Decatur group fights to protect sacred land An organization in Decatur is working to preserve a plot of land it describes as sacred ground, citing a deep history involving the Muskogee Creek Nation ...

DECATUR — A Decatur man who said he tried to fight off a knife-wielding robber suffered a slash wound to his arm early Sunday that needed 14 stitches to close, police said.

Janice Sapp couldn’t be found Monday at the Chestnut Street Southeast apartments that were the site of much violence during the previous week.

The Beacon Hill Grassroots Coalition is fighting to pause a Decatur City Schools construction project to protect land linked to the Muskogee Creek Nation and enslaved people. Community members are ...