Saeed Jones, the cultural critic, poet, memoirist and former BuzzFeed executive editor, will deliver the Decatur Book Festival’s opening keynote on Oct. 3. Angie Thomas, bestselling author of young ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Groups are working to provide homeless residents in Decatur with access to hot showers. Hands Across Decatur has arranged for a mobile shower unit to come into the city at least ...

WAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO. AND ADDITIONALLY, THOUSANDS ARE STILL IN THE DARK. WDSU NORTH SHORE BUREAU REPORTER CHANTELLE DAVIS IS LIVE FOR US IN PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI, AT COAL TOWN BAPTIST CHURCH, WHERE ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Hayward Don McLemore, a Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q pioneer and restaurateur of the year, passed away on April 17, 2026, at the age of 84. McLemore was born in Decatur, Alabama, to ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q has announced that its “heart and soul,” Don McLemore, has died. McLemore’s obituary says he died on April 17, surrounded by his wife, Carolyn, and their ...

DECATUR, Ala. — Don McLemore, the visionary restaurateur who transformed a small family barbecue stand into one of the most celebrated and decorated BBQ destinations in the world, passed away ...

Since the 1970s, Don McLemore led Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, the Decatur restaurant founded by his grandfather, to widespread acclaim and fame. McLemore died April 17, according to an obituary shared ...

The vice president's upcoming second memoir details his return to religion as an adult Courtesy of the White House; HarperCollins Publishers Vice President JD Vance is releasing a new book about his ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Services for Ms. Alice Pouncey will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Decatur Methodist Church with burial following in Concord Methodist Church Cemetery in ...