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BBCF joins fundraising effort to empower Black girls, women

The Southern Black Girls and Women Consortium (SBGWC) this week kicked off a 10-year fundraising initiative to raise $100 million to financially empower Black girls ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, September 11, 2020 4:00 pm

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Lowndes County capital murder conviction upheld

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Tuesday that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals had upheld the previous conviction of Deandra Marquis Lee, who was ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3:33 pm

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5 infrastructure projects slated to begin

The Selma City Council convened at Selma City Hall Tuesday for its first in-person regular meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to most ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3:32 pm

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Jones kicks off campaign with drive-in event

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, kicked off his reelection campaign Monday night at the Grand River Drive-In Theater in Leeds with a socially-distanced rally that ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3:31 pm

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Ivey makes ‘final call’ for 2020 Census participation

With just over three weeks remaining before the Sept. 30 deadline to fill out the U.S. Census, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is urging all Alabamians ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 2:34 pm

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Black Belt continues to face state’s highest jobless rates

Over the past two weeks, the University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center (EPC) has explored the declines in population and school enrollment across the Black ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 2:31 pm

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New poverty study: County 5th in state, 75th in nation

A recently-released study produced by news agency Stacker, which analyzed the U.S. Census Bureau’s five-year population estimates – gleaned from the 2014-2018 American Community Survey ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:00 am

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Logan to be ‘voice for the voiceless’ at new firm

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked untold havoc on nearly every aspect of American life, the unexpected slowdown of everyday life that the crisis created ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:00 am

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Ivey announces grants to support troopers, abuse victims

Last week, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced a flurry of grants aimed at an array of beneficiaries, including Alabama State Troopers and domestic abuse victims ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Sunday, September 6, 2020 8:55 pm

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Get Fit Selma to talk rural healthcare in weekend webinar

Get Fit Selma is partnering with a variety of area health officials and organizations to host a webinar Saturday to discuss the challenges faced by ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 28, 2020 2:49 pm

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Towering sunflower began as ‘science experiment’

The sun was hidden behind a cloak of gray clouds Friday morning, but the towering sunflower that has now grown to more that a dozen ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 28, 2020 2:48 pm

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Jones to introduce bill aimed at diversity, inclusion in military

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, on Thursday announced plans to introduce new legislation, known as the Diversity in Defense Act, to codify amendments approved by ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, August 27, 2020 3:17 pm

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Despite high unemployment, weekly claims down

The most recent unemployment numbers showed an unemployment rate of more than 13 percent in Dallas County for Junes, but the most recent weekly figures ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, August 27, 2020 3:16 pm

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3 incumbents eye return to city council

Change has been on the ballot in local races and citizens have largely voted in its favor since the election season kicked off earlier this ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, August 27, 2020 3:13 pm

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Ivey extends mask mandate until Oct. 2

On Thursday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held a press conference in Montgomery alongside Alabama State Health Office Dr. Scott Harris, in which she announced that ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, August 27, 2020 3:13 pm

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