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Arrests

Three adults and two juveniles were charged with multiple vehicle burglaries, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office.

A 16-year-old was charged with stealing property at Central Baptist Church at 2801 U.S. 31 South, according to Decatur police.

The city of Huntsville said the construction of a Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant in Huntsville-annexed Limestone County has been “temporarily suspended” to allow time for final technical surveys to be completed and make sure there’s no impact on the habitat of…

A local conservation organization will hold a Wild Wetlands Day Camp for children ages 8 to 13 on Aug. 1. Children will explore the wetland ecology of Flint Creek, practice survival skills and learn about edible and medicinal plans.

Today is the deadline to apply for a regular absentee ballot for Tuesday's primary runoff election.

Rex Rankin Jr., 92, a longtime civic leader and insurance agency owner in Decatur, died this morning, his family said.

Police said they have charged a 29-year-old Decatur man with the shooting death Saturday of another Decatur resident.

A man and woman accused of stealing a vehicle left running Tuesday in Decatur before being apprehended during an Interstate 65 traffic stop were released on bail from Morgan County Jail only days earlier on vehicle theft charges.

ATHENS — The Limestone County school board has reprimanded Superintendent Thomas Sisk for “failure to follow proper legal procedure" in the hiring of his daughter in June.