Morgan Academy’s girls tennis team won the AISA State Championship at the tournament in Montgomery on Tuesday.
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Morgan Academy’s girls tennis team won the AISA State Championship at the tournament in Montgomery on Tuesday.
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A Selma High School teacher is among the "Sweet 16" finalists for the State Department of Education's Alabama Teacher of the Year Awards.
A man from Montgomery is wanted by authorities for allegedly possessing child pornography, according to CrimeStoppers 215 STOP.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Two Senate bills about driving on public roads hit a road block in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night.
A woman from Montgomery was sentenced to ten years in prison after being convicted of a conspiracy involving stolen mail and bank fraud.
On Wednesday Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) will host a Rural Health Roundtable in Demopolis as part of National Public Health Week.
The Selma Area Food Bank (SAFB) received a donation from the Selma Chapter of the Montgomery Area Association of Realtors to feed residents.
The suspect of a shooting that left a man dead in Montgomery was arrested while he was at the scene of the crime on late Sunday night.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System's Move Alabama Community Activity Challenge invites the public to take part in fitness exercises during the month of April.
A ribbon cutting was held on Monday for the newly constructed Montgomery Biscuits Clubhouse at Dabos Park, formerly the Riverwalk Stadium.
Alabama State University (ASU) men's basketball coach Tony Madlock has stepped down after four years on the job.
Selma High School basketball coach Willie Edward Maxey was recently honored with a video by the Alabama High School Athletics Association following his induction into their Hall of Fame in 2025.
Pike Road has kicked off IGNITE, a new initiative that is said will support local businesses.
Four Selma women won $1,000 each to go toward starting or growing their businesses by giving the best “pitch” at the second annual business competition held by the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Business on Thursday.
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Independent pharmacy Whitaker Drugs is the Wilcox Area Chamber of Commerce's (WACC) March Business of the Month.
Communities Unlimited (CU), a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), has extended its lending program to businesses in the Black Belt who need financing.
A Selma High School teacher is among the "Sweet 16" finalists for the State Department of Education's Alabama Teacher of the Year Awards.
West Alabama Real Estate School in Sumter County will offer free licensed real estate courses to high school seniors and college students in the Black Belt region this summer.
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The Black Belt News Network is proud to present Teacher Feature, a storytelling series that highlights the extraordinary work of teachers and educators across the Black Belt. Through this series, we shine a light on an outstanding educator who has been nominated by their school or community …
Mary Margaret Pettway, one of the noted Gee’s Bend quilters, was an artist-in-residence for a quilting class at the University of Tennessee at Martin from March 1-19.
Selma herbalist and longtime youth advocate Ashley Colburn has launched a hands-on learning initiative that is quickly gaining attention. Her program, Snake Charmer Herbs, teaches children to identify and understand the useful plants growing right in their own yards, and she’s doing it for f…
During this year’s Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, a new song made its debut. The song is a spiritual called Just Like Selma. Todd Prater had an opportunity to talk with the composer, Nolan Williams Jr., about his inspiration for the song and his other creative endeavors.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (March 20, 2026) – When the first thunderous gobble echoes through the hardwood bottoms and longleaf pines, hunters across the state know exactly what it means — spring turkey season has arrived in Alabama’s legendary Black Belt.
The largest youth archery competition in Alabama, the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championship, will be held Thursday and Friday, April 9-10, 2026, at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl located at 220 Hall St. in Montgomery, Alabama. The media and public are invit…
PELHAM, Ala. (March 3, 2026) – The outdoors is calling — and Alabama’s next generation of explorers is invited to answer.
The Affordable Care Act turns 16 on March 23. It should be a moment to celebrate one of the most important expansions of health coverage in modern history. Instead, recent federal cuts have left thousands of Alabama families facing rising premiums and growing uncertainty about how to afford …
Americans have seen this cycle before: Gas prices surge, and family budgets feel it almost overnight.
Funeral arrangements have been announced for civil rights leader Jo Ann Bland, who passed aw…
Those who knew and loved civil rights leader Jo Ann Bland of Selma have been sharing outpour…
Demopolis High School is closing early on Friday for the funeral of junior Hunter Bowen Howe…
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In the Black Belt Newscast wrapup of 2025, Todd and Cindy talk about the eventful municipal elections that took place across the Black Belt. See the Election Hub at blackbeltnewsnetwork.com for more detail. Read moreWatch: Election wrap up in 2025
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