Vernon W. Hedington, 78, of Decatur passed away Thursday evening, May 15, 2025, at his residence. He was born March 10, 1947, in Decatur to Carl and Dorothy (Hoffman) Hedington. He was married Nov. 14 ...

The Alabama Supreme Court today refused to give a rehearing to a group of breakaway Methodists in Auburn who had sued over control of church property. The state Supreme Court had dismissed the lawsuit ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Communities across Central Illinois were celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. The Metro Decatur Black Chamber of Commerce hosted a church service, which served as a ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Macon County Coroner’s Office released on Monday the name of the man who was killed in Decatur’s first homicide of 2026. In a news release, Coroner Michael Burkham said the ...

Senior pastor Rachel Griffin-Allison helps paint the stairs of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Pride and trans colors in October. The church made the move in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s order ...

(BAINBRIDGE, Ga.) Leslie McCord Bernier, 62, of Bainbridge, Ga., passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, at First Methodist Church with Pastor ...

Leslie McCord Bernier, 62, of Bainbridge, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at First Methodist Church with Pastor DeWitt Phillips, ...

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana and its Four Winds Casinos announced a donation of 1,000 Christmas food boxes to individuals and families in need. Each food box includes ...

Christ Episcopal Church in Church Hill, Mississippi, has been restored with community help. The 1857 Gothic Revival church is home to the state's oldest Episcopal congregation. Movie director Tate ...

The trial pitting the United Methodist Church against one of its former member churches resumes today in Houston County, as they battle in court over ownership of a $15 million campus in Dothan. The 1 ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Services for Ms. Alice Pouncey will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Decatur Methodist Church with burial following in Concord Methodist Church Cemetery in ...

Allen Mitchell Burrell, age 57, left this world peacefully on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at his home in Statesboro, GA, surrounded by the love of his husband and devoted family. Though Allen’s journey ...