This Weekend in Decatur

Looking for things to do this weekend? Visit Decatur for the beginning of “Festival Season”. Saturday is the first of the May Concerts on the Square as well as the 4th annual Green Fest. The music begins at 3 pm and ends with The Holland Dutch opening up the concert series. To keep up to [...]

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Congratulations Officer Deborah Strawn!

Congratulations to Officer Deborah Strawn who was presented with the Thomas O. Davis Award at last night’s Decatur Business Association meeting! Decatur’s Thomas O. Davis Award honors a public employee who has helped strengthen the bond between government and the community, served as a role model for others in public service, contributed to the well-being [...]

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2010 Census Follow-Up

Beginning on May 1, 2010, for a period of 6 to 8 weeks,  census takers will visit households that did not complete and return the census questionnaires that were mailed to their residences. This “Non-Response Follow-up” operation will ensure that everyone in Decatur is counted in the 2010 Census. A few things to keep in mind during [...]

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Decatur Green Fest Kicks Off the Concerts on the Square

Plan on attending the annual Decatur Green Fest, to be held this Saturday, May 1st from 3 until 9:30 pm. The event helps to kick off the Concert on the Square series and celebrates “being green” with sustainable product vendors, artists working in recycled materials, organic foods, children’s activities and a full schedule of musical entertainment. Night Driving [...]

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World Laughter Day Sunday May 2nd

“When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you …. when you’re laughing, the sun comes shining through!” the song says.  On World Laughter Day you can laugh with the whole world, especially your friends and neighbors in Decatur.  This will be the 4th year that the Decatur Bandstand has been the site of a World Laughter [...]

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Planting a Tree for Earth Day

Gary Garrett, who is on the Decatur Sustainability Board, and his wife Commissioner Patti Garrett celebrated Earth Day by planting a tree in their yard. After purchasing the tree at a silent auction, they thought the biggest challange was going to be digging the huge hole until they were asked how they were getting it [...]

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Decatur Branding Success!

I was flipping through Creative Loafing when a little City of Decatur logo caught my eye. Creative Loafing photo The photo captures a quirky moment at last weekend’s Sweetwater Festival (that didn’t take place in Decatur). Looks like one of the festival attendees must have volunteered at our MLK Jr. Service Project in January – [...]

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Happy Earth Day Decatur!

Today is the official Earth Day which was first established in 1970. The City of Decatur celebrated Earth Day this past Saturday at the Oakhurst Community Garden and hundreds of families came out for the day. The event began with an “earth friendly” parade- no gas powered vehicles were allowed. The City brought out two [...]

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New Faces In The Police Department

The City of Decatur Police Department has some new faces; we have two new Police Officers and a new Communications Officer. Officer John Bender comes to Decatur after working for DeKalb County Parks and Recreation where he was a center director. Responsibilities included organizing and running activities for members of the community ranging in ages from [...]

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DNO Features the Decatur Tax Blog

Check out the Decatur News Online article about the Decatur Tax Blog. Russ Madison, the City’s Revenue and Technology Manager, has done a great job of providing useful information for Decatur’s tax payers. The blog even has a tax estimator tool that you can use to compute your taxes.

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