Overshadowed no more, Decatur’s mayor sets 75,000 population goal: ‘We’re taking off now’

Decatur has not seen the large population growth that close neighbors Huntsville, Athens and Madison have seen over the past few years.

Decatur’s population has largely been stagnant while those three cities have been among the fastest growing in Alabama.

But new Decatur Mayor Kent Lawrence believes that is changing…

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