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Manufacturing moving, violence up amid pandemic

The Selma-Dallas County Coronavirus Community Coalition held its regularly-scheduled telephone town hall Tuesday at noon where, among the updates from local health experts, elected leaders, ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:44 am

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Sewell provides crisis update during video press conference

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, hosted a video press conference Monday to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in Alabama and across the nation. Sewell noted ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:43 am

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Crews work to restore power following Sunday storms

Storms tore through the South Sunday night, leaving wide swaths of the state without power for most of the night and into the following morning. ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:42 am

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Dems push for stimulus funds for the press

A group of Senate Democrats led by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, addressed a letter to Senate leadership last week pushing for journalists and local ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:42 am

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Tabernacle to receive $539K from National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) announced Tuesday that it had appropriated $14 million in African-American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund grants to fund 51 projects ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 5:02 pm

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Loans now available for farmers, agribusinesses

According to a press release from the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:50 pm

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Sewell calls for Ivey to expand Medicaid in light of pandemic

Just before Alabama Gov. Kay issued a statewide “stay at home” order Friday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, called on the governor to expand ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:49 pm

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With schools closed, teacher juggles parenting, remote teaching

For Mallory Lovell, a first-grade teacher at J.E. Terry Elementary School, the school year came to a sudden and unexpected end on Friday, March 13, ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:47 pm

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Ivey kicks off ‘Ribbons of Hope’ campaign

Surrounded by area religious leaders, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced the launch of her “Ribbons of Hope” campaign during a ceremony Tuesday morning on the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:45 pm

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Sewell to push for further payments in upcoming bill

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, hosted the first in a series of regular video press conferences aimed at remaining transparent about the federal response effort ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:43 pm

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Governor’s office: State order trumps ‘less stringent’ orders

The Selma-Dallas County Coronavirus Community Coalition held its second meeting by phone conference Tuesday at noon, during which health officials, elected leaders and others provided ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:42 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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, April 3, 2020 4:38 pm

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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 the Middle District and Jay Town of ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, April 3, 2020 4:37 pm

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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 Saturday, April 4, at 5 p.m. Ivey ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, April 3, 2020 4:35 pm

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