On Tuesday, Murphy Brown of Decatur was named the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Miss Athelyne C. Banks Citizen of the Year for his contributions and volunteerism in the community.

The Chamber’s annual State of the City Address provides the Decatur mayor an opportunity to highlight the city’s progress in economic development, quality of life services and present an “annual report” to the membership regarding accomplishments of the past year. The mayor also will look ahead at the year to come for the River City – the eighth largest municipality in Alabama.

John Seymour, president and CEO of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, announced today that Amber Turner, the Chamber’s director of workforce development and education, will step down from her position effective March 30, to become the interim executive director of the North Alabama Workforce Development Alliance (NAWDA).

Each year, the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce partners with the Morgan County Commission on a variety of initiatives, including the annual State of the County Address. The breakfast provides the Commission Chairman the opportunity to highlight the county’s progress in economic and commercial development, financial sustainability and present an “annual report” to the Chamber membership regarding the accomplishments of the past 12 months.

The Decatur–Morgan County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual State of Healthcare event Thursday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 a.m., at the Doubletree by Hilton Decatur Riverfront. The breakfast, which is open to the public, is presented by Decatur Morgan Hospital, Gold Sponsor Huntsville Hospital Health Systems, and will feature a special announcement about the future of healthcare in our community.