Decatur County Community Foundation has announced details for this year’s event to support the Fund for Women and Children. On Wednesday, April 29 th , DCCF will host “In Her League: Game On”. The sports-themed event will include a panel of five women with local ties who are athletes and/or working in a sports-centric career. Panelists include: Angela (Gauck) Belter , two-time IHSAA state golf champion and golf pro Carol Blankman , two-time participant in International Dragon Boat Racing...

Officials working toward a new Decatur County community pool are proud to release an official project status and fundraising update. ·        $4.5M total budget has been established. This includes: o   $3.9M Build-Operate-Transfer contract with Blue Escapes Pools of Greenwood   o   An additional $600,000 for locker room rehab, furniture, sail shades, and cabanas   ·        $3.5M in contributions to date including: o   $1M from the Decatur County Community Foundation o   $1M from...

Donations to support a new community pool in Decatur County will now be matched, dollar-for-dollar, thanks to a challenge from the Decatur County Community Foundation (DCCF).   “The Foundation’s Board of Directors wants to make this a new ‘community’ pool in every sense,” explained DCCF Executive Director Tami Wenning. “That’s why our board has created a match opportunity to encourage the public to support the effort and demonstrate just how much we want a local pool.”   From now until...