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Census chair sounds alarm over county response rate

According to Alabama Counts Chairman Kenneth Boswell, Dallas County’s current self-response rate for the 2020 U.S. Census is 54.3 percent, well behind the state average ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 2:54 pm

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Candidates prepare for the next phase of the campaign

Six local races will be heading to a runoff Oct. 6 following Tuesday’s municipal election in Selma, which began with 50 candidates vying for 13 ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 2:52 pm

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Mayor’s race headed for Jackson, Perkins runoff

A couple dozen people gathered in Selma City Hall Tuesday night to listen to the election results in Selma’s municipal race. In the mayoral contest, ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 10:17 am

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Selma Municipal Election 2020

Voters across the Queen City will descend on voting booths today to cast ballots for Selma Mayor, Selma City Council President and all eight ward ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 10:13 am

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State’s first woman Chief Justice backs Jackson for mayor

With only days to go before Selma’s municipal election, mayoral candidate Miah Jackson’s campaign is getting a boost from a high-profile Alabama politician – Sue ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Saturday, August 22, 2020 8:00 am

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Selma’s July unemployment rate ticks up to 17.5 percent

According to figures released by the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Friday, Selma’s July unemployment rate was 17.5 percent, an increase over June’s rate ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 21, 2020 2:25 pm

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The Selma that Fox News will never understand

Selma gets trotted out a lot by Democratic politicians seeking to garner favor with progressive voters by conjuring up memories of the valiant march across ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 21, 2020 1:35 pm

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Local claims continue descent

According to weekly numbers distributed by the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL), initial jobless claims were down in Dallas County for the fourth-straight week. Last ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 21, 2020 10:02 am

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Sewell returns to Washington to back needed USPS funding

As U.S. President Donald Trump and Republicans step up their attacks on mail-in voting ahead of the November election, which will take place as the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 21, 2020 10:00 am

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Proposed amendment would clean-up state’s constitution

With county elections not far behind and municipal elections still on the horizon, the general election in November will once again call voters out to ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:19 am

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Sewell casts convention vote from foot of bridge

During the second night of the Democratic National Convention, held virtually this year in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats held their customary roll ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:19 am

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Water Works employees stage ‘sick out’

Employees in the maintenance and meter reading departments at Selma Water Works and Sewer called in sick again Wednesday, marking the second day of a ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:17 am

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The art of obstruction, obfuscation and destruction

If the City of Selma were a living, breathing human – her heart near historic Tabernacle Baptist and the Edmundite Missions’ headquarters, her legs extending ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, August 17, 2020 2:32 pm

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BBCF to benefit from Regions’ rural support effort

The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative of the bank, announced its commitment to provide $300,000 to help rural cities and counties in Alabama fight the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, August 17, 2020 2:30 pm

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As St. James nears completion, mayor withholds signature

According to Rhaglan Hospitality CEO Jim Lewis, the St. James Hotel is well on its way to opening its doors to the public. “We will ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 14, 2020 3:34 pm

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