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About 100 residents gathered Thursday afternoon at Wallace Community College in Demopolis for a community forum aimed at helping citizens better understand the potential impacts of large-scale data centers as proposals continue to emerge across Alabama's Black Belt.

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Top headlines this week: Selma hosts Main Street kickoff, Selma moves forward on Tourism hub, Data center meeting in Demopolis, Perry County Commission update, Montgomery Momentum 2040 Initiative and more!

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The Black Belt News Network expanded its youth journalism efforts this summer, bringing lessons in reporting, photography and newspaper production to elementary school-aged children participating in the inaugural Triple A+ Summer Academy.

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Top headlines this week: Marion cuts off water to delinquent customers, Rep. Sewell wants data center bill, Selma Area Food Bank grows, Demopolis school construction continues, Snow Hill reunion and more!

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One of Marion’s most storied homes is entering a new chapter as nationally known gardener and television personality Chris VanCleave begins a full restoration of the Scott-Hanna-Moore House, with plans to make the property his permanent residence once he retires.

A new chapter in the story of Gee's Bend opens with the grand opening of Willie Quill's Quilt Studio & Pantry, the Wilcox County community's newest visitor attraction and the first artist-run quilt studio in Gee's Bend to regularly welcome the public.

The single-family housing development planned for Maria Avenue in Demopolis changed a little. The City Council gave permission for the planned unit development to change from homes to townhomes with at least four to each development. It also has a new plan for one instead of two roads.

The search for Selma’s next police chief will continue for several more weeks as members of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee work to establish a process for vetting the 11 candidates who have applied for the position.

Top headlines: Solar farm being built in Perry County; Selma police chief search continues, Perry County names District 1 winner, housing development in Demopolis, Atlas Complex signs with ASU, IP shuts down Pine Hill mill and more!

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