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4/15/2026
From WM: Due to the ARDOT closure of Massey Street for getting the street overlay completed on Thursday, April 16, WM will be unable to service the affected residents' waste carts on their normal collection day.
WM will attempt to provide a courtesy pickup on Friday, April 17, following the...
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4/1/2026
Starting April 1, we are starting a new online payment system for credit cards. Just follow the link and register or press the Quick Pay button and follow the instructions. We are also now able to accept credit cards at the Water Department located in City Hall.
3/30/2026
The City of Decatur is accepting applications for summer Lifeguards for the City Pool. For more information, go to the Government tab and click on Employment Opportunities under the Human Resources tab.
The City of Decatur is hiring a Water Clerk. For more information, look under the Government tab, then click Employment Opportunities under Human Resources. Applications will be accepted through April 17, 2026.
7/14/2025
If you have recently visitied our website, then you will see the start of this article under the "Welcome" section. The first two mentions in that article are the Iva Jane Peek Public Library and the Decatur Public Swimming Pool. If you aren't a reader and you don't want to swim, then how...
8/15/2024
If you are someone who has suffered loss and damage from the 2024 tornadoes, here are a couple of resources that may help you restore and meet your unmet needs.
There is an organization made up of local leaders that form the Western Benton County Partnership. This group of people have a desire to...
2/7/2024
There are some changes coming to the trash collection services in the Decatur, Arkansas area.
Beginning March of 2024, the City of Decatur's trash service will be cart contents only. Each residential household who is a customer of the Decatur water system will receive one (1) WM 96-gallon polycart...
1/26/2024
Black Hills Energy Prepares for Extreme Cold, Encourages Customers to Do the Same-Utility issues important conservation and safety reminders.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.-Jan. 12, 2023- Black Hills Energy is closely monitoring the National Weather Service forecast for a winter storm and extreme cold...
8/18/2023
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is conducting a study of the Highway 59 and Highway 72 corridors in Benton County. These corridors have experienced a significant amount of growth in recent years, and this study will provide information to see if improvements are needed to satisfy the new...
8/17/2023
Over the past couple of months, the City of Decatur Arkansas Parks Department has worked steadily at bringing a new feature to the Old City Park. The Old City Park is a piece of property that is wedged between Second Street and Pool Street and is best known for the location of...
7/20/2023
If you missed the public meetings regarding Passing Lane on 59, the map shared with us by ARDOT is displayed in the Decatur Municipal Building (City Hall) for you to view. Drop by and see for yourself what the plans are.
Click here for the AR Dot page.
12/31/2019
McClelland Consulting Engineers and the City of Decatur this February completed a $9 million wastewater treatment plant expansion that included a process conversion from a sequencing batch reactor to Arkansas' first membrane bioreactor (MBR) system.
The progressive...
11/1/2019
For an article on the transition from the old plant of Simmons to the new plant of Simmons, please Click Here.
Congratulations Simmons on your new plant! We wish you the best and look forward to see what growth transpires in the future.
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