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Business and civic leader Looper dies at 86

Charles Burdine Looper, known by most as Byrd, loved making people happy and loved selling candy. Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Friday, January 12, 2018 7:34 pm

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SPD hires two officers from Wilcox County

The Selma Police Department recently added to the ranks of its K-9 unit and Criminal Investigations Division (CID) with the hiring of two officers from ... Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Thursday, January 11, 2018 7:34 pm

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Police investigating city’s first homicide of 2018

A 32-year-old California man was shot to death Tuesday night inside of a home on Summerfield Road, marking the city’s first homicide of 2018. Lt. ... Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:37 pm

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Qualifying begins for 2018 primaries

Candidates planning to run for office in June’s primary election can now submit their qualifying paperwork. Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 10:30 pm

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Homicides fall in 2017, four remain unsolved

After a violent 2016 that saw 17 people killed in Selma and Dallas County, the number of homicides dropped significantly in 2017. Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Monday, January 8, 2018 10:29 pm

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Man charged in December burglaries

A Selma man is behind bars for a spree of burglaries throughout the month of December. Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Monday, January 8, 2018 10:28 pm

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Dallas County registrar refutes claims of voter suppression

Voting officials in Dallas County are refuting allegations of voter suppression made by a Doug Jones campaign volunteer during last week’s U.S. Senate election. Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Saturday, December 23, 2017 11:52 am

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Injured ambulance workers in good spirits but face long recovery

Two CARE Ambulance employees are on the road to recovery after a head-on collision last week with an 18-wheeler. Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Friday, December 22, 2017 7:23 pm

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Strange gets most write-in votes in Dallas County

Doug Jones and Roy Moore received most of the votes in Dallas County during the U.S. Senate election last week, but some voters took the ... Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Friday, December 22, 2017 7:23 pm

Selma The Magazine

Consignment shop still going strong after 35 years

When Peggy Williamson opened her own consignment shop, the Clothes Line, in July of 1982, she never imagined the store would still be open 35 ... Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Thursday, December 21, 2017 8:03 pm

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Vaughan Regional locked down after shots fired in parking lot

A Dallas County man is behind bars after allegedly abducting his wife and shooting her in the leg Thursday morning. Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Thursday, December 21, 2017 1:07 pm

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City treasurer says her signature is being used without her permission

City Treasurer Ronita Wade’s electronic signature has been removed from all city of Selma documents after Mayor Darrio Melton and Council President Corey Bowie received ... Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Wednesday, December 20, 2017 7:53 pm

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Man charged with attempted murder in September robbery, shooting

A 32-year-old Selma man that has been wanted since September for allegedly robbing a man and shooting him has been arrested. Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 9:19 pm

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Kelley takes polar plunge for good cause

Jumping into 40-degree water doesn’t sound like much fun to many people, but for Selma Rotarian Bob Kelley, it’s something he’d do again in a ... Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 9:18 pm

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New ordinance stiffens penalties for not having garbage service

The Selma City Council voted last week to update the city’s garbage ordinance in an effort to fix a growing problem in the city that ... Read more

by Blake Deshazo, Monday, December 18, 2017 7:29 pm

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