News
County’s budget includes pay raises
With a unanimous vote Monday, the Dallas County Commission approved a balanced $22.5 million budget for the upcoming ...
News
Mayor, council search for $900K in budget cuts
Faced with the requirement of approving a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Selma Mayor George Evans ...
Business
Carter takes the helm at St. James Hotel
The St. James Hotel not only has a new company managing its operations, it has a new general ...
Columnists
Republican majority has been bad for Alabama
Last week, Speaker Mike Hubbard promised that the Republicans would be “bolder” if they kept the supermajority after ...
Editorials
Time to spruce things up a little
Crews with the Alabama Department of Transportation began their two-week project Monday of restriping the parking spaces, turning ...
News
CVS ends tobacco sales, changes name
As CVS sharpens its focus on customer health, the nation's second-largest drugstore chain will tweak its corporate name ...
News
Plane damaged by limb knocked loose by winds, rain
A T-33 plane, positioned in front of Selma’s Memorial Stadium, suffered significant damage Saturday when heavy rains and ...
Education
Program helps older ‘students’ catch up on current technology
Dallas County School students will not be the only ones to benefit from the system’s teachings this school ...
Editors Pick
Sturdivant Hall prepares for Barbeque on the Green
Tickets are on sale for Sturdivant Hall’s annual Barbeque on the Green fundraising event, which will take place ...
Health
Blackbelt Benefit Group puts focus on locally-grown food
After six months of preparation, the Blackbelt Benefit Group hosted a sold out ‘A Seat at the Table ...
News
Missouri company purchases Alagasco
The Laclede Group has completed its purchase of Alabama’s largest natural gas utility, Birmingham-based Alabama Gas Corp. Laclede announced ...
News
Divas II Show to open Thursday
The Selma Art Guild is making final preparations to for an event that will showcase the works of ...
News
Four charged in connection with Labor Day shooting
Four people have been arrested and charged for their involvement in a dangerous shooting incident in downtown Selma ...
News
Fireworks light up the Alabama River on Labor Day
The fireworks that lit up the Selma sky Monday night faded from view with a bang, leaving the ...
Editors Pick
District scouting out new scouts
Boy Scouts of America’s Crane district is recruiting new members from elementary schools in the Dallas County area. Representatives ...
SportsPlus
How to Watch the NBA Today, January 10
The NBA menu today, including the Oklahoma City Thunder against the New York Knicks, is sure to please.…
NBA Spread and Total Picks for Today, January 10
Today’s NBA slate features top teams in action. Among the games is the New Orleans Pelicans squaring off…
How to Watch Top 25 College Basketball Games – Friday, January 10
Only one top-25 game is on Friday’s college basketball schedule. That matchup is the UCLA Bruins playing the…
Best Bets for NCAA Basketball Picks Against the Spread for Friday, January 10
The Saint Peter’s Peacocks versus the Niagara Purple Eagles is one of many compelling options on Friday in…
Top 25 College Hoops Picks Against the Spread – Friday, January 10
There is one game on the college basketball schedule on Friday that feature a ranked squad. That matchup…