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The Decatur City Council on Monday rejected a committee’s request for up to $94,000 to help build a dog park that received a low bid of $198,000.

Michael Douglas will get his first public evaluation as superintendent of Decatur City Schools today when the board meets at 4 p.m. at its headquarters in downtown Decatur.

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating a shooting that took place early Monday morning as a murder-suicide.

Lawrence and Limestone are the only local counties with runoff races to be decided today.

At Carpenter Technology’s Emerging Technology Center, which is expected to open in Tanner in about 12 months, the company will develop and implement future products “from new alloys to revolutionary 3-D printed parts,” according to CEO Tony Thene.

After intervention by two different appellate courts, a teacher charged more than two years ago with having sex with students faces possible termination from Decatur City Schools and possible trial on criminal charges that had previously been dismissed.

MOULTON — The Moulton City Council approved an alcohol license for a convenience store along Alabama 157 at its meeting Monday night.

MOULTON — The Lawrence County board of education accepted the resignation of an administrator and three teachers at its meeting Monday night.

It is unclear when site preparation work on the Toyota-Mazda mega plant planned for Limestone County is expected to resume after being halted last week because of an environmental concern involving a rare fish.

ROGERSVILLE — A Limestone County man is in jail after he was accused of robbing a Rogersville business at gunpoint Sunday night.