changes.

Decatur police found two dead bodies Saturday at a Southwest Decatur home in what they believe was a murder-suicide.

Yolanda Johnson was only 50 years old when she began experiencing blood clots and severe pain in her legs.

From their home in Beaverdam Creek, the last of the spring pygmy sunfish — or more accurately their human defenders — are facing off against a $1.6 billion auto plant that promises to transform the economy of Limestone County.

After catching three illegal dumpers in May with loaned mobile surveillance cameras, the Decatur City Council is considering taking a step that some residents might consider intrusive.