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  • By Nathan Prewett

Anglers take from the city marina for a recent Afternoon Bass Tournament.

Afternoon Bass Tournament keeps launching out of city marina after nearly 40 years
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Afternoon Bass Tournament keeps launching out of city marina after nearly 40 years

  • By Nathan Prewett

BY TODD PRATER | Selma Sun Staff As Selma prepares to dredge the city marina on the Alabama River to increase fishing tournaments and tourism, a small but steady bass tournament still launches out of the landing after nearly 40 years. The Afternoon Bass Tournament started as a fun outing for International Paper employees to […]

Marina dredging first step in landing fishing dollars
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Marina dredging first step in landing fishing dollars

  • By Nathan Prewett

BY TODD PRATER | Selma Sun Staff  The Selma City Council has appropriated $7,500 to dredge the Selma City Marina in what officials say is the first step in attracting tourism to the Queen City.  Recent flooding deposited large amounts of silt in the marina basin, making the marina shallow and the outlet narrow.    “A lot of […]

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  • By Nathan Prewett

Friends Hunter Kizer, Morgan Duncan and Jones Moore, all of Selma, use the city marina to launch their pontoon boat and head out onto the Alab…