James Jones

James Jones: Dallas County boasts strong NFL Draft tradition

Dallas County has a unique connection to the NFL Draft. Over the last 20 years, three local players ...

James Jones

James Jones: Dallas County seniors should feel blessed for opportunities

Selma and Dallas County seniors should find themselves incredibly blessed. When seniors graduate from their respective schools, some ...

James Jones

James Jones: Shopping malls across country fading away

A tradition I grew up with as a child is slowly fading away. The shopping malls all over ...

Brent Maze

Columnists

Brent Maze: Looking back at the Jubilee

Monday marked my one-month anniversary with being publisher of The Selma Times-Journal. That’s right, my first day was ...

James Jones

James Jones column: Grateful to get recognized by Dallas County Commission

Receiving the Spirit of Hope Award from the Dallas County chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on ...

James Jones

James Jones: Pearl didn’t need to root for Alabama in Final Four

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl drew the ire of some Alabama fans over the Crimson Tide’s first-ever Final Four ...

James Jones

James Jones column: Alabama shoots its way to Final Four

Alabama provides a perfect example of why the NCAA Basketball Tournament is called “March Madness.” The Crimson Tide ...

Columnists

James Jones column: Easter should be recognized more as national holiday

Regardless of where Easter falls on the calendar, it remains one of my favorite holidays. When I resided ...

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James Jones column: Never forget your roots

People often forget where they come from.  Over the years, I have seen that common thread in human ...

James Jones

James Jones column: March Madness affects some of us

March Madness has affected my life in three different ways. During my 26 years as a sportswriter with ...

Faith

The Night is Coming

By Michael J. Brooks She sat next to me at the hair salon. She leaned over and said, ...

James Jones

James Jones column: Selma holds unique connection to Academy Awards

The city of Selma has a tie to an Academy Award-winning film.  The movie “Selma” was nominated for ...

James Jones

James Jones Column: Bridge Crossing Jubilee needs tweaking

The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is in the books and improvements should be made for its 60th anniversary ...

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Malcolm X made memorable visit to Selma in 1965

Civil Rights legend Malcolm X made a memorable visit to Selma in 1965. Malcolm X’s only appearance to ...

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JAMES JONES COLUMN: Counting down the days to Jubilee

The Selma Bridge Crossing officially gets underway on Feb. 29 with a Mass Meeting at Tabernacle Baptist Church.  ...

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