DECATUR — On Thursday morning, the Decatur City Council held a special meeting to address a proposed multi-million dollar "investment" into a major country music festival now coming to The Fields at Decatur.

The event, Rock the South, has had a significant economic impact on the Cullman area since its inception in 2012, generating over $150 million in revenue in just over 14 years. The council members, who voted 4-0 at the meeting to proceed with the $5 million investment in the festival, are hopeful that hosting it will have a similar impact on their city.

"Some people may call this a hard decision. I call it an easy decision," said Councilman Hunter Pepper of voting in favor of the allocation. "I know that that might cause heartache for some people, but at the end of the day, this ev

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