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A Decatur man faces drug and other charges after he tried to flee from police and rammed a patrol car twice, police said.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch through 7 p.m. for north Alabama and portions of southern Tennessee.

Lawrence County restaurant ratings, from June 4-22. These ratings are provided to The Decatur Daily by the Lawrence County Health Department.

ATHENS — As part of the project in downtown Athens to improve pedestrian safety and handicap accessibility, the contractor will make four-way stops in two areas because of construction and work on the electrical system.

MONTGOMERY — An attorney for Rep. Ed Henry filed a motion to dismiss the federal indictment against him, saying the allegations do not constitute criminal conduct and are “vague, indefinite, uncertain and confusing.”

MONTGOMERY — Former lawmaker and Decatur resident Micky Hammon was expected to be released from a federal prison in Indiana on Wednesday.

As a Danville High School student, Ivey Jordan found that she enjoyed building “extreme” birdhouses and hanging drywall.

MONTGOMERY — U.S. Reps. Mo Brooks and Robert Aderholt, along with three other Republican House members from Alabama, have signed Rep. Bradley Byrne’s letter to federal officials opposing the proposed placement of thousands of immigrants on the state’s coast.

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