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Lawrence County restaurant ratings, from July 23 - Aug. 24. These ratings are provided to The Decatur Daily by the Lawrence County Health Department.

Democrat Juanita Healy has dropped out of the House District 4 race and will be replaced on the ticket by Joann Cummings.

MOULTON — A Lawrence County commissioner is applauding the solid waste department’s efforts to keep problems with the free dumpster service from growing.

Decatur City Schools has launched a challenge designed to have every student read at least a million words this school year.

A Decatur Middle School coach, formerly a coach at Calhoun Community College, was charged last week with misdemeanor assault and harassment after allegedly beating two men and a woman near Point Mallard Golf Course.

Decatur residents expressed concerns Tuesday evening about the impact of a proposed 2-cent increase in the gasoline tax on their finances, road conditions and economic development.

On any given day, you can usually find Austin Junior High basketball player Elijah Thrower in a gym running through drills or just getting shots up.

Another Morgan County commissioner has been named to a leadership position with the state association.

Arrests

MOULTON — A Lawrence County grand jury has indicted a Decatur man on two counts of capital murder and two counts of robbery stemming from a double homicide in North Courtland on July 6, 2017.