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Fire chief search committee holds first meeting

On Wednesday afternoon, the committee tasked with mulling the appointment of a new chief to lead the Selma Fire Department (SFD) held its first meeting ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, August 15, 2019 2:12 pm

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More than a year after ultimatum, old Voting Rights building crumbling

In July 2018, the City of Selma’s Code Enforcement Department notified the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute that it had 45 days to bring ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 3:21 pm

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Wade: city finances look ‘sound’ and ‘healthy’

During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Selma City Council, Selma City Treasurer Ronita Wade proclaimed during her financial report that the city is seeing an ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 5:55 pm

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8 candidates being considered to lead Selma Fire Dept.

When the committee tasked with choosing a new chief to lead the Selma Fire Department (SFD) meets Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Selma City ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 5:28 pm

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Waters survives another baking challenge

On Monday night, Food Network debuted its second episode of the television series “Kids Baking Championship,” which pits young bakers from across the country against ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 5:26 pm

News

Council seeks compromise over county jail lease

During its work session Monday, the Selma City Council again took on the issue of its lease with the Dallas County Jail, which is up ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, August 12, 2019 8:08 pm

Opinion

Calling all candidates

For a news writer with a gluttonous appetite for any dish served with a helping of politics and a dash of intrigue, the finest season ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, August 12, 2019 11:38 am

News

Legislators urge administration to reverse proposed SNAP changes

According to Statistical Atlas, more than 32 percent of Dallas County residents currently receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 9, 2019 4:44 pm

News

Selma man taking fight against Walmart to Supreme Court

Morris Sanders, a Selma native who never finished high school, is an unlikely candidate for representing himself before the Supreme Court of the United States ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 9, 2019 4:43 pm

News

Work ongoing at St. James Hotel, few details

Despite the presence of workers and equipment around the historic St. James Hotel in downtown Selma over the past several weeks, few details are available ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 9, 2019 4:41 pm

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Selma’s Waters lives to bake another day on Food Network

Brooke Waters, a student at Selma’s Morgan Academy, made her debut on the Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship Monday, where she survived the first round ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, August 9, 2019 4:40 pm

Opinion

Sometimes it’s hard

Sometimes it’s hard to sit down and tap out a column, some brief assembly of paragraphs meant to detail my nuanced opinion on political intrigue ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:35 pm

News

Road work begins to address ‘public safety hazard’

Workers were out on the streets Wednesday morning across a swath of downtown repainting centerlines and lanes after a months-long pursuit by Selma City Councilwoman ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:30 pm

Opinion

Eying the bills

During Thursday night’s special called meeting of the Selma City Council, in which local leaders approved a contract for an interim police chief and allocated ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 10:39 am

News

Marketing program launched for Alabama-grown produce, products

Alabama consumers will soon have an easier time identifying locally-grown products, as the “Sweet Grown Alabama” initiative get underway, which will slap a logo on ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 4:52 pm

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