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🌱 Why Rock the South chose Decatur as its new festival home
Decatur, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Decatur! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Rock the South chose Decatur as its new festival home
- How one survivor turned treatment into new purpose in Decatur
Also on today's calendar: JOY Bible Study and Lunch and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
- Monday: Sunny and less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Rock the South makes Decatur debut after 15 years in Cullman (waff.com) — Rock the South is officially underway in Decatur this weekend, marking the festival’s first year in the city after 15 years in Cullman. Organizers say they chose Decatur as their new hometown to support the city’s growth, with major acts like Jason Aldean, Jessie Murph, and BigXThaPlug drawing big crowds and fresh tourism dollars. 
• Slowing down, moving forward: Local woman finds new perspective after breast cancer treatment (hartselleenquirer.com) — A local PTA leader and breast cancer survivor is sharing how her long treatment journey reshaped her priorities and deepened her ties to family and faith, while she remains active in schools and church. She and her family now volunteer with Power in Pink of the Decatur Morgan Hospital Foundation and plan to attend its annual October luncheon supporting breast cancer patients.
📸 Around Decatur
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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First Steps →
3rd Floor Commons, 123 Church Street NE, Decatur
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
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JOY Bible Study and Lunch →
Chapel, 123 Church Street NE, Decatur -
2026 Washington Update →
Location DoubleTree by Hilton 1101 6th Ave NE Decatur, AL 35601 1101 6th Ave NE Decatur AL 35601, 1101 6th Ave NE, Decatur
7:30 am -
DARC Monthly Meeting →
Aquadome Recreation and Pool Center, 1202 5th Ave SW, Decatur
6:30 pm -
DARC Monthly Meeting - October 2026 →
Aquadome Recreation and Pool Center, 1202 5th Ave SW, Decatur
6:30 pm -
2026 Emerging Leaders 10/07/2026
Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, 515 6th Ave NE, Decatur
12:00 pm -
Ribbon Cutting for Long-Lewis of Decatur →
Decatur AL
11:00 am -
Dew It On The Trails →
Decatur AL
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Rock the South →
The Fields at Decatur
11:00 am -
Pastor Appreciation Monday →
Keith Blackwood, 146 Evergreen Road, Hartselle
10:30 am -
Board of Zoning Adjustment →
Hartselle, AL Calendar, 611 Chestnut Street NW, Hartselle
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Planning Commission →
Hartselle, AL Calendar, 611 Chestnut Street NW, Hartselle
8:00 am
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Missing our orange cat off of crusher rd.
Answers to Garfield. He wandered off yesterday. Please let us know if you’ve seen hiim. (Nextdoor Crusher Road) - Whats the cheapest no agent fee insurance for Alabama I have never been in accident or ticket in last 5 years.
Whats everyone paying and the insurance they have. Help me get the best deal please I need recommendations (Nextdoor Fairview)
- QuikTrip posted a job opening for Full-Time Assistant Manager - Decatur in Decatur. Apply here.
- Spencer's posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Spirit in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Decatur here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hartselle
- Hartselle dominates in ninth consecutive win over Decatur (hartselleenquirer.com)
- Kitchen Cops find spoiled milk, undated foods (waff.com)
- Morgan County sees drastic reduction in juvenile truancy with help of DA initiative (hartselleenquirer.com)
Athens
- Ivey: Athens receives $1 million grant to fund upgrades at Swan Creek Park (enewscourier.com)
- Athens Police Department goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (enewscourier.com)
- PHOTOS: Behind the scenes of ‘On the Road' at Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler's Convention (whnt.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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