Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q has announced that its "heart and soul," Don McLemore, has died.

Since the 1970s, Don McLemore led Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, the Decatur restaurant founded by his grandfather, to widespread ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Hayward Don McLemore, a Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q pioneer and restaurateur of the year, passed away on April 17, 2026, at the age of 84. McLemore was born in Decatur, Alabama, to ...

Mildred Hickman Mildred Scroggins Hickman, age 91, a native of Meigs County and longtime resident of Ooltewah and Decatur, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026. She had been a member of Harrison ...

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DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - After nearly two decades, Decatur could soon have a skate park again thanks to a community-led effort. A local group called Let’s Skate Decatur is partnering with City of ...

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The community is preparing to say goodbye to local barbecue legend Don McLemore. His grandsons, who took over Big Bob ...