Decatur woman gets jail time after appeal in US 31 bridge protest case

A Decatur woman who unsuccessfully ran for a City Council seat last year and previously criticized police following the 2023 fatal shooting of Steve Perkins was sentenced last week to 10 days ...

City of Decatur starting $3 million study to consider building new bridge

After years of traffic delays coming into Decatur through Hudson Memorial Bridge, city leaders are taking a big step toward ...
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Decatur residents concerned over potential new bridge locations

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The City of Decatur is considering several options for a major infrastructure project. The focus is the Steamboat Bill Memorial Bridge, and public input is a huge part of the ...

New Tennessee River Bridge in Decatur? Fed money starts the process, Strong announces

Congressional funding this fiscal year totals almost $33.4 million for north Alabama projects, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Monrovia, said Friday.
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City of Decatur hosts public input meeting regarding Tennessee River Bridge

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The city of Decatur is tossing around the idea of whether to repair the Tennessee River Bridge on Highway 31 or add a new one altogether. The city held hosting a public meeting ...
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Group blocks Hudson Memorial Bridge in Decatur to protest officer-involved shooting death of Steve Perkins

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Traffic was stopped on Hudson Memorial Bridge into Decatur as protestors stopped in the line of traffic in the middle of the bridge on Thursday evening. WAFF 48′s Savannah Sapp ...
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Decatur officials travel to Washington to seek funding for bridge study

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The existing ...