Longtime Decatur city councilman announces run for mayor

Longtime Decatur city councilman announces run for mayor

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — After nearly three decades as a councilman, District 1's Billy Jackson said it's time that he be the one to make a difference as mayor in the City of Decatur. Jackson told News 19 on Monday morning after the city council meeting that he had been thinking about running for mayor for the past three years, but those thoughts intensified more recently, with the city's elections just a few months away. During an exclusive inter…

Councilman Billy Jackson enters race for Decatur mayor

Longtime Councilman Billy Jackson announced Monday that he is running for mayor, prompting the withdrawal of one opponent from the upcoming municipal election.