Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce President announces retirement after 30 years on the job
Long-time President and CEO John Seymour may be retiring, but his impact on Morgan County cannot be missed
The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber President & CEO announced he is retiring By Madison Scarpino | May 10, 2021 at 8:33 PM CDT - Updated May 10 at 8:33 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce president and CEO John Seymour announced his retirement Monday morning. Seymour will be ending his 30-year position in July.
Seymour may be retiring, but his impact on the area cannot be missed. Seymour made his way to Decatur back in 1991.
Decaturâs Cook Museum nominated for Best New Museum by USA Today Cook Museum of Natural Science (Source: Times Daily) By Anna Mahan and Times Daily | May 8, 2021 at 2:19 PM CDT - Updated May 8 at 2:22 PM
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Itâs a north Alabama favorite and now itâs up for a national award! Weâre talking about Cook Museum of Natural History in Decatur.
The science museum loved by many was recently nominated by USA Today in its 2021 10 Best Readersâ Choice travel awards as one of the best new museums to open within the past two years.
According to our news partners at Times Daily, Cook Museum of Natural Science is USA Todayâs only Alabama-based nominee.
The local museum has been nominated for
USA Todayâs 2021 10Best Readersâ Choice award for Best New Museum. The Springs nominee previously won the
USA Today contest for Best New Attraction of 2020 and has been recognized by several other national publications, including
The New York Times,
Conde Nast Traveler and
Architectural Digest.
As of Monday, May 3, the local museum had received the second-most votes, trailing behind Cook Museum of Natural Science, which opened in 2019 in Decatur, Alabama.
Part of the City for Champions development projects, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum broke ground in 2017 and opened its doors for the first time on July 30, 2020. Completing the 60,000-square-foot building, which was inspired by the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, cost roughly $91 million.
The Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Whitby's Captain Cook Museum recalled thescarboroughnews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thescarboroughnews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.