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The 2025 Lobsterfest event hosted by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Selma is set for Sept. 18 and will raise funds for its outreach programs.
The Demopolis High School Tigers traveled to Shelby County Friday to ruin the homecoming of the Montevallo High School Bulldogs in a 38-6 rout.
The Central Alabama Aging Consortium will host a Medicare open enrollment information and update session on Monday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Olde Towne Association (OTA) will host a political forum for the Selma mayoral candidates at Miss Minnie Sue's Cottage on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 5:30 p.m.
The City of Troy and the Montgomery Clean City Commission have received grants from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management or ADEM to "boost" recycling efforts.
The Demopolis High School Tigers traveled to Shelby County Friday to ruin the homecoming of the Montevallo High School Bulldogs in a 38-6 rout.
The Dallas County Hornets traveled to Greensboro this past Friday night to face the Greensboro High School Raiders.
The AISA Class AAA Region 2 Morgan Academy Senators are steam-rolling opponents in 2025.
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Meckele “Mickey” Levi Mares, 82, of Seale, AL passed away on August 24, 2025. Services will …
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Tony Kyser, age 67, a resident of Jack, AL died Tuesday, August 26, 2025. A private family s…
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The Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee will hold a forum and debate for council, mayor and school district candidates in the 2025 municipal runoff election on Sept. 17. Read moreDCDEC to hold 2025 election runoff candidate forum, debate
City governments met this week to certify the Aug. 26 municipal elections. City Clerks throughout the Black Belt counted provisional ballots and had their councilors approve and certify results making the counts official. Cindy and Todd talk about the certification process in this segment of… Read moreElection 2025: Black Belt cities certify municipal election results
Selma Mayor James Perkins chose not to endorse either of the runoff candidates vying for his seat in the Sept. 23 runoff. Perkins came in third in the Aug. 26 election. Todd and Cindy talk about it in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast. Read moreSelma mayor won't endorse runoff candidates
Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. announced Wednesday that he will not to endorse either candidate in the Sept. 26 runoff election for mayor. Read morePerkins declines to endorse either candidate in Selma mayor race
The results of the Aug. 26 municipal election in Selma were made official Sept. 2 after city officials reviewed provisional ballots. Read moreSelma City Council certifies election with addition of provisional votes
Black Belt Newscast talks about the municipal elections on Aug. 26 - Cities include Selma, Marion, Uniontown, Demopolis, Linden. See which candidates won and who will face off again in the runoff on Sept. 23. Read moreBlack Belt Election Roundup: Who won, who lost and who's in the runoff
Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. said Friday he has “initiated a transition process to ensure a swift and smooth transfer of office" as he congratulated the candidates entering the run-off election for the city’s chief executive. Read moreSelma Mayor promises 'swift and smooth transfer of office' as he congratulates runoff candidates
The Town of Pike Road has released the unofficial results of the municipal election for mayor and council held on Tuesday. Read moreUnofficial results released for Pike Road elections
A tight result among three candidates vying for the Selma mayor’s job in Tuesday’s election means there will be a runoff among the top two – Johnny Moss III and Aaron Roper – in September. Read moreSelma mayoral race leads to runoff with Moss, Roper
Marion Mayor Dexter Hinton will face Travis Perkins in a runoff Sept. 23. Read moreMarion mayor race to be decided in a runoff
