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Lawmakers push for Hwy. 80 to be named for Lewis

Alabama’s U.S. House delegation recently addressed a letter to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey calling on U.S. Hwy. 80, which stretches between Montgomery and Selma and ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:11 am

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Bowie: Contracts ‘temporary fix’ until budget talks

By virtue of contracts approved by the Selma City Council, the city’s beleaguered Cemetery Department will have help keeping its city properties clean, as well ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:10 am

Editorials

When candidates talk, pay attention to the road map and not just the destination

The art of political speech is one that nearly every keen observer of the game understands, though few are adept at its execution – it’s ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:22 am

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A late night walk through a beautiful and terrible garden

Many of my childhood days were spent on my grandfather’s farm and, for better or worse, I became quite adept at the often-brutal tactics required ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:21 am

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AG sides with council in tiff over contract ordinance

The Alabama Attorney General’s Office recently handed down its opinion regarding an ordinance passed by the Selma City Council in September 2018, which empowered the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, July 31, 2020 2:14 pm

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Groups call for legislator’s resignation, policies to dismantle white supremacy

Three state advocacy groups – Alabama Arise, Greater Birmingham Ministries and the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP – released a joint statement Friday calling ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, July 31, 2020 2:14 pm

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Weekly claims down locally

Nearly 100 fewer new unemployment claims were filed in Dallas County last week, according to weekly numbers released by the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, July 31, 2020 2:13 pm

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New Regions branch in Selma to be one of bank’s ‘most modern locations’

The work taking place alongside Highland Avenue, where in the future one of the state’s most trusted financial institutions will establish its new, state-of-the-art location, ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, July 31, 2020 2:09 pm

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Advocacy groups say new relief bill ‘falls short’

Following the Monday unveiling of a new COVID-19 relief bill by Republicans in the U.S. Senate, a host of Alabama advocacy groups are criticizing the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:01 pm

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South Carolina artist visits the bridge

First thing Wednesday morning, beneath a dull, gray sky, artist Ernest Lee, beneath a blue canopy, set out a variety of paintings he splattered atop ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:00 pm

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Playing press and paying respect

There are moments in a person’s life which stand out, in radiant technicolor, against the gray and drab backdrop that sets the scene for most ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:58 pm

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Procession carries John Lewis over bridge for final march

https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaAerialPhotography/videos/300978280955899/ The sun exploded from behind a wall of clouds just moments before the body of John Lewis, the civil rights icon beaten in Selma ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:57 pm

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Kappas award scholarships to ‘outstanding’ students

The Selma Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi on Tuesday awarded $1,000 Kappa League Guide Right Scholarships to local students Bryant Gordon and Edgerrin Moore ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, July 24, 2020 3:13 pm

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Senate approves NDAA with ‘hundreds of millions’ for state

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAAO), which authorizes funding for national defense priorities and this year includes hundreds ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, July 24, 2020 3:12 pm

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Randolph eyes another term

Ward 5 Selma City Councilman Sam Randolph, who was first elected in 2000, is setting his sights on another term in office. “I think Selma ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, July 24, 2020 3:11 pm

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