DECATUR — Axe-throwing is not something one would normally encourage for a 3-year-old, but when the axe is inflatable, it works just fine.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Adam Hamilton, a Methodist mega-church pastor from ...

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 ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Hayward Don McLemore, a Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q pioneer and restaurateur of the year, passed away on April 17, 2026, at the age of 84. McLemore was born in Decatur, Alabama, to ...

An Alabama judge has denied the United Methodist denomination’s claim to own a Dothan megachurch that broke away from the denomination. Houston County Circuit Judge Christopher K. Richardson, in a ...

Jimmy Dean Smith, 92, president of Jimmy Smith Jewelers in Decatur, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at Riverside Senior Living. He was born May 30, 1933, in rural Giles County, Tenn., to Johnny ‘Frank’ ...

More than 20 church property lawsuits against the United Methodist Church that were still in the Alabama court system as 2025 comes to a close will drag into 2026. Harvest Church of Dothan sued the ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The season of giving is here — and this morning, New Life Church in Decatur has 500,000 more reasons to be grateful. The church recently received a large donation ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Services for Ms. Alice Pouncey will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Decatur Methodist Church with burial following in Concord Methodist Church Cemetery in ...

DECATUR, Ala. — Visitors will have a rare chance to see inside some of Decatur’s oldest homes and churches during the annual Historic Decatur Christmas Tour on Saturday, Dec. 13. The self-guided tour ...