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Bayne Hughes

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
6
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Sep 16, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Bayne Hughes

    Hospital ambulance service faces fine, point penalty while applying for CPNC (opens the original)

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    Decatur-Morgan Hospital’s ambulance service failed to meet required response times in the city during the second quarter, but the Ambulance Regulatory Board recommended renewal of its certificate of public necessity and convenience. Ashley England, Decatur Fire & Rescue’s emergency medical services coordinator and deputy chief, recommended a $5,000 fine and 10-point penalty because the ambulance service met the required response time on only 87% of its city calls in April, May and June. The

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Bayne Hughes

    Opening of new rec center almost here (opens the original)

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    The opening of the new $49 million Decatur Recreation Center is less than two weeks away. Construction workers are completing touch-up work and finishing the parking lot while new employees undergo training ahead of the Sept. 21 opening. A grand opening is scheduled for Sept. 22. “I’m very happy with how it turned out, and I’m excited to get it open so the public can see and use it,” Mayor Kent Lawrence said Tuesday. “I think people are going to be very excited and impressed by what th

  3. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Bayne Hughes

    Huntsville moves next to Decatur with $2.2 billion subdivision (opens the original)

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    Huntsville has encroached on Decatur’s doorstep, and now Alabama’s largest city will soon be home to a $2.2 billion mixed-use subdivision. Land Innovations — the developer behind the South Brook subdivision on the former Decatur Country Club site — and Rochford Realty & Construction Co. Inc. held a ceremony Monday to celebrate the start of the new Westmoore Landing at the corner of Interstates 65 and 565. State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, whose district now includes part of Huntsville,

  4. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Bayne Hughes

    $400 million South Brook project begins transformation of country club site (opens the original)

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    Bulldozers and backhoes were already at work Wednesday morning tearing up portions of the former Decatur Country Club golf course as construction began on Phase 1 of the $400 million South Brook development. The machines paused long enough for a ceremonial kickoff before returning to work on what developers described as one of the country’s most “unique” mixed-use developments. David Horwath, president of Land Innovations, announced four builders selected for the 90-acre development on the

  5. Article · Aug 1, 2026 · Bayne Hughes/For The Hartselle Courier Journal photos

    Capital campaigns for civil rights museum and Horton legal center begin (opens the original)

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    CEOTA (Celebrating Early Old Town With Art) kicked off a $20 million “Northern Gateway” capital campaign this week to support building the new Decatur Civil Rights Museum and Judge James E. Horton Jr. Legal Learning Center. The nonprofit introduced the Rev. Jerry Baker and retired city Director of Development Wally Terry as co-chairmen of the capital campaign during a program Thursday at Decatur-Morgan Tourism. Baker and Terry are working closely with two CEOTA board members, Tourism Directo

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