Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's victory earned him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender Grant." On...

U.S. frigate Philadelphia, captured and held by Barbary pirates at Tripoli during the Tripolitan War, was set fire to and destroyed by a small group of men led by Stephen Decatur. The country's first 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville,...

Freeman has ties to Michigan and Tennessee. "This is the best job in the world," said Sturdivant, who has a photographic memory for faces and is familiar with many people, especially from his years as a school officer in Eisenhower High School and...

10 River Hill played defense early in the Class 4A-3A East Region dual championship Thursday night and came from behind to beat Stephen Decatur, 39-27, to advance to Saturday's state dual meet semifinals. "We were a little nervous when we were down 18...

"For the thousands of young people I worked with and for, I hope the experience has been as rewarding for you as it has been for me," Smith said. A 1969 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School, Smith has a bachelor's degree in health and physical...

"We've been looking into Catholic school," Dunn said Tuesday at a parents meeting at Stephen Decatur where district officials laid out the plan. "Instead of going home and having a fit on Facebook, now I'm leaving here more informed." The plan is to...