The deadline to fill out a census form for 2020 is approaching on Sept. 30. According to the Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Information, 52.7% have been counted in Dallas County as of July 30. Officials in Selma have urged the public to include themselves in the census in order to […]

BY TODD PRATER | Selma Sun Staff  Dallas County is falling behind on its response to the Census, and that could mean the county will be “shortchanged” in government funding for a decade, according to an official with the U.S. Census Bureau.  Marilyn Stephens, assistant regional Census manager for the U.S. Census Bureau, said that nationwide “nearly 62% of the nation’s households […]