When the Rev. Richard Lawson, a recent graduate of seminary and newly ordained as priest in the Episcopal Church, arrived at ...

Victory Sandwich Bar’s run in downtown Decatur is nearly up. The Church Street outpost will serve its last sandwiches on ...

Clara Ester, an activist and minister who rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died at 78.

More than three decades after a Decatur woman's murder, community members gathered Thursday to call for a renewed ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Central Christian Church in Decatur hosted its 4th annual neighborhood picnic Saturday afternoon. People were invited to stop by and enjoy live music, food, and fun activities.

DECATUR COUNCIL TAKES NO ACTION ON ICE AGREEMENT — The Decatur City Council took no action on decision Monday on a proposed agreement that would allow police officers to assist with certain federal ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur man accused of kidnapping a young girl from a church camp and offering her money to have sex with him appeared in court on Wednesday and entered a plea in the case ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Groups are working to provide homeless residents in Decatur with access to hot showers. Hands Across Decatur has arranged for a mobile shower unit to come into the city at least ...

On Thursday, the North Alabama Conference completed the sale of the current United Methodist Center to Birmingham-Southern College (BSC), as part of the broader campus transition to the U.S. Coast ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - First Missionary Baptist Church Decatur celebrated its 160th anniversary Sunday morning with a packed service! Pastor Daylan Woodall said the church is a piece of Alabama ...

A video of the unique murals went viral on social media Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined as a member of the PEOPLE App team in 2025. Her work has previously appeared ...

MOORESVILLE, ALA. — For one Lord’s Day, a small white-clapboard church building became a refuge of peace and unity amid the Civil War. Union and Confederate, Black and White, slave and free — all ...