Selma pastor and community advocate John Grayson was honored by the Selma Rotary Club on Monday as the 2026 Citizen of the Year.
Cindy Fisher
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Selma pastor and community advocate John Grayson was honored by the Selma Rotary Club on Monday as the 2026 Citizen of the Year.
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Montgomery has been named a finalist for the 2026 All American City Award by the National Civic League.
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham was honored with a proclamation by the Montgomery County Commission for being named National Sheriff of the Year.
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles has scheduled parole and pardon hearings for June 10-11.
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS) in Demopolis recently welcomed its first math teacher, Jay Smith.
The Montgomery City Council June 2 revoked the license of the XS Ultra Lounge in Forest Hills in the wake of a shooting that took place there in March.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers haven’t stopped spending money since the Iran war drove up fuel prices, but many shoppers are reassessing what they buy and where, according to company executive…
The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa honored educators and community leaders at the “Dancing with the Stars of Education” Gala on Friday night in Selma.
Free tennis lessons are now being offered in Selma starting on June 3.
Thomasville High School has released its schedule for the 2026 football season beginning in August.
Dallas and Wilcox County students were the focus Monday night as the Dallas-Wilcox Bama Club awarded more than $75,000 in scholarships during its annual banquet.
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Main Street Alabama has selected Selma as a new community to join the program with full designation.
Camden Mercantile Co. is the Wilcox Area Chamber of Commerce's (WACC) Business of the month for the month of June.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Alabama to offset economic losses caused by the drought occurring on Dec. 1, 2025, and continuing.
Vaughan Regional Medical Center has been recognized among the top-performing hospitals in the nation within its parent company, ScionHealth, earning the organization's 2025 Gold Award for clinical excellence.
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The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS) in Demopolis recently welcomed its first math teacher, Jay Smith.
The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa honored educators and community leaders at the “Dancing with the Stars of Education” Gala on Friday night in Selma.
The Selma Art Guild enjoyed a well-attended Summer Show reception with presentation of awards and the display of art judged by award winning photographer and author Warren Simons at the SAG Gallery on Sunday, June 7.
Tickets are now available for the 5th annual Airing of the Quilts Festival, set for Saturday Oct. 3 in Gee’s Bend.
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The winners of the Selma Art Guild’s Summer Show and participants will gather for a reception and the display of their art judged by award winning photographer and author Warren Simons this Sunday June 7 from 2-4 p.m.
The Millers Ferry Marina has opened on the Alabama River in Wilcox County that provides a boat ramp and community center with food options. It also sells gas. Todd and Cindy talk about the marina and its future plans in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (May 25, 2026) – From the legendary waters of Lake Eufaula along the Georgia line to the catfish-rich currents of Miller’s Ferry and the mighty Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers, Alabama’s Black Belt is home to some of the finest catfishing in America.
Miller's Ferry Community Store has opened in Wilcox County on Alabama River that offers food and other items and is a marina. Owners tell Todd Prater with Black Belt News Network about the first phase and said they have a second phase that will have rental cabins and a restaurant. The marina…
I believe in the Alabama death penalty. I have voted to uphold death sentences. I am not writing this piece to argue that Alabama should abolish capital punishment. I am writing it because Alabama is about to execute a man whose own jury voted that he should live.
There is a reason maps have always mattered in the American South.
In 1965, the Black church stood at the center of the Civil Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Movement, and the fight for social justice across the American South.Historic institutions such as Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church and First Baptist Church of Selma became more than houses of worship. Th…
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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The Alabama Democratic Party has set a hearing for June 15 to discuss the Perry County Commission District 1 primary election results that ended in a one-vote win. Read moreState Democratic Party sets hearing for Perry County Commission seat won by one vote
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday evening allowed Alabama to use a 2023 congressional map, reversing a lower court’s ruling that repeatedly deemed the map racially discriminatory. Read moreSupreme Court allows Alabama to use 2023 congressional map in August special primary
Plaintiffs seeking to maintain Alabama’s current congressional maps on Monday afternoon urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court’s ruling requiring Alabama to use a “race-blind” congressional map for the 2026 elections. Read moreMilligan plaintiffs urge SCOTUS to let Alabama use ‘race-blind’ congressional map
Perry County election officials said Monday that there will be no recount in the County Commission District 1 seat. Read moreNo recount for Perry County District 1 election after officials say Turner missed key deadline
Perry County District 1 Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. has filed a request with the Perry County Probate Judge asking for a manual recount of the May 19 primary election where he came up one vote short of winning. Read moreWatch: Perry County District 1 election goes to a recount
Alabama officials Wednesday filed an emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to block a lower court’s order requiring the state to use a court-ordered congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. Read moreAlabama appeals congressional map ruling to US Supreme Court
Perry County District 1 Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. has filed a request with the Perry County Probate Judge asking for a manual recount of the May 19 primary election where he came up one vote short of winning. Read morePerry County District 1 Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. requests recount of election he lost by 1 vote
Perry County election officials have confirmed that Donald Bennett has won the District 1 seat for the Perry County Commission by one vote in the May 19 primary election. Read moreDonald Bennett wins Perry County Commission seat by 1 vote, unseating incumbent Albert Turner
A three-judge panel on Tuesday morning blocked Alabama from using a 2023 congressional map the panel ruled racially discriminatory and ordered the state to use a remedial map aimed at giving Black Alabamians a chance to elect their preferred leaders. Read moreFederal judges block Alabama’s use of 2023 congressional map
Longtime Perry County Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. says he is not prepared to concede losing to challenger Donald Bennett in Tuesday’s primary election. Turner lost by eight votes and says he will wait until after provisional ballots are counted to accept defeat. Todd and Cindy talk about … Read moreWatch: Perry County Commission drama - Turner loses his seat after 26 years
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