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MainStreet Family Care announces COVID-19 testing
MainStreet Family Care announced all 16 of its clinics across the state will now offer COVID-19 testing on Friday morning, including the Selma clinic located ...
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ArtsRevive provides art supplies to students during pandemic
To help children in need of educational entertainment while stuck at home during the COVID-19 outbreak, ArtsRevive has ...
Jones talks good and bad of virus response
The U.S. Senate has, thus far, passed three COVID-19 relief bills to the house and finally U.S. President ...
State AG, U.S. Attorneys unite to fight COVID-19 scammers
Amid the growing COVID-19 crisis, three U.S. Attorney – Richard Moore of the Southern District, Louis Franklin of ...
Ivey issues statewide ‘stay at home’ order
During a press conference Friday afternoon, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced a statewide “stay at home” order effective ...
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Gov. declares schools closed for the remainder of year
labama Gov. Kay Ivey, joined by Alabama State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey and Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, declared schools throughout the state ...
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Marengo County body found in pond
The body of a missing Marengo County man was found Friday in a pond. According to Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Jackson, Willie Allen Jr., ...
by James Jones, Saturday, April 4, 2020 2:51 pm
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Unemployment claims continue to tick up amid pandemic
The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) for the last few weeks has released weekly unemployment numbers, showing the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 3, 2020 4:39 pm
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Dems rally, administration alters course on payments to non-filers
Both U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, and U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, issued statements Thursday praising a decision from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 3, 2020 4:38 pm
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Selma native climbs football coaching chain at Richmond
Roderick West Jr. is enjoying his rise up the college football coaching ranks. The Selma native is a co-defensive coordinator at the University of Richmond. ...
by James Jones, Friday, April 3, 2020 8:40 am
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SCS hosts remote learning spirit week
To keep students connected with one another as they finish the remainder of the school year online due to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Selma ...
by Brannon Cahela, Thursday, April 2, 2020 3:05 pm
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TKO reaches out to families in need during crisis
Selma non-profit organization, The Knights and Orchids Society, Inc. (TKO), is currently delivering food to families in need in Dallas, Marengo, Perry and Wilcox Counties. ...
by Brannon Cahela, Thursday, April 2, 2020 3:03 pm
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Central Alabama Regional Child Advocacy Center cancels Pinwheel Garden Plantings
Central Alabama Regional Child Advocacy Center has cancelled its annual Pinwheel Garden plantings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event honors child abuse victims and ...
by James Jones, Thursday, April 2, 2020 2:55 pm
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Ivey: Census is ‘roadmap to our future’
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued a statement stressing the importance of the 2020 U.S. Census, which is currently underway and available to be ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:34 pm
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WCCS extends online instruction, postpones graduation
Following a directive issued last Friday by the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), Wallace Community College – Selma (WCCS), which had previously announced that it ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:32 pm
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Wade files new court motion
The years-long battle that has unfolded between Selma Mayor Darrio Melton and Selma City Treasurer Ronita Wade entered a new round this week, as Wade ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:29 am
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ADOL urges workers to apply for benefits under CARES Act
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered businesses and left workers without paychecks all across the nation, has many in the U.S. ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:28 am
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Bill launches loans to keep workers employed
The Families First Coronavirus Response, one of three relief packages signed into law in response to the mounting coronavirus pandemic, allocated #350 billion to help ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:26 am
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Cougar Oil lends a hand to United Way’s COVID-19 Relief Fund
Cougar Oil’s Rex Jones announced Wednesday that the United Way of Selma & Dallas County is the latest beneficiary of the company’s “Cents for Selma” ...
by Brannon Cahela, Wednesday, April 1, 2020 2:35 pm
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AISA extends spring sports suspension until April 17
The AISA has decided to extend its suspension of spring sports for the next three weeks. AISA Executive Director Michael McClendon said the suspension of ...
by James Jones, Wednesday, April 1, 2020 8:33 am
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RHMP to receive over $62K to aid in regional efforts to fight virus
On Monday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, announced that more than $350,000 in coronavirus supplemental funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs) in Alabama’s 7th Congressional ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:31 pm
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ADEM: No need to worry, state water systems ‘safe’
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) issued a press release Tuesday assuring Alabamians that, despite the ongoing pandemic, drinking water in the state is ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:30 pm
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Coalition meets to discuss local virus response
On Tuesday, the Selma-Dallas County Coronavirus Community Coalition held its first COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall meeting over the phone – the meetings are slated to ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:29 pm
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Selma Police Department prepared for city’s quarantine curfew
The Selma Police Department is prepared to enforce the city’s quarantine curfew and restrictions on gatherings over 10 people. Last weekend, Selma Mayor Darrio Melton ...
by James Jones, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 2:23 pm
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Morgan Academy golfer signs with Snead State Community College
Thomas Morris recently landed a golf scholarship at Snead State Community College. At SSCC, Morris will be reunited with former Senator golfer David Cothran, a ...
by James Jones, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 9:04 am
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Local restaurants receive support from regulars amid outbreak
On March 19, Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statewide ordinance prohibiting on-site consumption of food and drinks at all “restaurants, bars, breweries and other similar ...
by Brannon Cahela, Monday, March 30, 2020 3:44 pm
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Selma Police Department searching for missing Dallas County man
The Selma Police Department, Uniontown Police Department and Hale County Sheriff’s office are searching for a missing man. A vehicle with Dallas County license plate ...
by James Jones, Monday, March 30, 2020 2:04 pm
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Pre-virus numbers show record-low unemployment
The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Friday released unemployment numbers for February, which show the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate unchanged from January at 2.7 ...
by Adam Powell, Monday, March 30, 2020 9:44 am
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Modern health crisis like 1918 Spanish flu outbreak
The modern coronavirus has knocked large swaths of society back on its heels and reeling, wondering how indeed the very fabric of society won’t be ...
by Adam Powell, Monday, March 30, 2020 9:43 am
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Mayor orders quarantine, curfew in Selma
On Saturday afternoon, Selma Mayor Darrio Melton signed a proclamation instituting a quarantine curfew on Selma residents between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily due ...
by Adam Powell, Sunday, March 29, 2020 9:21 am
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Courthouse to close doors to public amid health crisis
Dallas County Probate Judge and Commission Chairman Jimmy Nunn announced Friday that, in light of the COVID-19 emergency, The Dallas County Courthouse will close its ...