Bayne Hughes

1 day ago | decaturdaily.com | Bayne Hughes

The Wilson Dam lock-gate repair project has been delayed, and local industries will have to continue contending with massive barge backlogs until the lock is fixed in early July. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday said in a press release that the schedule shift is due to a combination of weather delays, technical challenges and the sequencing of critical tasks. The release says these factors have resulted in a three-week delay beyond an earlier mid-June estimate.

1 day ago | decaturdaily.com | Bayne Hughes

The city is moving forward with the engineering on the second phase of the Church Street Northeast reconstruction. The City Council recently hired Garver Engineering to do the engineering and design on the reconstruction of the portion of Church Street between Sixth Avenue and Somerville Road for an estimated fee of $115,118. The agreement with Garver says the company will do a corridor study, field surveys and roadway plans for this 0.7 of a mile portion of Church Street.

2 days ago | decaturdaily.com | Bayne Hughes

Registration has begun for the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative update by the Morgan County delegation scheduled for June 3. The chamber sponsors this 7:30 a.m. breakfast at the DoubleTree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront, 1101 Sixth Ave. N.E.Members of the local delegation are Sen. Arthur Orr and Reps. Scott Stadthagen, Terri Collins, Parker Moore and Ernie Yarbrough. The 2025 Legislative Session adjourns on May 15, and Gov.

2 days ago | decaturdaily.com | Bayne Hughes

The Decatur City Council agreed Monday to “move forward with the process” with the only candidate they’ve interviewed for police chief. The council instructed Human Resources Director Richelle Sandlin to begin a background check on Birmingham Police Department Capt. Torry Mack. Council President Jacob Ladner said a good result could lead to the city offering the police chief job to Mack. “They will then go forward with offering a contract as part of the process,” Ladner said.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Bayne Hughes

Apr. 18—A lot has changed for Mayor Tab Bowling and the city of Decatur during his four and a half years, but few things have changed more than the city budget. During his final State of the City, an annual breakfast held by the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, Bowling reviewed on Thursday his two-term tenure that ends in November. He is not running for reelection. Wade Weaver, chamber public policy committee chairman, moderated the presentation.