City Beat

            • DECATUR City Council Incumbents Chuck Kuhle and David Horn won re-election in Tuesday’s election with Ed Culp handily winning the third open seat.  Culp will replace long-time councilman Pat McDaniel who is retiring from the council.      Less than 6,000 ballots were cast in a community of 48,132 registered…

       There is no question that the major attraction for most of the voters in next Tuesday’s Consolidated Election is the race for three seats on the Decatur City Council.      The six candidates are, in the order they will appear on the April 6th ballot: David J. Horn (incumbent), Ed Culp, Chuck Kuhle (incumbent), Marty…

       The Consolidated Election is less than two weeks away (April 6) and, considering all of the offices up for election and the choices that voters have to make, there hasn’t been that much excitement generated. We usually have to run an extra page or two of “letters to the editor” written by supporters of…

         DURING THE past year, about the time that COVID-19 changed our world, I noticed that I was developing shortness of breath. Over the years I’ve walked all over downtown and played full-court basketball in local gyms for decades. I never had any problem breathing. I prided myself on being in fairly good shape…

       After it appeared that an antibiotic for pneumonia, which appeared on an x-ray of my lungs wasn’t working, my doctor decided Friday morning for more tests and lab work. After completing that move, and heading back to the newspaper office, I received a call from my doctor’s office that I should immediately go to…

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a report last week informing the public that online purchase scams have become riskiest scam in the wake of COVID-19. Adults ages 18–24 reported the highest median losses ($150) and the highest likelihood of loss (56.6%) to BBB Scam TrackerSM in 2020. Previously, older age groups consistently…

Most of the smoke has cleared from last week’s Decatur City Council Primary Election and, except for some mail-in ballots that remain to be counted, the results are now known and six of the 12 candidates are moving on to the Consolidated Election on April 6, where three will be elected to council seats. However,…

      IN LAST WEEK’S column I gave my prediction on which six Decatur City Council candidates, out of the 12 listed on Tuesday’s ballot, would advance to the general election on April 6th, following this week’s primary election. I indicated that incumbents David J. Horn and Chuck Kuhle would advance on Tuesday, along with…

       Round 1 of the battle to fill 3 Decatur City Council seats will be held on Tuesday (Feb. 23) when the results of the Consolidated Primary Election will reduce the field of 12 candidates to 6 —the 6 receiving the most votes. Those six will then move on to the second and final round…

         • As vaccination numbers slowly increase in Macon County and across the nation, some people who have received their shot apparently believe they can quit wearing a mask or practicing social distancing. Vaccines are one of the most important tools in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and early indicators show that they are…