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Dallas County to collect more than $900K from gas tax hike
According to a handout distributed by Dallas County Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn to members in attendance at a recent Rotary Club meeting, the Rebuild Alabama ...
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Special election scheduled for House District 74 seat
Following the death of Alabama Rep. Dimitri Polizos, R-Montgomery, last week, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that there will be a special election to find ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 4:09 pm
News - Main story
Students get lesson in conflict resolution
The Selma chapter of 100 Black Men of America, an international organization with a focus toward educating and empowering young African-Americans, recently held its bi-monthly ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 4:07 pm
News - Main story
New position will assist rural areas across state
Alabama Rep. Prince Chestnut, D-Selma, is celebrating the creation of a new position that will work hand-in-hand with rural communities to boost their abilities to ...
by Adam Powell, Monday, April 1, 2019 4:12 pm
News
Jones tackles online extremism in latest legislative offering
On Friday, Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, introduced the Stop HATE Act, which aims to prevent displays of extremism online from turning into real-life hate crimes. ...
by Adam Powell, Monday, April 1, 2019 3:38 pm
News - Main story
After negotiations, St. James Hotel officially sold
After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the St. James officially came under the ownership of Jim Lewis Monday, clearing the way for work to begin on ...
by Adam Powell, Monday, April 1, 2019 3:35 pm
News
Building Committee talks rental contract, Smitherman Building
During its meeting Monday afternoon, the Public Buildings Committee agreed to propose changes to the recent draft contract worked out by Selma city attorney Woodruff ...
by Adam Powell, Monday, April 1, 2019 3:05 pm
News
Jones recognized for community healthcare advocacy
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, recently received the 2019 Distinguished Community Health Defender Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers for his part ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, March 29, 2019 12:56 pm
News
TEEN Direct readies for second leadership conference
On Friday, April 12, the TEEN Direct Project, an arm of the Council on Substance Abuse (COSA) in Montgomery, will host its second annual Youth ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, March 29, 2019 12:54 pm
News - Main story
‘Better Selma’ campaign envisions nonviolent city
Mark Myles, an organizer at the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation (CNTR), has a vision of a Selma where gun violence is a ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, March 29, 2019 12:52 pm
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Jones works to support farmers, expand ballot access
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, signed on to a pair of bills that would expand access to the ballot box and provide relief ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, March 28, 2019 2:26 pm
Opinion
Covering the Classic
On Tuesday night, for the fourth year in a row, my brother, Britt, and I descended on Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery to watch the Tide ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, March 28, 2019 2:21 pm
News - Main story
Young receives Alpha Phi Alpha leadership award in Mississippi
Over the weekend, Selma’s Billy Young was awarded the Augustus M. Witherspoon Leadership Award at the Southern Region Convention for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, March 28, 2019 11:59 am
News
Jones condemns plans to upend ACA, opposes Green New Deal
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, blasted efforts by President Donald Trump to ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, March 28, 2019 11:58 am
News
Commission formally denies Selma charter school application
During a meeting of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission Monday, the application for Rosa J. Young (RJY) Academy, which was hoping to set up ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 3:57 pm
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