Departmental News

The Contractor will begin paving the final wearing surface of asphalt on Monday July 16th for the West Moulton Street Widening project.  On Monday morning (July 16th) the traffic will be shifted to the outside lanes.  Extensive traffic control devices have been planned to be...

Gutters are Great! They are built along the edge of our streets to carry surface water into our storm-water system. Some things to consider. When you are out and about, save those wrappers, bags and bottles until you arrive at your destination and can dispose of them...

Decatur Fire and Rescue has responded to 922 calls for service since May 1st, 2018. DFR responded to 39 fire calls, 624 Emergency Medical calls (79 of these were motor vehicle accidents with injury), 82 Service calls (40 to assist invalid persons), 44 Good Intent...

The Planning Department is currently working on amending the definition of Restaurant to make some adjustments to the food to alcohol ratio in our downtown in particular.  We are working through this with the Planning Commission prior to making a recommendation to the City Council. We...

Spring Ave. Widening:   Pre-construction meeting was held Thursday May 3.  Construction signs and erosion control are being placed.  The beginning of construction will follow closely behind.  The project is slated to last 18 months.   Resurfacing:   We have completed 9 of our 18 approved roads for this year.  We...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2018 Second Chance Job Fair to be Held in Birmingham Event Targeted at Those with Barriers to Employment; Workshops Also Offered BIRMINGHAM - The Alabama Career Center System / Alabama Department of Labor, in partnership with the City of Birmingham, the Alabama Department...

The Decatur Public Library in joint sponsorship with the Department of Historic Resources of the City of Decatur, the Morgan County Archives, the Morgan County Historical Society, the Hartselle Historical Society, the Delano Park Conservancy, the Alabama Trail of Tears Association, the Board of Celebrating...

Spring Ave. Widening:   Pre-construction meeting was held Thursday May 3.  Construction signs and erosion control will be going up within the next 3 weeks.  The beginning of construction will follow closely behind.  The project is slated to last 18 months.   Resurfacing:   We have completed 9 of our 18...

Decatur Fire and Rescue is a Regional Training Center of the Alabama Fire College. On April 20th, 2018 we graduated 16 recruits from the Regional Training Academy Firefighter I/II school. The recruits completed 360 hours of training including; classroom study, drill field practice, and training...