More than 40 community leaders learned how to best use federal, state and local programs to reduce the tax burden of developing properties in a meeting on Feb. 3.
Dallas County Commission Chairman Jimmy Nunn outlined progress and ongoing challenges facing the county during a State of the County address on Monday, highlighting efforts to repair the county jail, prepare for upcoming elections and maintai…
The Valley Grande City Council moved through a full agenda during the regular meeting Monday night Feb. 2, approving this year’s Independence Day fireworks show, awarding eight teacher mini-grants and addressing ongoing concerns about parks, …
Friends of Olivia, a growing support network for children and adults with developmental disabilities, is kicking off a busy season of community events.
National Park Service will host a free panel discussion at the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March on Feb. 5.
Preston Parker McGee, a Selma native, received a 2026 18 Under 31 Young Alumni Award by The University of Alabama National Alumni Association during a reception on Jan. 30.
Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) has announced that her offices are taking submissions for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition after announcing the winners of last year's contest.
Foot Soldiers Park has completed a pilot of its new financial education program at Selma High School that expands access to money management skills for students in a city long challenged by limited investment and economic opportunity.
The Black Belt News Network has launched its first high school journalism class at Keith High School in Orrville, marking a pilot program designed to expand student voices and strengthen the future of rural journalism across Alabama’s Black Belt.
Black Belt News Network has an update on the new journalism class at Keith High School, including paper donated by International Paper for the school's first ever newspaper. Publisher Cindy Fisher gives an update on the students' progress in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast.
Drug Free Communities of Dallas County Director Jerria Martin spent the first weeks of 2026 more than 7,000 miles from Selma helping young people on the island of Guam become the territory’s first official Hope Dealers. Martin, who arrived Jan. 3 after flying out on New Year’s Day, was invit…
The Selma City Council honored John Solomon for being named the 2024-2025 Alabama Basketball Official of the Year by the Nation Federation of State High School Associations. The council declared March 22 Dr. Lynda Blackmon Lowery Day in honor…
Selma Mayor Johnny Moss III and the Selma City Council honored a living legend in high school athletics, a foot soldier of the Civil Rights movement and a champion of social justice at their Jan. 27 meeting.
Though they weren't the winners, a team from R.B. Hudson STEAM Academy in Selma was recognized for their submission after Rep. Terri Sewell announced the winners of her 2025 Congressional App Challenge.
Students from Montgomery Public Schools, Selma City Schools and Autauga County Schools came together last week for the 5th Annual Hyundai Initiative for Robotics Excellence (HIRE) School Robotics Tournament at the HMMA Training Center.
Drug Free Communities of Dallas County Director Jerria Martin spent the first weeks of 2026 more than 7,000 miles from Selma helping young people on the island of Guam become the territory’s first official Hope Dealers.
With National Glaucoma Awareness Month underway, the V.I.P. Organization is partnering with Primary Eye Care Center to offer free glaucoma screenings on Jan. 29.
Local veterans and their families will have a rare opportunity to connect directly with Veterans Affairs staff, health professionals and benefit specialists when the Selma Veterans of Foreign Wars post hosts a Veterans Community Fair on Thurs…
“I don't know if anyone has any ill feelings toward the young man that shot Mark. Don't. Forgive, forgive, forgive, forgive, forgive, forgive. And, let it go.”
