DECATUR, Ga. — A piece of African American history, known as the Praise House, has been moved to the heart of Decatur. Along West Trinity Place in downtown Decatur, it’s a call to worship from inside ...

Sep. 22—Decatur now owns the historic home of Judge James E. Horton, and the final moving date for the house should be finalized next week so it can become part of a planned civil rights museum. The ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — This year's list of Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois has a Decatur community center that once hosted speakers like Eleanor Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy Jr. Landmarks ...

Get a peak into Decatur's Scottsboro Boys Museum and the Judge James E. Horton Legal Learning Center in Old Town during the Historic Decatur Christmas Tour of Homes on Dec. 14.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - History of the Heartland is an organization that aims to gather stories and preserve history. "This week we had stained-glass stories where we visited four beautiful historic ...

Mercedes Ball stood behind a microphone in the back room of an antebellum house in Decatur last week, getting a little teary-eyed as she spoke. “I make a conscious effort not to be prideful about much ...

The historic home of Judge James E. Horton of the Scottsboro Boys case has been separated into sections and placed on transport platforms in Limestone County, but its move to Decatur won't occur ...

DECATUR — The celebrations continue for Lake Decatur. Last year the local lake marked its 100th anniversary. On Monday afternoon, the city of Decatur unveiled a historical marker alongside Basin Two ...