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Columnists

Efforts in the county

On Thursday, I sat at the Central Alabama Farmer’s Co-op for the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)’s meeting to award grant money ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Friday, September 27, 2019 5:14 pm

Editorials

Sturdivant Hall receives needed support

Sturdivant Hall’s Annual BBQ on the Green attracted the usual big crowd ready to fellowship and eat some barbecue. Each September, the board members of ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Thursday, September 26, 2019 8:47 pm

Editorials

Annual event supports positive lifestyle

The 7th Annual Get Fit Selma! is on the schedule for Saturday, Sept. 28. According to their Facebook page, the group has confirmation that Ellen ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Wednesday, September 25, 2019 5:10 pm

Lifestyles

ArtsRevive intern hosts art show at Gallery 905

ArtsRevive intern Carey Fountain hosted an art exhibit at Gallery 905 on Thursday. ArtsRevive Executive Director Becky Youngblood said this exhibit was a great way ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Tuesday, September 24, 2019 6:07 pm

Editorials

Basic right-Register to vote this upcoming election

National Voter Registration Day was recognized on Tuesday. The national holiday celebrating our democracy was first observed in 2012 and has been growing in popularity ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Tuesday, September 24, 2019 6:04 pm

Business

Chamber holds Lunch and Learn session, teaches business basics

On Tuesday, the Selma-Dallas County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Lunch and Learn to teach potential business owners the basics of turning to entrepreneurship. Richard ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Thursday, September 19, 2019 8:53 am

News

SFD fights abandoned house fire

The Selma Fire Department (SFD) responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of L.L. Anderson Avenue on Wednesday morning. According to SFD officials, ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Thursday, September 19, 2019 8:52 am

Editorials

Unattended structures can be hazards

On Wednesday, the Selma Fire Department (SFD) responded to what Ward 7 Selma City Councilwoman Jannie Thomas said was the fourth abandoned house fire in ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 3:56 pm

Editorials

Local events lead the way to recognizing efforts

With September being National Recovery Month, the Dallas County Court Services is hosting a series of events aimed at promoting recovery and emphasizing the reminder ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Friday, September 13, 2019 4:28 pm

Editorials

One change in the positive direction matters

With Serve Selma and many other groups going towards a cleaner city, it is very inspiring to see what can be done when not accepting ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Thursday, September 12, 2019 5:00 pm

Editorials

DFC data shows improvement

Reports of drug and alcohol use have lowered in Dallas County, according to the Drug Free Communities of Dallas County (DFC) with the percentage of ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 4:15 pm

Lifestyles

Selma native to release debut album in October

Selma native Ben Brooks is set to release his debut album “Jean on Jean” on Oct. 10. The songs released on the debut are ones ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 10:26 am

Education

SCS budget shows 538K drop in expenditures

The proposed 2019-2020 fiscal year budget for Selma City Schools shows a $538,699.22 drop in expenditures compared to the 2018-2019 fiscal year budget going from ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:05 am

Editorials

Selma City Schools, Dallas County work hard to keep schools going

Funding education is always a challenge. With the state legislature approving a $7.1 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget, teachers will be getting a 4 ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Monday, September 9, 2019 3:41 pm

Education

Title I, other revenue changes coming for Selma City Schools

At its first of two budget hearings, the Selma City School Board of Education heard the outlines of the proposed 2019-2020 fiscal year budget from ... Read more

by Will Whaley, Friday, September 6, 2019 11:37 pm

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