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Ivey: Census is ‘roadmap to our future’

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued a statement stressing the importance of the 2020 U.S. Census, which is currently underway and available to be ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:34 pm

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WCCS extends online instruction, postpones graduation

Following a directive issued last Friday by the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), Wallace Community College – Selma (WCCS), which had previously announced that it ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:32 pm

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Wade files new court motion

The years-long battle that has unfolded between Selma Mayor Darrio Melton and Selma City Treasurer Ronita Wade entered a new round this week, as Wade ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:29 am

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ADOL urges workers to apply for benefits under CARES Act

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered businesses and left workers without paychecks all across the nation, has many in the U.S. ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:28 am

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Bill launches loans to keep workers employed

The Families First Coronavirus Response, one of three relief packages signed into law in response to the mounting coronavirus pandemic, allocated #350 billion to help ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:26 am

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RHMP to receive over $62K to aid in regional efforts to fight virus

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, announced that more than $350,000 in coronavirus supplemental funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs) in Alabama’s 7th Congressional ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:31 pm

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ADEM: No need to worry, state water systems ‘safe’

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) issued a press release Tuesday assuring Alabamians that, despite the ongoing pandemic, drinking water in the state is ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:30 pm

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Coalition meets to discuss local virus response

On Tuesday, the Selma-Dallas County Coronavirus Community Coalition held its first COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall meeting over the phone – the meetings are slated to ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:29 pm

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Pre-virus numbers show record-low unemployment

The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Friday released unemployment numbers for February, which show the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate unchanged from January at 2.7 ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, March 30, 2020 9:44 am

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Modern health crisis like 1918 Spanish flu outbreak

The modern coronavirus has knocked large swaths of society back on its heels and reeling, wondering how indeed the very fabric of society won’t be ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, March 30, 2020 9:43 am

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Mayor orders quarantine, curfew in Selma

On Saturday afternoon, Selma Mayor Darrio Melton signed a proclamation instituting a quarantine curfew on Selma residents between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily due ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Sunday, March 29, 2020 9:21 am

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Municipal court left more than $500K on the table in unpaid fees and fines

Editor’s Note: Over the past several days, The Selma Times-Journal has published a series of articles reviewing the report handed down to the city by ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, March 26, 2020 1:35 pm

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Virus: As state confirms first death, county sees first cases

The first case of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus strain that has impacted communities across the globe over the past several weeks, was confirmed in Alabama ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, March 26, 2020 1:34 pm

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Mayor moves to undo council contracts

The Selma City Council has for months been approving contracts for a variety of services, everything from landscaping work to administrative duties, which have been ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 2:50 pm

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Examiners find municipal court in disarray

Editor’s Note: Over the next several days, The Selma Times-Journal will publish a series of articles reviewing the report handed down to the city by ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 2:48 pm

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