The Decatur–Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of Morgan County Schools event highlights the partnership between the Chamber and the system – featuring 7,800 students at 18 schools in Morgan County.

Under the leadership of co-chairs Decatur City Council member Chuck Ard and State Rep. Terri Collins of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s Quality Education Committee, the Chamber’s Starting Strong
pre-K initiative has added 29 new pre-K classrooms in Morgan County since 2012 thanks to funding secured through the State of Alabama and local private fundraising. That effort brings the current number of classrooms up to 40 for the 2018-2019 school year, serving approximately 720 four-year-olds.

Tami Reist, president and chief executive officer of Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, was honored today with the ATHENA Leadership Award at the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s 10th annual Women in Business Celebration at Doubletree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront.

Excellence in Leadership, the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce flagship leader development program, kicked off Aug. 29, starting the eight-month class with a group of nearly 40 students coming from Morgan County businesses, industries, small businesses, healthcare providers, municipalities, school systems and non-profits.

John Seymour, president and CEO of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, announced today that Louise Brown, the Chamber’s director of community development and public policy, will step down from her position in late August to join the staff of the Home Builders Association of Alabama in Montgomery as their education specialist.