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MONTGOMERY — Alabama voters in November will decide on statewide constitutional amendments providing for the public display of the Ten Commandments and declaring Alabama a “right to life” state.

Longtime Domino’s franchise owner Andy Villarreal of Decatur is entering the sushi business.

Decatur police are rolling out a real-time electronic community crime map for their own use as a crime prevention tool, while also making it accessible to the public.

Andy Villarreal remembers the first time he visited Decatur. It was fall 1983, when he was scouting some Southeastern towns to open a Domino’s Pizza franchise.

Decatur has $6.6 million in its reserve funds, and the question now is where should it be spent.

Protected turn signals for Indian Hills Road Southeast drivers turning onto Alabama 67 are not warranted because of traffic count and site distance, a consultant who specializes in intersection management said.

Josie, left, is a red female standard smooth dachshund/Chihuahua blend. She is about 3 months old and weighs about 12 pounds. Star Shine is a buff female domestic shorthair blend. She is about 3 years old and weighs about 7…

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of north Alabama until 10 p.m. Some of the counties included in the watch area are Morgan, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Lauderdale, Marshall, Colbert and Franklin.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning until 6:15 p.m. for Lawrence, Colbert and Franklin counties in north Alabama.

About 6,500 Decatur Utilities customers were without power this afternoon, according to DU, due to an outage in Southeast Decatur affecting three substations.