A group of Decatur High School students will help leave a permanent mark in downtown Decatur to make sure that a lesser-known chapter in Martin Luther King Jr.’s activism is not forgotten. The Georgia ...

Nov. 15—With six weeks still to go in the year, the Decatur Historic Depot & Railroad Museum has broken its all-time annual attendance record. David Breland, manager of historic resources for the city ...

Jun. 9—The Dancy-Garth Cemetery and Magnolia-Sykes Cemetery are the final resting places for one of the city's founding fathers and some of its most prominent Black citizens, and now there's a push ...

DECATUR — The History of the Heartland board can always be counted on to find something new in Decatur’s past. The organization, with its focus of highlighting the yesteryear of Decatur, has added ...

DECATUR -- The city of Decatur was on the march with several new businesses moving into the area as well as the expansion of the Simmons dog food plant on the north end of the city. Even Simmons ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - History of the Heartland is an organization that aims to gather stories and preserve history. "This week we had stained-glass stories where we visited four beautiful historic ...

DECATUR – You can't go home again, but you can still look at the magnificent trophy. For Decatur antiques lover and history buff, David Frahlman, it was love at first sight. He fought a short and ...

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DECATUR, Ga. — A piece of African American history, known as the Praise House, has been moved to the heart of Decatur. Along West Trinity Place in downtown Decatur, it’s a call to worship from inside ...

DECATUR -- With the closure of the Simmons plant, Decatur faced a serious dilemma. The town either had to grow with new housing, businesses and city services or become a part of neighboring cities.