Selma Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting at GWC Homes on Wednesday.
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Selma Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting at GWC Homes on Wednesday.
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Fire safety was the topic of the night Tuesday at a town hall meeting hosted by state Sen. Robert Stewart, City Councilwoman Jannie Thomas and State Fire Marshal Scott Pilgreen at Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church.
The Hoops & Music faith-based talent show tour and 3v3 tournament is coming to the YMCA in Selma on May 2.
Montgomery officials recently celebrated the opening of a new $415 million alcoholic beverage facility maintained by Diageo North America.
Representatives from the office of Terri Sewell (AL-07) will offer help for Aliceville and Pickens county residents with federal agencies on March 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Selma High School Eshwaa Godfrey is now among four finalists for State Department of Education's Alabama Teacher of the Year Awards after being among the "Sweet 16" finalists.
An officer with the Thomasville Police Department was reportedly killed on Tuesday morning in a collision while on duty.
Six seniors from high schools throughout Dallas County won scholarships from the Rotary Club of Selma.
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Recipients of Legal Services Alabama (LSA) have announced the recipients of its Justice, Fairness & Hope Awards.
Former Selma High School (SHS) Coach Willie Maxey was recently honored alongside two student athletes by the Selma City Schools District on Tuesday.
Morgan Academy’s girls tennis team won the AISA State Championship at the tournament in Montgomery on Tuesday.
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A ribbon cutting was held on Monday for the newly constructed Montgomery Biscuits Clubhouse at Dabos Park, formerly the Riverwalk Stadium.
Montgomery officials recently celebrated the opening of a new $415 million alcoholic beverage facility maintained by Diageo North America.
When Mark Peterson talks about food insecurity in Alabama’s Black Belt, he frames the issue a little differently than most.
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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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Selma High School Eshwaa Godfrey is now among four finalists for State Department of Education's Alabama Teacher of the Year Awards after being among the "Sweet 16" finalists.
Six seniors from high schools throughout Dallas County won scholarships from the Rotary Club of Selma.
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A controversial proposal to divert 10% of the county’s sales tax revenue from Montgomery public schools to the Montgomery County Commission has been shelved, at least for now.
ArtsRevive in Selma has been awarded a $66,000 Creative Places Arts Facilities grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts to support renovations across several of its downtown properties.
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The Alabama Shakespeare Festival is bringing an arts education program to Selma this summer, offering a free weeklong theater camp for local students at the historic Walton Theater.
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival is bringing an arts education program to Selma this summer, offering a free weeklong theater camp for local students at the historic Walton Theater.
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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.
Congress created the 340B Drug Pricing Program to allow certain hospitals to buy drugs at deep discounts and use those savings to help lower-income, vulnerable patients access care. While its stated mission remains vital—particularly as communities grapple with access and affordability chall…
Selma is a city the world remembers in March. But if we are honest with ourselves, Selma’s future will not be decided by what happened in March. It will be determined by what we choose to do in April and May.
Alabama State Representatives and Senators closed out the legislative session for the year last week. Unless Governor Kay Ivey calls them back into special session, they are done again until 2027.
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 Coalition of Concerned Families in Selma held a Candidates’ Forum on April 2 for the 2026 Sheriff of Dallas County election. Read moreDallas County sheriff candidates outline platforms at CCF forum
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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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The Zeta Delta Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. hosted a Pass the Torch Ceremony honoring two wives of Selma’s elected leaders on Nov. 15. Read moreLocal sorority chapter hosts Pass the Torch ceremony for mayoral wives of Perkins, Moss
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Councilman Michael Johnson was elected the Selma City Council’s new president pro tem Nov. 3. Read moreMichael Johnson named Selma City Council president pro tem