Category Archives: Community

VIDEO: SugaFix, the new sweet addition to downtown Decatur
June 21, 2022 - The Now Decatur team visited the sweetest place in town...SugaFix! Check out our video to see the place that will help fix your sweet tooth.
Jun 21, 2022

LISTEN: Community Foundation Update on Byers & Co
June 21, 2022 - Natalie Beck and Rachel Moran of the Community Foundation of Macon County joined Byers & Co to give an update on what the Foundation is doing for local non-profits and causes in th...
Jun 21, 2022

Council votes to name "Preston Jackson Park" and discusses workforce development space at library
June 21, 2022 - The Decatur City Council has designated the green space at the 300th block of North Water St as Preston Jackson park. The green space downtown Decatur between William St. and North St....
Jun 21, 2022

LISTEN: Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday featuring Mirinda Rothrock, president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce
June 20, 2022-Mirinda Rothrock, president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, joined host Kevin Breheny on Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday to discuss the upcoming Chamber's prayer breakfast. Other g...
Jun 20, 2022

Richland Community College hosts inaugural Enriching Our History Gala
June 19, 2022- On Saturday, members of the Decatur Macon County community attended Richland Community College's Enriching Our History Gala, to celebrate the success of the Enrich program at RCC. "Sinc...
Jun 19, 2022

The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater hosts 2nd annual Juneteenth celebration
June 19, 2022- While families spent this Sunday honoring father figures, they also celebrated the anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, by attending the Devon Lakeshore Amphithe...
Jun 19, 2022

The African-American Cultural and Genealogical Society hosts 28th annual Juneteenth National Freedom Day
June 18, 2022- Community members and their families came out to Central Park to celebrate the African-American Cultural and Genealogical Society's 28th annual Juneteenth National Freedom Day. Juneteen...
Jun 18, 2022

Shardai Hickmon, DCLI Healthcare coordinator
June 17, 2022- Shardai Hickmon, DCLI healthcare coordinator previews the Jerry J. Dawson Civic Leadership Institute's upcoming healthcare boot camp, her experience in Richland's Minority Mentor Proteg...
Jun 17, 2022

LISTEN: Members of the National Community College Hispanic Council Leadership Development Program joined Fuego
June 17, 2022- Some of Dr. Isaac Zuniga's fellow colleagues, Thomas Cruz-Soto, Jennifer Madrid, Maria Jimenez, Mauro Pena, & Kesia Vazquez, from the National Community College Hispanic Council Lea...
Jun 17, 2022

Community members host rally against racism & transphobia
June 17, 2022- Members of the LGBTQIA+ community, allies, and supporters demonstrated outside the Macon County Courthouse to show support for a local hate crime victim. Flags, signs, and posters were ...
Jun 17, 2022