Good morning, Decatur.

On May 9, Commodores met at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center where Executive Director Kim Mitchell shared Carnegie history and upcoming events—Brent Gosnell of Edward Jones was honored as the Greater Morgan County Builders Association Commodore of the Month for May.

Police arrested Billy Michael Johnson II on Monday on the 900 block of Boys Ranch Rd after a wreck on April 5 left a damaged 2024 Chevrolet Corvette that struck a parked vehicle in Decatur, and investigators found he reported the car stolen to fraudulently claim about $70,000 in insurance money while he was booked on a $30,000 bond.

On May 10, two Morgan County Tech Park juniors, Mason Lawrence and Turner Wray, signed letters of intent for summer internships with Hubbard & Drake General-Mechanical Contractors, Inc. The internships could lead to work opportunities during their senior year as part of a collaboration between Hubbard & Drake, Morgan County Schools and the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce.

Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling held a news conference Tuesday morning at City Hall to deny Councilman Billy Jackson's claim that a police officer provided false information to the Fultondale police chief about the new police chief.

He said the respected officer did nothing wrong—he blamed the issue on a rogue councilmember.

Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Troy Meink as Secretary of the Air Force by a vote of 74—25.

Sources say an announcement on relocating U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville is expected soon— a move that could bring more than 4,000 jobs to the region.