Hartselle, AL
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Local News
Local News — Hartselle
- Hartselle High School (AL) Football — MaxPreps
- Voters face local races, amendments Tuesday — Hartselle Enquirer
- Disturbing messages in Hartselle High student group chat spark calls for accountability — rocketcitynow.com
- LifeWise Academy effort underway in Hartselle — Decatur Daily
- Eddie Dale Wilson Obituary Oct 28, 2026 — Peck Funeral Home
Official Local Resources
City of Hartselle · Morgan County · alabama.gov · Alabama Driver License Division
Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, 13 miles (21 km) south of Decatur. It is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 15,455. Hartselle was founded in 1869 with the arrival of the South and North Alabama Railroad. It takes its name from George Hartsell, one of the railroad’s owners. The post office opened in 1873. It was formally incorporated on March 1, 1875. Most of the oldest buildings were destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1916.