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3-GIS Named Best Enterprise Application in Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series Contest

Company: 3-GIS Industry: Utilities, Business GIS, GIS Software Products Location: Decatur, AL, United States of America 3-GIS, an Alabama based software development and services company has been named 'Best ...

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Sat Oct 11, 2008

News Courier

A lucky break

Ever feel like someone's trying to tell you something? That may be how Athens resident Alfred Bernard McCullough, 37, of 8688 Snake Road felt Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Athens, AL

Thu Oct 09, 2008

WAAY-TV Huntsville

Decatur Girl Dies, 2 Injured In Fire

Decatur fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire that killed a little girl and injured her mother and brother.

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WAFF-TV Huntsville

3-year-old girl killed in house fire; mother and brother injured

A toddler is dead, while her brother and mother fight for their lives following an overnight house fire in Decatur.

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Related Topix: Huntsville Metro, Huntsville, AL

Wed Oct 08, 2008

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Voter Registration Is Up In Decatur

It looks like Morgan County residents, more than ever before, will be heading to the polls to vote for a president.

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Related Topix: Decatur Metro, Morgan County, AL, Danville, AL, Priceville, AL

News Courier

Decatur police charge mother, son in robbery try

Decatur police say a man accused of attempting to steal electronics from Sears ran to a getaway car driven by his mother.

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Alabama Live

1 Decatur council incumbent wins, another is ousted

Incumbent District 3 City Councilman Gary Hammon won another term in Tuesday's runoff elections, but District 2 City Councilman David Bolding was turned out of office by voters.

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Tue Oct 07, 2008

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Decatur Voters Ready to See McCain, Obama in Second Presidential Debate

The presidential debate gets underway at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Belmont University in Nashville.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Belmont University, Morgan County, AL, Athens, AL

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Decatur Man Jailed for Shooting on 12th Avenue

Decatur Police have charged a man with first-degree assault after a shooting early Saturday morning on 12th Avenue.

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WAFF-TV Huntsville

New Prenatal Clinic To Open In Decatur

Decatur moms-to-be will have some help soon. A prenatal clinic is opening to help fill the gap after a group of obstetricians left Decatur General Hospital.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morgan County, AL, Nursing, Huntsville Metro, Huntsville, AL

Mon Oct 06, 2008

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Only Emergency Deliveries at Decatur General

Vallerie Collins has lived in Decatur all her life. All born at Decatur General hospital, she has 5 children, making her a self-described full-time-mom. Collins says she hears a lot of people talking about ...

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Related Topix: Huntsville Metro, Huntsville, AL

Sun Oct 05, 2008

Hartselle Enquirer

Flu and pneumonia shots offered Oct. 14

Flu and pneumonia shot clinic will be offered Oct. 14 from 9 a.m.- noon at the Hartselle Senior Center at Sparkman Civic Center and Oct.

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Related Topix: Hartselle, AL

Fri Oct 03, 2008

WAAY-TV Huntsville

Decatur Police Blotter

DECATUR, ALABAMA POLICE REPORTS: BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF OFFENSE & ARREST ON 9/29/08 OFFICERS FROM THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A THEFT CALL AT THE DILLARDS DEPARTMENT STORE LOCATED AT 1801 BELTLINE RD ...

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Thu Oct 02, 2008

Hartselle Enquirer

Woman charged with drug manufacturing

A Hartselle woman is charged with manufacturing and possessing drugs after her car was stopped by Decatur police last week.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Hartselle, AL

Tue Sep 30, 2008

The Mobile Register Online

Morgan County women indicted on mail theft charges

A Decatur woman and a Trinity woman have been indicted for allegedly stealing mail during a two-day period last year.

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Related Topix: Morgan County, AL, Trinity, AL, Decatur Metro, Moulton, AL

Mon Sep 29, 2008

WAFF-TV Huntsville

One Decatur Department is Almost A Million Dollars Over Budget

Can you imagine being a million dollars over budget and having to explain why to your boss? That's what's happened in the Decatur Parks and Recreation Department.

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WAFF-TV Huntsville

City Tells Owner She's In Violation After City Tree Damages Her House

We told you Monday about a city-owned tree that fell on a Decatur home, leaving massive damage.

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Sat Sep 27, 2008

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Weekend battle offers real taste of Civil War

It was long, hot weekend of sitting in a saddle in wool pants, but re-enacting the Battle of Chickamauga helped Mike Turner, of Decatur, Ala., get a glimpse of what the Civil War battle would have been like for ...

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Thu Sep 25, 2008

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Decatur-Morgan County Job Fair is Today from 10 a.M - 3 P.M.

What is the Job Fair? This event helps job seekers discover that Decatur-Morgan County is a great place to work and has great jobs available.

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Related Topix: Morgan County, AL, Decatur Metro

Wed Sep 24, 2008

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Highway 72 accident leaves one dead

Tuesday night, a head-on collision happened that left a woman trapped in her vehicle.

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Related Topix: Madison, AL, Athens, AL

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Decatur, Alabama is located in Morgan County and is part of the Decatur Metro Area. Zip codes in Decatur, AL include 35601, 35603, and 35602.

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