DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q has announced that its “heart and soul,” Don McLemore, has died. McLemore’s obituary says he died on April 17, surrounded by his wife, Carolyn, and their ...

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 ...

Since the 1970s, Don McLemore led Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, the Decatur restaurant founded by his grandfather, to widespread acclaim and fame. McLemore died April 17, according to an obituary shared ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A former Decatur nursing home is set to become garden-style apartments. The City of Decatur said in a Facebook post that the former Decatur Rehabilitation & Health Care Center ...

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MOULTON, Ala. (WAFF) - City leaders are providing new details on the investigation into a crash that killed a mother and three of her children. Ashley Hagood, 33, was driving with her four children ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – The community is preparing to say goodbye to local barbecue legend Don McLemore. His grandsons, who took over Big Bob Gibson’s Bar-B-Q, say his legacy extends far beyond the pit ...