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Council work session dominated by public comments

During its first work session of 2020 Monday, the Selma City Council heard from Rev. Lawrence Wolford and Daron Harris, Program Directors for Truth, Racial ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, January 13, 2020 6:19 pm

Editorials

Mayor’s shutdown of council office an assault of citizens, democracy

Reports that Selma Mayor Darrio Melton has systematically rendered the Selma City Council office in city hall inoperable by shutting off access to the internet ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, January 13, 2020 3:47 pm

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Widespread power outages, minimal damage reported locally in wake of weekend storms

Severe storms swept across the southern portion of the nation and into the Midwest on Saturday, causing at least 11 deaths and an untold amount ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, January 13, 2020 1:23 pm

Breaking News

Storms leave 5,500 without power in Dallas County.

Storms raged across the region Saturday afternoon, leaving thousands without power and causing untold damage. Dallas County Emergency Management announced an end of the earlier-issued ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Saturday, January 11, 2020 4:13 pm

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Mayor, IT Department shut down council office

As the city was easing into the holiday season, Selma Mayor Darrio Melton was taking steps to systematically shut down the Selma City Council office ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, January 10, 2020 2:16 pm

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Ode to Rufus, the newsroom marmot

Since wandering into Selma more than a year ago, I’ve found a thousand different things to fall in love with – the way the river ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, January 10, 2020 1:41 pm

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New venue opens on Green

Though she was cutting the ribbon on her new business, Joyce Shivers Harris could thing of little beyond her mother, Mary Shivers, who turned 84 ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, January 10, 2020 10:35 am

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Resource Center set to launch new grant program

Still getting accustomed to its new headquarters in downtown Selma, the Dallas County Family Resource Center (DCFRC) is gearing up to put its recently-secured Emergency ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, January 9, 2020 3:33 pm

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Fraternity, sorority team up for lesson in civic engagement

Two local organizations are teaming up to give area teens a lesson in civic engagement – the Delta Pi Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, January 8, 2020 4:53 pm

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Chestnut weighs in on prefiled House bills

With the first day of the Alabama Legislature’s 2020 Legislative Session less than one month away, a stack of bills have already been filed in ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, January 8, 2020 4:51 pm

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Jones introduces bill to help children with rare diseases

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, introduced legislation with bipartisan support to help children across the nation with rare diseases receive a diagnosis and ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 4:59 pm

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Boston tour company now offering 11-day civil rights tour for $2,595

The Boston-based Grand Circle Travel, a company launched in 1958 to serve American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) members, announced Tuesday  that it will begin ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 4:58 pm

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SCNTR holds info session for new genealogy project

Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation (SCNTR) Senior Organizer Brendan O’Connor welcomed a small group of inquisitive visitors into the Vaughan Room at the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 4:57 pm

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Selma City Schools looks to expand transportation

Selma City Schools is looking to hire at least four new bus drivers as it aims to begin offering school bus transportation to and from ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 4:56 pm

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Hark, the holidays have ended

The barrage of holiday festivities at the end of each year is generally a welcomed respite among the working folks – a little time off ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 12:15 pm

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