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MOULTON — Republican Kyle Pankey will face Democrat Jerry Yarbrough and independent John Mark Nelson for the Lawrence County Commission District 3 position in the Nov. 6 general election after Pankey defeated Brad Garrison in the primary runoff Tuesday night.

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MOULTON — East Lawrence High's girls basketball coach, who was placed on paid administrative leave in February, has resigned.

ATHENS — A Limestone County circuit judge revoked an Athens man's bail on murder and robbery charges after the man was arrested Tuesday for meth possession, according to court documents.

Decatur Utilities crews will connect a natural gas main Thursday night at Eight Street and 16th Avenue in Southwest Decatur.

A 16-year-old has been charged with burglary for stealing property from a vehicle, Decatur police said Tuesday.

HARTSELLE — Older adults are the focal point of the sixth annual Hartselle Health Fair set for Friday at the Sparkman Civic Center.

Road work at Old Moulton Road, west of Shady Grove Lane, will be done Wednesday beginning between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Toyota executives threw the weight of the automaker’s vast Lone Star State presence behind a call on Texas’ congressional delegation — specifically, Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn — to “apply the brakes to auto tariffs,” proposed by President Donald…

Turnout for the primary runoff election was light as expected this morning at the Austinville Church of Christ precinct in Southwest Decatur.