Check out all that is going on this week in Decatur! For more community events and information: 🔗Decaturga.com/calendar 🔗VisitDecaturga.com/events 🔗Decaturga.com/parksrec https://Decaturga.com/calendar | City of Decatur GA- Government

1K views | We're back with another edition of This Week in Decatur  Events: 8/16 Screen on the Square: Space Jam 9 p.m. Decatur Square 8/17 Pan-African Festival 2 - 10 p.m. Decatur Square __ Meetings: Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 p.m. City Hall | City of Decatur GA- Government | Facebook

6.1K views · 73 reactions | Our high school students are diving into metal casting and seeing firsthand how molten metal turns into something meaningful. Experiences like this open the door to future career paths they may have never imagined. | Decatur Public Schools #61 | Facebook

42K views · 180 reactions | BREAKING: Fire crews are on the scene a massive fire at the Foundry in Decatur. WAND is on scene and will have details as it develops. | WAND News | Facebook

Stephen Decatur Jr. was born in Maryland on January 5, 1779, and became one of America's most celebrated naval heroes. He joined the U.S. Navy at age 19 in 1798 and was promoted to captain at 25, making him the youngest person ever to reach that rank in Navy history. Decatur gained international fame in February 1804 when he led a daring nighttime raid into Tripoli harbor, where he and 75 sailors destroyed the captured USS Philadelphia by setting it ablaze. British Admiral Horatio Nelson praised