Living 50 Plus Decatur-Morgan

04/08/2026

For two-and-a-half years, Sonya Cook Ayers faced life-altering obstacles: the death of her 17-year-old grandson, providing emotional support for her grieving children and grandchildren, caring for her sick husband and mother and losing her job.

For two-and-a-half years, Sonya Cook Ayers faced life-altering obstacles: the death of her 17-year-old grandson, providing emotional support for her grieving children and grandchildren, caring for her sick husband and

04/08/2026

Jenny Young looked at her oil landscape of a blue, pink and yellow sky, clouds and a mountain range.

04/08/2026

Think of grandparents as superheroes — minus the capes, masks, leotards and the ability to fly, but with endless love, stories and sweets.

04/08/2026

Walking through downtown Decatur, past historic buildings — the Old State Bank, which survived the Civil War and served as a bank, saloon, hospital and dance hall, and the Tennessee Valley Bank, which now houses the Morgan County Archives — John Allison, as a young boy, developed an interest and passion for history.

Walking through downtown Decatur, past historic buildings — the Old State Bank, which survived the Civil War and served as a bank, saloon, hospital and dance hall, and the Tennessee

02/27/2026

Samuel Wilkerson followed Pastor Barry Strong down the steps to a dimly lit kitchen. Opening cabinets and freezers,

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus Samuel Wilkerson followed Pastor Barry Strong down the steps to a dimly lit kitchen. Opening cabinets and freezers, Strong handed Wilkerson cans of vegetables, soups and cranberry sauce, packets of hot chocolate, a 40-ounce jar of peanut butter, frozen meat, a ba...

02/27/2026

Mark Maloney runs through the list of “What ifs.”

What if, after law school, he accepted a job in Nashville rather than moving to Decatur to practice law with his wife’s father, J. Gilmer Blackburn?

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus Mark Maloney runs through the list of “What ifs.” What if, after law school, he accepted a job in Nashville rather than moving to Decatur to practice law with his wife’s father, J. Gilmer Blackburn? “Never would Mark have been able to work his way up thro...

02/27/2026

Wearing blue jeans, Paula Alderman lined up at the starting line of the Turkey Trot 5K in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and started walking.

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus Wearing blue jeans, Paula Alderman lined up at the starting line of the Turkey Trot 5K in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and started walking. “My sister signed my husband John and myself up for that race in 2013. At the time we were couch potatoes, not doing anyth...

02/27/2026

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02/11/2026

With the warmer temperatures of spring on the way, lace up your sneakers and hit the area’s walking paths, hiking trails and indoor tracks for a dose of exercise.

02/11/2026

Samuel Wilkerson followed Pastor Barry Strong down the steps to a dimly lit kitchen. Opening cabinets and freezers, Strong handed Wilkerson cans of vegetables, soups and cranberry sauce...

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus Samuel Wilkerson followed Pastor Barry Strong down the steps to a dimly lit kitchen. Opening cabinets and freezers, Strong handed Wilkerson cans of vegetables, soups and cranberry sauce, packets of hot chocolate, a 40-ounce jar of peanut butter, frozen meat, a ba...