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COMMUNICATIONS

Communications

The mission of the Morgan County Communications Department is to promote Morgan County and keep residents in touch with their local government.

To achieve these goals, Director of Communications Michael Wetzel produces a quarterly publication, “The Voice of Morgan County,” which includes information about county services and features county employees as well as other happenings in and around the county.

Communications Director Michael Wetzel

On Feb. 13, 2023, Michael Wetzel joined Morgan County as its communications director after a long tenure as a reporter and editor with The Decatur Daily. He also has worked for The Dothan Eagle and Birmingham News after earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Troy State University. During his newspaper career, Wetzel won numerous press association awards for his sports, news and business writing, headlines, page designs and photography. In 1995, he won the prestigious alumni of the year award in print journalism from Troy State’s Hall School of Journalism.

He also has taught Spanish and ESL in community education programs in Morgan and Lawrence counties.

His role with the county includes producing its quarterly newsletter, The Voice of Morgan County, writing press releases, coordinating events for the courthouse, live streaming County Commission meetings and managing the Commission’s Facebook page.

He succeeds the county’s first Communications Director Sheryl Marsh, who held the position from 2012 to Dec. 31, 2022, when she retired.

Voice of Morgan County

2023

December
September
June
March

2022

December
September
June
March

2021

December
September
June
March

2020

December
September
June
March

Issues of The Voice of Morgan County from 2012 to 2022, are available in digital format by contacting the Morgan County Archives at 256-351-4726.

Contact Morgan County Communications

302 Lee Street NE
Decatur, AL 35601

Hours: M-F,  8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 256-560-6093

Email: Director Michael Wetzel, mwetzel@morgancounty-al.gov