Demopolis City Council on Dec. 18 approved a contract for $28, 845 with Eaves Construction to tear down the house at Fire Station No. 1 on US 80. The plan has been in the works but the council had to put the demolition on hold to get more bids from contractors. Now construction of the new bu…
A military veteran in Marion, Perry County, Alabama, has been struggling to get her house repaired to assist with her disability and reached out to the Black Belt News Network for help. BBNN paired her with Aaron Roper, a Selma veteran who started the nonprofit organization Vets Helping Vets…
The Marengo County and Demopolis school systems are engaged in a legal battle with a Texas contractor over almost $10 million of electrical work performed at both systems. Marengo County Board of Education claims the contractor, Schneider Electric based in Houston, didn’t complete a contract…
Monks associated with the Ancient Sacred Buddhist Scripture Stupas have been on a Walk For Peace traveling from Houston in late October to Washington, D.C., set to arrive in February. This week they walked through the Black Belt. They made a stop in Demopolis for rest and walked the Edmund P…
Top headlines: Monks walk for peace through Black Belt, Marengo County schools in a lawsuit, Marion veteran has housing issues, Demopolis baseball coach makes HOF, new Voices & Visionaries segment and more.
Tyler Windham grew up in the car business. His father James Windham started Windham Motor Company in Demopolis, Alabama, in 1979. On this edition of Voices & Visionaries of the Black Belt, Tyler talks about his dad, and how his dad taught him the important points of running a successful …
Archaeologists at Old Cahawba Archaeological Park in west Dallas County, Alabama, have uncovered a discovery that sheds new light on Alabama’s first state capital.
Demolition of the frame house at Demopolis Fire Station No. 1 is on hold. The Demopolis City Council decided at their Dec. 4 meeting not to approve a bid to take down the house because the two bids covered different amounts of work. Todd and Cindy talk about it in this segment of the Black B…
Archaeologists at Old Cahawba Park in Dallas County have made a new discovery of a building next to the former slave quarters that has been hidden for over a century. Todd tells Cindy and viewers about the find in this segment of Black Belt Newscast.
Dallas County leaders are encouraging residents with lingering damage from the 2023 tornado to apply for assistance through the Home Recovery Alabama Program. HRAP is a grant-funded initiative created to help property owners with unmet repair needs following the EF-2 tornado that hit Selma o…
Selma's new Mayor Johnny Moss III is planning to move forward on the Land Bank Authority, which was approved by the City Council in August to identify derelict properties that need demolition. The mayor will bring a plan to get the authority started. Todd and Cindy talk about the land bank i…
Top headlines: Selma land bank moves forward, tornado recovery funds available, Demopolis Fire station demolition on hold, Southside football team honored, internet remains low in Black Belt, Christmas news and more.
The Black Belt News Network and Pine Belt TV present the Selma, Alabama, Christmas Parade live on Dec. 7, 2025 at 4 p.m.
Black Belt News Network went live on Facebook on Dec. 6, 2025 at the Demopolis, Alabama, Christmas Parade in 2025.
Coffee Shoppe owner Jackie Smith opened a second shop less than a mile away in Selma, Alabama, on Water Avenue called Reflections and she announced this week she is closing the original shop this month. Smith talks about the decision with Black Belt News Network's Todd Prater while in the Co…
Coffee Shoppe owner Jackie Smith announced this week she is closing the original Coffee Shoppe on Broad Street after 14 years in operation to run her newer shop Reflections on Water Avenue. Todd and Cindy talk about the business decision in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast.
Selma City Schools held a public meeting to talk about closure of two schools with less than 200 students. Superintendent David Scott talks about the decision alongside Todd and Cindy in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast.
Marion City Council has failed to approve a line of credit to pay bills, which may cause the city to shut down. The council also had a water line break that the council needs to plan to restore. Todd and Cindy talk about these Marion issues in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast.
Top headlines this week: Marion council and water update, Coffee Shoppe closes, Uniontown’s new police chief, Selma schools talk closing two schools, our new Voices & Visionaries segment and Selma High football player signs to Oklahoma University.
Since arriving in 2009, Col. David Mollahan has transformed Marion Military Institute in Perry County into a hub of opportunity for cadets pursuing both military and civilian careers.
After more than two decades in law enforcement across Tennessee and Alabama, Mike Kiser has been sworn in as Uniontown’s new police chief.
The City of Marion, Alabama, had a water pipe break on Thursday, Nov. 20 that led to thousands of residents and businesses without water for several days. The pipe was fixed by Monday, but officials talk about ways to renovate the system to avoid future problems. Cindy and Todd talk about th…
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. The organization recognized Cynthia Perkins, wife of former Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr., for her role as First Lady of Selma o…
Three weeks after a new mayor took office, the Selma City Council lifted the $1 spending limit placed on the previous mayor who lost his seat in the 2025 election. New Mayor Johnny Moss III can now spend up to $5,000 instead of only $1, but Moss said that is still too low. Cindy and Todd tal…
The Washington-based Leapfrog Group released safety grades for all general hospitals in the United States based on their ability to protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections and Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis and Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Sel…
Top headlines: Marion water update, Black Belt hospitals get graded, Selma council lifts $1 limit on the mayor, Demopolis to get new animal shelter, DRA funds for tornado damage and more!
There is a unique place in Dallas County, Alabama, that is fast becoming a Christmas tradition. Johnson's Christmas Tree Farm is open for a second year selling trees grown in the Black Belt and sold for homes and businesses across the Black Belt. Todd talks to the Johnsons about their Christ…
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