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Selma City Open Bass Tournament starts Saturday
The Selma City Landing Pride of the South Tournament Series is hosting a Selma City Open Bass Tournament on Saturday at the Selma City Marina. ...
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For those in need; BBCF, SCNTR team up to hand out clothes
The Black Belt Community Foundation’s (BBCF) Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Selma Program and partners at the ...
Grammy winning artist visits Selma on MLK Holiday
One of the world’s greatest entertainers visited Selma on Monday for Martin Luther King holiday. Usher Raymond IV, ...
Safe Haven Center to hold Stop the Violence in drive-through Monday
The Safe Haven Center will celebrate its 20th Anniversary of A Stop the Violence rally in a different ...
Dallas County Sheriff Office arrest man on drug charge
The Dallas County Sheriff Office arrested a Selma man on Friday morning for drug charges. Cedric Irby was ...
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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles deny parole for Dallas County man
A Dallas County man was denied parole last week by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Allen Oliver was denied parole for his string ...
by James Jones.
Sports
Morgan Academy earns top seed in Elite Eight
Chris Gardner scored 17 points as Morgan Academy beat Clarke Prep 60-41 on Tuesday night. The Senators (7-7, 5-1 Region) won the Area championship and ...
by James Jones, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 8:29 am
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City Audit, Treasurer’s resignation highlight Valley Grande City Council meeting
Valley Grande’s city audit was the biggest headline at its news-filled city council meeting on Tuesday night. Chris Neuenschwander of the Jackson Thornton Accounting firm ...
by James Jones, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 7:45 am
Lifestyles
Selma native selected to Child Life Research Fellows Program at Alabama
Dr. Sherwood Burns-Nader is honored to get selected into the Association of Child Life Professionals’ Research Fellows Program at the University of Alabama. Burns-Nader’s is ...
by James Jones, Monday, January 18, 2021 12:22 pm
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Selma man granted parole by Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
A Selma man was granted parole this week by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Randall Murphy Jr. was one of nine people granted ...
by James Jones, Monday, January 18, 2021 8:49 am
Sports
Southside LB verbally commits to Delta State
Southside linebacker Chris Bonner verbally committed to Delta State University over the weekend. Bonner said it’s a soft verbal to the Statesmen while he continues ...
by James Jones, Monday, January 18, 2021 7:55 am
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Camden man killed in single vehicle crash
A Camden man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Wilcox County during the MLK holiday weekend. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), ...
by James Jones, Monday, January 18, 2021 7:35 am
Sports
Dallas County, Morgan Academy win big games
Sixth-ranked Dallas County hammered Bibb County 63-39 to earn the top seed in the Area 5, Class 4A basketball tournament. The Hornets improved to 9-2 ...
by James Jones, Sunday, January 17, 2021 8:12 am
Sports
Southside girls upsets No. 5 Selma to salvage split in rivalry
The Southside High girls made a strong case to get ranked in the Alabama Sportswriters Association basketball poll next week. Jakeria Robinson scored 21 points ...
by James Jones, Friday, January 15, 2021 10:18 pm
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Dallas County Sheriff Office arrest two men on drug charges
Two Dallas County men were arraigned Thursday in the Dallas County Courthouse on multiple drug charges. According to Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson and ...
by James Jones, Friday, January 15, 2021 12:41 pm
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Free COVID-19 Testing Available Saturday at Selma University
Selma University is partnering with the American Medical Screen company to provide free COVID-19 testing on Saturday. Selma University students, faculty, staff and the community ...
by James Jones, Thursday, January 14, 2021 3:20 pm
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Regional Workforce Profiles Released to help Alabama increase labor jobs
Regional workforce profiles were released this week with the purpose of increasing the state’s labor force. Through an Equity Leadership Acceleration Grant from the Lumina ...
by James Jones, Thursday, January 14, 2021 10:11 am
Sports
Prep Roundup: Southside girls win Area opener
Laterika Edwards scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Southside knocked off Greensboro 35-27 to win their Area 8, Class 3A opener on Tuesday. ...
by James Jones, Thursday, January 14, 2021 8:55 am
Sports
Selma High girls make debut in ASWA Poll
Two Dallas County public school teams are ranked in the Alabama Sportswriters Association (ASWA) basketball poll. The Selma High girls are ranked fifth in Class ...
by James Jones, Thursday, January 14, 2021 7:10 am
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Dallas County District Attorney office honors Human Trafficking Awareness Day
The Dallas County District Attorney Office honored Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Monday. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson said the entire staff wore blue ...
by James Jones, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 1:50 pm
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Inaugural Black Belt Hunters Food Drive Set for MLK weekend
The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) will be having the inaugural Black Belt Hunters Food Drive to the Hunters Helping the Hungry program over the MLK ...
by James Jones, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:18 pm
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Commission holds first meeting of 2021
The Dallas County Commission met for the first time in 2021 on Monday evening, during which Dallas County Engineer Heath Sexton delivered a report regarding ...
by Brannon Cahela, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 10:56 am
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Perkins: ‘I feel good about where we are right now’
Tumult and chaos defined 2020, a year in which the world struggled to combat a global health crisis and the nation saw widespread protests and ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 2:50 pm
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Vaughan begins second round of vaccinations
Following announcements last week from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) that COVID-19 vaccines would be administered to first responders and seniors 75 or ...
by Adam Powell, Monday, January 11, 2021 12:13 pm
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‘Challenging’: Nunn reflects on a tumultuous year in Dallas County
After everything that the world – and on a smaller scale, Dallas County – went through in 2020, it’s difficult to describe everything that has ...
by Brannon Cahela, Monday, January 11, 2021 11:54 am
Sports
Morgan Academy retires Gunnar Henderson’s baseball jersey
Morgan Academy retired the baseball number of former Prep All-American Gunnar Henderson at a ceremony last weekend. Henderson wore No. 2 during his entire career ...
by James Jones, Monday, January 11, 2021 10:25 am
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Tuskegee University conducting Hear Our Voices Study in Black Belt
Tuskegee University is conducting a study on health and society issues affecting the Black Belt Region. Tuskegee University is conducting a Hear Our Voices Study. ...
by James Jones, Sunday, January 10, 2021 8:36 am
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Selma Police Department identify woman’s body found near Alabama River
A woman was found dead on a road near the Alabama River Saturday. Selma Police Chief Kenta Fulford said the body found was a white ...
by James Jones, Saturday, January 9, 2021 3:37 pm
Sports
Southside sweeps Keith, Selma High girls upset No. 1 Central-Tuscaloosa
Christopher Thomas scored 17 points, Barrian Moore added 16 as Southside hammered Keith 67-52 on Friday in Orrville. Jaylen Kennedy added 12 for the Panthers ...
by James Jones, Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:10 am
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Missing Dallas County man found dead
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) found an elderly Dallas County man deceased on Friday. According to Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson, Thomas Houston, ...
by James Jones, Saturday, January 9, 2021 6:51 am
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Weekly claims spike in county
Weekly unemployment numbers shot up by more than 100 between the final report of 2020 and the first of 2021, according to numbers released by ...