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Juvenile court making strides

Sometimes, Dallas County Juvenile and Family Drug Court coordinator Miah Tolbert said all people need is for someone to show they care. Through the program, which ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Monday, May 16, 2011 11:32 pm

News

Country club ‘institution’ Pettaway dies

Friends, family and members of the Selma Country Club are mourning the death of Nelson Pettaway. Pettaway, 59, of Selma, died Tuesday at UAB Hospital. For more ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Sunday, May 15, 2011 12:38 am

News

Tipton honored with safety award

Good behavior and positive environments at Dallas County and Selma City schools are being rewarded through the juvenile court system. Friday morning, District Judge Bob Armstrong ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Saturday, May 14, 2011 12:31 am

News

Summer job program holds lottery

Hundreds of prospective workers crowded the Carl C. Morgan Convention Center Wednesday in search of summer jobs. The overflow crowd waited eagerly to see if ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:27 pm

Columnists

Underage drinking is still a problem

As our reporter Desiree Taylor wrote in Thursday’s paper, underage drinking is a very real concern in the Black Belt. It’s a very real concern ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Thursday, May 12, 2011 9:48 pm

News

Selma City School Board keeps schools open

After months of discussions and public hearings, the Selma City School Board voted 3-2 Thursday to keep Byrd School, School of Discovery and Phoenix School ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:36 pm

Education

School closure vote to be held

The debate and deliberations over whether to close three Selma City Schools has continued all the way to less than 24 hours before a potentially ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:35 pm

News

Officials hope to learn lessons from tragic events

After spending the last week in Tuscaloosa, Dallas County emergency Management Agency director Rhonda Abbot said the situation in north Alabama after the late April ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:43 pm

Picture Flipper

Cathedral players earn honors

uring the run to a fourth place finish in the Alabama Christian Sports Conference, three Cathedral Academy players gained quite a bit of attention from ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:43 pm

News

Doc in a Bus aids tornado victims

Since the Doc in a Bus program came to Dallas County, it’s value to the region has never been in doubt. But last week, following the ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Monday, May 9, 2011 9:19 pm

Morgan Academy

Senators at full strength

With baseball season over, Morgan Academy head football coach Brian King finally has his team at full strength. The nine players who were shining on the ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Monday, May 9, 2011 9:04 pm

Incident Reports

Selma Police Department incident reports for period ending at midnight May 7:

Selma Police Department incident reports for period ending at midnight May 7: Domestic violence and harassment was reported in the 1700 block of Lapsley Street. ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Saturday, May 7, 2011 9:45 pm

News

Cleanup crew hits Ward 7

Though the numbers were lower for Saturday’s citywide cleanup, the enthusiasm was high as around 30 residents of Ward 7 and other volunteers gathered to ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Saturday, May 7, 2011 9:37 pm

News

Ward 7 cleanup begins Saturday

Starting at 8 a.m., citizens of Selma will have a chance to participate in yet another event to help keep Selma beautiful. Because of the holiday ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Friday, May 6, 2011 10:12 pm

News

Bama Club awards scholarships

At a recent meeting of the Dallas-Wilcox Bama Club a record number of participants and scholarship winners joined the group to hear former University of ... Read more

by Rick Couch, Friday, May 6, 2011 10:09 pm

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