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218 new jobless claims filed in county last week

The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) released weekly unemployment figures Thursday, showing another 218 new jobless claims were filed in Dallas County last week. Last ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, June 19, 2020 9:36 am

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As qualifying date nears, city hall remains locked

With the July 7 qualifying date just around the corner for local candidates, Selma City Hall remains closed to the public with no signs of ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, June 19, 2020 9:30 am

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Audit describes more woes in city finances

The City of Selma recently received a nearly 100-page document from Carr, Riggs and Ingram (CRI), the Enterprise-based public accounting firm tasked with providing an ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 4:25 pm

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Melton pushes council to recognize ‘Juneteenth’

In an email sent out to the Selma City Council shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, Selma Mayor Darrio Melton pushed for the council to ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 4:21 pm

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Sewell backs renaming bridge, but says Selma should decide

As a petition to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge gains traction, currently having nearly 100,000 signatures and big-name support from “Selma” director Ava Duvernay, actress ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:27 pm

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Harvill mounts bid for Ward 1 council seat

Shortly after Ward 1 Selma City Councilman Carl Bowline, elected in 2016, announced that he would not be running for a second term in the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:25 pm

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Governor’s office says cases of COVID-19 on the rise

During Tuesday’s meeting of the Selma-Dallas County Community Coronavirus Coalition, a representative from Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, Dave White, discussed what he called a ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:21 pm

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Council still awaiting AG opinion on contracts

The Selma City Council, through its legal representation, Montgomery attorney Bobby Segall, filed a request to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office at the end of ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, June 15, 2020 3:00 pm

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Local educator enters race for Ward 6 seat

Jasmine Pritchett, a 15-year veteran of the Selma City Schools system, recently announced her bid for the Ward 6 seat on the Selma City Council, ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, June 15, 2020 2:58 pm

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Hill takes reins at Selma University focused on progress

The halls of Selma University’s main office building already show the signs of progress – painter’s tape lines the walls, which are already coated in ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, June 12, 2020 2:43 pm

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New jobless claims continue weekly descent locally

Weekly numbers released by the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Thursday show a continued decline in new unemployment claims being filed locally and across the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, June 12, 2020 11:35 am

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Selma’s May tax revenues show anticipated slump

City and state leaders have long anticipated a slump in tax revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which shuttered businesses and left thousands of workers ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, June 12, 2020 11:35 am

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Fulford charting path to community policing in Selma

Amid outcries and protests for police departments across the country to make substantive reforms to better serve their communities, one of the focuses has been ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 3:59 pm

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Jackson joins Sewell for town hall on policing

Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation (SCNTR) Co-Founder and Executive Director Ainka Jackson on Tuesday joined U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, and other Alabama ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 11:24 am

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Thomas hatching another bid for Ward 7 seat

With municipal races heating up ahead of the August election, Selma City Councilwoman Jannie Thomas has announced her intention to run for reelection to the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 11:23 am

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