City Beat
CITY BEAT: A CLOSER LOOK AT PEOPLE, PLACES AND CANDIDATE RACES
• GOOD NEWS — I couldn’t help but notice an item in the EDC of Decatur & Macon County’s recent newsletter that Decatur was ranked fourth in the nation as a best place to work in manufacturing in 2020. “SmartAsset ranked the nation’s “Best Places to Work in Manufacturing” by comparing nearly 400…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: CITY COUNCIL RACE DRAWS MORE ATTENTION AS PRIMARY GETS CLOSER
The holidays are over and the Consolidated Primary Election to be held on Feb. 23 is approaching fast, In fact, early voting starts next week on January 14 and 15 in the office of Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner at 141 South Main Street, Room 119 in Decatur. With 13 candidates running…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: OUT WITH THE OLD YEAR, IN WITH THE NEW YEAR
Very few people will be shedding any tears because 2020 is coming to a close. It has been the Titanic of years, as it started with such great promise and unexpectedly struck an iceberg called COVID-19. It has been a disaster of epic proportions in terms of loss of human life, number of…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: 13 CANDIDATES FOR 3 CITY COUNCIL SEATS WILL BE REDUCED TO SIX IN FEB. 23 PRIMARY
Until late last week, there was not going to be a Consolidated Primary Election for three expiring Decatur City Council seats because no more than 12 candidates for the three positions had filed their nominating petitions with the city clerk by the time the deadline rolled around. But this is 2020 and we…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: SOME HOLIDAY THIS AND THAT FROM HERE AND THERE IN DECATUR
How are you holding up in this holiday season that is the strangest that I’ve seen in my entire life? About all of the Christmas gatherings, traditional holiday events and the usual family gatherings have been postponed or cancelled because of COVID-19. I have been following the recommendations of the medical and scientific…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: THE LIQUOR COMMISSIONER IS POWERFUL POSITION IN CITY OF DECATUR
Councilman Patrick McDaniel is the City of Decatur’s Liquor Commissioner and, if you have a business that sells liquor you realize, or should realize, that McDaniel has the power to make life difficult for you if you don’t comply with the requirements of holding a liquor license. Last week, McDaniel took action against…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: A LOT OF THIS AND THAT FROM HERE AND THERE
• AS MANY area residents are trying to stay safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic, they are turning to online shopping to avoid inperson purchases at local stores. That’s not only a negative for local stores and their owners, online shopping is also a danger zone where scammers and hackers await to deceive and…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE LINE-UP IS NOW COMPLETE FOR THE APRIL ELECTION
• CITY COUNCIL candidate filing is over. We now know the names of the candidates for three Decatur City Council seats that are up for election on April 6. Monday was the last day a candidate could file to be on the ballot. Here’s the list of those who filed their nominating petitions with…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: ALARMING RISING NUMBER OF COVID-19 DEATHS, INFECTIONS CAUSE DECATUR CITY COUNCIL TO SEND STRONGER MESSAGE
• MASK UP, OR…City leaders who felt that asking, begging and pleading for months with residents to wear face coverings to help avoid the spread of COVID-19, had been ignored by many, took a step at Monday night’s city council meeting to emphasize they are serious because COVID is serious. The council…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: ONE ELECTION IS OVER, ANOTHER IS UNDERWAY IN THE RACE FOR THREE DECATUR CITY COUNCIL SEATS
Believe it or not, just as we have finished the General Election, there is another campaign ready to take off. Nominating petitions for three available seats on the Decatur City Council may be filed in the office of the City Clerk on the 3rd floor of the Decatur Civic Center, 1 Gary Anderson…
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