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Jones goes on legislative tear to end week

On Friday, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, took part in introducing no less than three pieces of legislation – one aimed at recruiting nurses to ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 10:34 am

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Chestnut files bill to protect journalists

A new bill from Alabama Rep. Prince Chestnut, D-Selma, is aimed at protecting journalists by making assault on a member of the news media a ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 10:28 am

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Thompson grilled during Monday work session

During Monday night’s Selma City Council work session, Councilwoman Miah Jackson questioned the Planning and Development Department’s Henry Thompson about the city’s payment of more ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 10:20 am

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Search of jail turns up cell phones, drugs and weapons

On Friday morning, officers with Dallas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) led a joint operation with the Selma Police Department (SPD) to search the Dallas County ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, April 5, 2019 4:10 pm

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Grads celebrate Leadership

More than 100 graduates of Leadership Selma-Dallas County came together Thursday night at ArtsRevive for the organization’s 25th anniversary celebration, the first time many have ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, April 5, 2019 2:50 pm

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Local civil rights icon leaves lasting legacy

In 1972, seven years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, five black men were elected to the Selma City ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, April 5, 2019 2:49 pm

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Why I love Selma – Dianne Harris

Despite growing up in Selma during one of the most tumultuous times in American history, Voting Rights Movement veteran Dianne Harris reflects on her childhood ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, April 5, 2019 12:30 pm

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Local health experts share ways to start a healthy lifestyle

Over the past several years, Americans have become more concerned with leading healthy lifestyles – few things are as important to that mission as maintaining ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, April 5, 2019 12:26 pm

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Selma City Schools receives Alabama Performance Excellence Award

Selma City Schools is celebrating its recent recognition by the state with the 2018 Pathway to Performance Excellence Award. The award, which is the Introductory ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 4, 2019 4:55 pm

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Tuscaloosa City Council welcomes WCCS students on Government Day

The Student Government Association (SGA) at Wallace Community College – Selma recently attended a Tuscaloosa City Council meeting to learn about political processes as part ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 4, 2019 4:54 pm

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State responds to DOJ report

The U.S. Department of Justice recently released a 56-page report, which found that Alabama’s prison system “routinely violates the constitutional rights of prisoners” by failing ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 4, 2019 4:53 pm

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Jones demands answers for IRS audit numbers

Following a recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) report that showed people in rural and low-income areas of the country are audited at higher rates than ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 4, 2019 4:51 pm

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Walking the streets of Selma

It’s hard to define what exactly compels me to walk everywhere I go – I’m not particularly health conscious, as evidenced by the gallons of ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 5:57 pm

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Jones introduces legislation aimed at pilot shortage

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, partnered with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-AR, to introduce legislation that ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 4:22 pm

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BBCF calling for grant applicants

The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is calling on groups and organizations based in or serving Selma and Dallas County to apply for one-year grants ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 10:41 am

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