DECATUR NEWS

Community news and updates from Decatur, Alabama

The grand jury returned a murder indictment against 20-year-old Lorenzo O'Bryan Langford in the beating death of Georgeann Sears. Full story »

Lorenzo Langford, 20, was arrested earlier today when he was released from Decatur General West, where he was admitted the morning of the murder for treatment of an undisclosed mental illness. Full story »

Michael Lenord Clay is being held without bond in the shooting death of 36-year-old Shawn Wydell Smith, who died shortly after he was taken to Decatur General Hospital. Full story »

Sgt. 1st Class Cliff Knight, of Decatur, heads out for Iraq early next month packing something special to grow in the Iraqi soil - watermelon seeds.  Full story »

Caleb Stewart Blankenship, 34, and Joshua Scott Blankenship, 30, were found dead after police arrived to investigate a report of gunshots. Full story »

Warrants were also obtained for two juveniles in connection with the burglary that occurred at an Ider convenience store where police reported that $3,500 in cash and several cartons of cigarettes were taken. Full story »

An open House will be Sunday from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the proposed Scottsboro Boys Museum site at the Joyce Chapel United Methodist Church in Scottsboro.  Full story »

Each year, the staff of The Huntsville Times selects the top 10 stories of the year, to be announced on New Year's Day. This year, we want your input. What 10 stories do you think make the cut? Full story »

Police said the man, described as slender, approximately 6 feet tall and in his mid- to late-20s, was wearing a gray, hooded "Chaps" sweatshirt, a black knit cap and dark pants. He was last seen walking east from the bank. Full story »

Decatur police arrested 20-year-old Robert Wilmoth Thursday and charged him with rape and sodomy in the second degree. Full story »

Linda Johnson told The Decatur Daily she parked her vehicle in front of her home Wednesday evening and four male teens yelled at her for help. Full story »

A committee formed to review Decatur's two-year-old smoking ordinance will move forward without appointments from two city councilmen. Full story »

Police were called to the 1500 block of A Street Northwest yesterday to investigate a case of domestic violence. A 26-year-old woman told officers that her boyfriend, 34-year-old Lazon DeShawn Seay, assaulted both her and their infant child. Full story »

Rep. Bill Dukes, D-Decatur, announced on Sept. 11 that he would not run again. But the 82-year-old Dukes told The Decatur Daily that after thinking about the needs of his district, he wants to continue in Alabama House District 8 seat that serves part of Decatur and Morgan County. Full story »

Department spokesman Brian Corbettt said Josh Hamer, who was sentenced from Madison County, is being held in the Giles County, Tenn., Jail.  Full story »