A viral video of a graphic Vacation Bible School skit has put a church under fire. The pastor says critics are missing the context.

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 ...

Memorial services for Sylvia Gilliland Chandler, age 89, of Decatur, GA, will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, at Decatur First Baptist Church in Decatur, GA. Ms. Chandler passed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 11—First Missionary Baptist Decatur will host a grocery giveaway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. The giveaway ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur man accused of kidnapping a young girl from a church camp and offering her money to have sex with him appeared in court on Wednesday and entered a plea in the case ...

Local businesses along Lower Decatur Street are coming together on Sunday, May 24 for “Defend Decatur,” a day-long neighborhood event encouraging residents and visitors to support the independently ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - First Missionary Baptist Church Decatur celebrated its 160th anniversary Sunday morning with a packed service! Pastor Daylan Woodall said the church is a piece of Alabama ...

A Stone Mountain woman wearing a hijab says she was racially profiled and denied entry to a Democratic event in Decatur despite having a ticket. Witnesses claim Jawahir Sharwany was peacefully waiting ...

A Jackson, Mississippi synagogue was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack. Northminster Baptist Church offered its facilities to the Beth Israel Congregation while they rebuild. The two ...

Decatur Mrs. Janice McGriff, 83, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, at Riverside Extended Living. She was born March 18, 1942, in Jefferson County to John Earl McDonald and Ruby Aline Eaton McDonald and ...

The appearance of jack-o’-lanterns on front porches, fake spider webs stretched across trees and Styrofoam tombstones dotting yards means Halloween is close at hand. From haunted houses to trunk or ...

From science to social issues, romantasy to mystery, readers of all kinds should find something of interest with this eclectic lineup. The house was packed inside First Baptist Church Decatur's ...