Top Story TOGETHER DECATUR Macon County seniors can sail through insurance information Donnette Beckett Jun 19, 2023 Jun 19, 2023 0 Jennifer Emerson, left, sits with Catherine Stanford, SHIP volunteer, to navigate the details of her insurance coverage. Donnette Beckett Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Donnette Beckett Studying insurance and Medicare A, B, C, and D options can be confusing, even for the experts.kAm“(92E’D E9:D 2=A9236E D@FA[” D2:5 r2E96C:?6 $E2?7@C5 23@FE E96 >2?J @AE:@?D]k^AmkAm$E2?7@C5 :D 4@F?D6=@C 7@C E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:==:?@:D]8@G^D6CG:46D^D6CG:46]D9:A]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$6?:@C w62=E9 x?DFC2?46 !C@8C2>k^2m[ @C $wx![ E9C@F89 r2E9@=:4 r92C:E:6D] $96 ?2G:82E6D E9C@F89 E96 AC@8C2>D 2?5 6IA=2:?D E96> E@ E96 4=:6?ED]k^Am kAms642EFC C6D:56?E y6??:76C t>6CD@?[ d`[ 92D G:D:E65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^44]5:@]@C8^=@42E:@?D^5642EFCQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmr2E9@=:4 r92C:E:6Dk^2m @7E6? 7@C 96=A @? 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The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York Through more than 200 years of service, the Sisters of Charity of New York have nursed Civil War casualties, joined civil rights and anti-war …
Playhouse raffle vital to CASA's efforts to protect local children Two structures, ideal to bringing children’s active imaginations to life, are the highlight of the 21st annual CASA Playhouse Raffle.
The Loft event space reaches out over downtown Decatur Visitors who continue to the top floor of the Madden Arts Center will find an area open to the public.
Decatur Salvation Army installs new officers Randall and Susan Summit were installed as the new Salvation Army officers on Sunday, July 2.
